After his birth, Edward was looked after by a wet nurse called Mariota or Mary Maunsel for a few months until she fell ill, when Alice de Leygrave became his foster mother.
Tras o seu nacemento, Eduardo recibiu os coidados dunha ama de leite chamada Mariota, ou Mary Maunsel, durante uns meses, ata que esta enfermou e foi substituída por Alice de Leygrave.