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To not want a minute by minute account of Kate's pregnancy and little sympathy for her.

511 replies

babbas · 03/12/2012 21:15

She's rich, she has all the support in the world and will have no cooking, cleaning, vocational work or responsibilities. I really really really do not want to have daily updates on her condition or her pregnancy for the next nine months! It's so typical of everything she stands for that they have already announced she will have to be on rest for the foreseeable future. As opposed to doing what exactly??!

My best friend had HG and lost a stone in 8 days. She went to hospital and was told to pull her herself together as most women had morning sickness. No time off work, no help whatsoever.

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Hippymama · 04/12/2012 08:38

Pressed enter too soon...

.....such as many of the horrible comments I've read on here and in other places.

Megatron · 04/12/2012 08:40

Jeez some folk really are unpleasant. I don't care who she is, HG is horrendous and ruined my life for a few months so I wouldn't wish it on anybody. So she kind of deserves to feel shite just because of who she is? That's a shameful way to think. And no, I'm most definitely not some rampant Royalist.

threesocksfullofchocs · 04/12/2012 08:42

yabu op and nasty.
I had a shit time being ill when pregnant. I would never wish it on anyone.

Mrsjay · 04/12/2012 08:43

Im not keen on the minute by minute updates Hmm but yabu it isn't kates fault your friend was treated badly, being ill in pregnancy is just the pitts and she is ill

Glitterknickaz · 04/12/2012 08:51

I had a bit of a giggle yesterday with "oh no not another kid being born to a family on benefits" - but that's just my humour.

I have every sympathy for any woman going through HG. I know someone who had it and it was vile. No amount of money or material comforts will help.

On the other hand argh please stop with the wall to wall news coverage!

Mrsjay · 04/12/2012 08:54

On the other hand argh please stop with the wall to wall news coverage!

it was announced early because of her sickness but just stop leave them alone

domesticgodless · 04/12/2012 08:57

We're not going to escape the wall to wall fawning coverage glitter... It's the perfect way for journalists, the Beeb and papers to look 'patriotic' and more importantly bury the massive tide of bad news next year will bring... 'Ooooh look isn't Kate the Perfect Mother? Just look at her eating fruit'.... 'Wills places a protective arm around his wife as they go to wave at their loyal subjects'

And when the new Messiah is born it will really get unbearable especially if its a boy

melika · 04/12/2012 08:58

HG is pretty serious, I was in hospital and a girl next to me was on a drip the whole time, fluids, anti sickness drugs and even had food on a drip. You could barely tell she was five months pregnant and she had to stay in hospital all that time. It's not nice.(Btw it's a girl!)

Mrsjay · 04/12/2012 09:00

I heard that the new baby will be heir regardless of gender, not sure if thats right or not,

fairylightsandtinsel · 04/12/2012 09:00

just on the "pointless twits" comment up-thread. Wills is an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot and completes his duties the same as an other. Kate (when she is not keeping house like any other wife in North Wales) does the work that is expected of a royal and while it may look glamorous and leisurly it must be sometimes unbelieveably tedious to make small talk and show interest in all the various things she has to do. Huge amounts of really nasty spite on here Sad and far too much Envy of her wealth. Her own family are self made wealthy - enough to send her to top boarding schools. Its not their fault they are who they are or that the media has, apparently, in the case of the DM 13!!! consecutive pages of news on this pregnancy.

Tobermory · 04/12/2012 09:01

Im so shocked by some posts here.

You may not like her very much, which is your prerogative, but really have a bit of empathy!
If you've been pg you know how emotionally difficult it is, especially the early days. You've been ill and felt rubbish when all you want to do is curl up and hide. To have to do that with the eyes of the world on you, paps everywhere, when you still wanted the pg to be your secret for a few more weeks, must be so difficult.

Intense medie coverage for the next 9 months is inevitable but you can choose not to read, you don't have to be quite so mean.

