It's been all over the news this week about Princess Kate being pregnant. I'm sure her and her husband's joy over learning they were to be parents was quickly turned into worry with how sick Kate was. Sadly, pregnancy for Kate also means a battle with HG.
My first reaction when I read the news was that maybe this would raise HG awareness and teach others that HG is real and the women who get it are not just wimps who can't handle being sick. I was sorry to hear that Kate was sick, but thankful she was in the hospital getting the care and medicine she needed.
I've struggled with some anger with the media (and comments I've read after the articles) this week. But being a mom who has suffered through HG 3 times, I have a hard time when HG is made light of.
And for the record:
*HG is not "common" as the media says
*HG does not go away at 12 weeks
*HG sometimes gets a little easier at 20 weeks, but doesn't go away for all women
*She doesn't have HG because she is so thin! (I've started a pregnancy at 103 pounds and a second pregnancy at 118 pounds - I was sicker at 118 pounds!)
*HG does not always mean twins - I have had HG 3 times and of all the HG blogs I've read, none of us had twins.
*HG is not just "vomiting" - it is so much vomiting that you can't keep anything down
*Just because a news reporter had morning sickness when she was pregnant, doesn't mean she had HG. Simply having morning sickness is not HG.
*Treatment for HG is not just rest - meds are needed to help control it and even then most women are still sick. (I like to think that with all the meds I took, brought my HG down to 'normal' morning sickness. And I know how much worse it would be without the meds.)
FINALLY, I read this on an article "Catherine, was receiving treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that causes more severe nausea and vomiting than typical morning sickness."
I hope that people don't judge Kate and mock her sickness. She truly is sick and believe me, I am sure she does not want to be as sick as she is. It's possible she is counting down the days until her due date and she can feel normal again.
Kate will be in my prayers.
2 comments:
I completely agree. I've had HG with all 3 of my pregnancies. With my 3rd I made my own Bendectin. It did help, but I still needed IV hydration and other anti-nausea meds. I have yet to try Diclectin. We are open to life and God's plan for our family, so, it is highly possible we will be blessed with a fourth one day. I've made it a mission to figure out why I get so sick when I'm pregnant and am always looking for things to add to my arsenal. I know other women, some, with 8 kids who have said, "Oh, I just don't have time to be sick!" Oh, but I do?! You can't help the sickness with HG. You can't just "suck it up" and throw up in the morning and get on with your day. I hope given that she is so high profile, more research will be done to find a cause and treatment.
Mommy of 3 plus --
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment on my blog! I am sorry to hear that you, too, are plauged with HG while pregnant.
Sorry it took so long to approve your comment - like you, I homeschool my children, so free time for me is limited. I will bookmark your blog and check it out sometime!
I have great admiration for you since you are open to more HG pregnancies. My husband and I wanted more than 3 children. But after the HG left lasting health effects on me, we had to make a choice and that choice was to not knowingly get pregnant again. So sad!
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