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30th October 2018
06:03pm GMT
Some online have suggested that Meghan, who is thought to be in her second trimester, is trying to draw attention to her bump but a midwife has suggested that she might already be feeling her baby's first movements.
"Although most women will start to feel their baby move by around 18 to 20 weeks, some women may feel this sooner," Lesley Gilchrist of My Expert Midwife told The Mail Online.
"Flutterings are the first sensations that are felt. However gas movement through the gut feels similar and this may cause an instinctive, involuntary touching of the stomach."
It could also be a natural impulse to protect her tummy.
"For many women they will be unaware that they are instinctively 'guarding' their baby," Lesley continued.
"Many of those instincts are triggered when thoughts of their baby, sight of another baby and discussions of baby happen." Fair enough - the royal couple are greeted by crowds of people everywhere they go so no surprise that Meghan feels like she wants to guard her stomach.Explore more on these topics:
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