Glitterknickaz · 04/12/2012 09:05

There's nothing mean in wanting the media to tone it down a bit!
BBC Breakfast is unbearable this morning (and no I can't tolerate Daybreak!)

Not only that but the only paper I've seen not to have it front page is the Indie.

What's next? Debates over whether the Duchess has haemmorhoids or flatulence?

SoupDragon · 04/12/2012 09:09

There's nothing mean in wanting the media to tone it down a bit!

Have you read the spiteful and nasty comments on this thread?

Mrsjay · 04/12/2012 09:09

Oh i dont want to hear about kates piles Grin we dont need the updates cos nothing is happening the woman is throwing up in hospital what else do we need to know ? It isn't mean to not want to hear about it I am watching daybreak Blush and they had clips of how america has taken the news

MrsBungleBear · 04/12/2012 09:16

Hg is not common. My.consultant told me It's rare and up to 2% of pregnant women suffer from it.

I am no royalist but I really feel for her. I was hospitalised many times. I had heart and liver problems as a result and like a poster up thread my tooth enamel on my front teeth is nearly gone and has had to be repaired.

There is no way you can work with Hg.

It will be a very long 7 or so months ahead for her. I was ill to the bitter end.

Frontpaw · 04/12/2012 09:24

I do feel sorry for her. It doesn't matter how much wealth or privilege you have, the inside of a loo basin looks pretty much the same.

Ok so she has he best of everything but still, she must be worrying if it will all be ok, etc. what was that doctor on the telly saying - it's a sign of a healthy pregnancy??? I only puked once (I had missed breakfast, but sadly not the window of a very posh deli), and pregnancy, me and baby were all hunky dory, whereas a colleague was hospitalised, sick as a dog, lost a twin and the baby was born with health problems.

I can't get all worked up about someone I don't know having a baby but I feel for anyone who feels this crappy. Maybe it will encourage employers to be a bit more sympathetic when women get this?

Glitterknickaz · 04/12/2012 09:24

What do the posts on this thread have to do with the media?
Why does wanting a bit of space from the wall to wall coverage make people meeeeeean?

Seriously there must be other things happening in the world.

YouScroogeYouLose · 04/12/2012 09:25

Sorry slightly off topic but is anyone else wondering if Kate will start to mn now???

Frontpaw · 04/12/2012 09:25

I wanted to hear more about Starbucks et al.

Glitterknickaz · 04/12/2012 09:33

It worries me what will be 'buried' with all this hype.

EverlongLovesHerChristmasRobin · 04/12/2012 09:40

Like somebody up thread said the only good thing about Kate having HG is that it will make people aware of the condition.

And maybe all those bitter and ignorant thick sods who compare it nornal morning sickness will learn something. I've seen people on Facebook saying they had to still work while having sickness.

Obviously they didn't have HG then.

Frontpaw · 04/12/2012 09:45

I think there will be an epidemic of swooning ninnies calling work sick with this!

A bit like those with a wee headache insisting that it is a migrane. I know about them and they can make you really sick for days (hiding under the duvet for days, puking into a bucket - no it's not a headache!).

I get annoyed with women who (genuinely) milk pregnancy, it trivialises real problems for other women.

digerd · 04/12/2012 09:45

Mrsjay
Yes, Apparently it was a new law last year. But why must it be the 1st born anyway, it should be the one who is the most capable of the position as in all "jobs" !!! The Queen mother's husband - did not want to be King , but was forced onto it.

shuffleballchange · 04/12/2012 09:49

I was hospitalised in both pregnancies due to HG, utterly miserable time. I really feel for Kate, it may bring more recognition to the condition now though. Im not a royalist but am very happy to hear their news and can't wait to see her maternity wear!!

YABU and a little bitter op, lighten up, a royal baby can only be good news surely??

Mrsjay · 04/12/2012 09:51

Mrsjay
Yes, Apparently it was a new law last year.

I knew I heard it somewhere thanks for clarifying and i wasn't talking rubbish, least it a step in the right direction

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