In the midst of the royal baby joy, the royal couple has had to deal with Kate’s illness and a media frenzy, and a Palace insider reveals that ‘people are anxious’ for Kate.
Announcing a pregnancy should be an exciting and joyful occasion for any young couple, and while Prince William, 30, and his wife Kate Middleton, 30, are clearly delighted to be expecting a baby, their joy has been tainted by Kate’s hospitalization for acute morning sickness. And a new report suggests that Palace insiders are more concerned than they are letting on.
On Dec. 3, Kate and William made the announcement that the world has been waiting for for over a year — they are having a baby in 2013! They made the announcement following Kate’s admittance to the King Edward VII Hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which is an acute form of morning sickness, and it can be a rather serious illness.
And according to People, palace officials are worried. “There is real excitement. We’re really chuffed [happy], but obviously people are anxious about the Duchess.” However, even though the family is concerned for Kate, there is one person who won’t be visiting her at the hospital: the Queen!
“She doesn’t normally go because it disrupts the running of the hospital. The Duchess just wants to recover and get out,” says the insider. William, on the other hand, has been visiting Kate every day. And an onlooker said that on Dec. 4: “He looked solemn, very calm and strong,” when entering the hospital.
Here at HollywoodLife.com, we wish Kate a speedy recovery. It is highly unlikely that her baby — or babies — will be affected by this illness.
What do YOU think HollywoodLifers? Are the Palace officials overreacting, or should they be worried?
– Eleanore Hutch
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Courtney
Posted at 7:23 AM on December 6, 2012
@Kate my mom had it both times as well but aboriton never crossed her mind and luckily she had a great job 911 dispatcher with great bosses. Kate has the best doctors in the world unlike working stiffs. severe ms doesn’t always mean a healthy pregnancy it can also put you at a higher risk of a stillborn or underweight baby due to prematurity ask Faith Hill she had it with her youngest daughter Audrey Caroline who was born at 6 1/2 months due to an amniotic fluid leak and weighed only 3lbs 4oz but now 11 years later is perfectly healthy
Kate (coincidence!)
Posted at 11:49 AM on December 5, 2012
I suffered from hyperemesis twice. It is a horrible and agonizing ordeal I would not wish on my worst enemy, but it also usually means a healthy baby. I was nauseated and dizzy 24 hours a day, even while sleeping, and vomited 10 to 20 times a day. I lost 15 pounds in the first trimester and was on drugs, which helped with the vomiting but did not lessen the nausea. Friends would suggest crackers and ginger ale. They had no idea what I was going through. Most women with HG have an abortion to end the torture and many lose their jobs because they are unable to get out of bed, much less work. She is lucky to have help, doctors and the ability to just rest, which is what I wish I would have had.
Shannon
Posted at 1:58 PM on December 13, 2012
Seriously. Millions of people are ill throughout their pregnancies and just because she the Princess, is the only reason why she gets a special ward for herself because she’s got ‘extreme’ morning sickness.