The threat of acute morning sickness making you bed-ridden for weeks would be enough to put anyone off reproducing a second time.
But, according to Gary Goldsmith, the Duchess of Cambridge's famously over sharing uncle, the royal couple are already thinking of expanding their family before baby number two has even arrived.
"I don't think they'll stop at two," Goldsmith told Hello!, no doubt to the delight of the press team at Kensington Palace.
"So if it isn't a girl this time around, people shouldn't be too disappointed.
"I'm sure there'll be a girl in the mix at some point. As long as the baby is healthy, that's the most important thing."