Doctors can be slow to realise how debilitating the condition can be for pregnant mothers, as I know from experience, says Miriam Phillips
So, it would seem the whole world knows about hyperemesis gravidarum now it is a royal problem too. Earlier this month Kate Middleton was forced to cancel her visit to Malta, her first solo royal tour, because, due to her second pregnancy, she is again suffering from the condition. For those of you who havent been briefed yet: no, it is not just morning sickness and no, drinking flat coke or eating a ginger biscuit wont make it stop.
Quite frankly, the comparison of hyperemesis to morning sickness is like breaking your arm in several places and then being told youve just knocked your funny bone. Hopefully, this increased media attention will help the poor expectant mums, who like me, were wiped out by the condition.
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