TV star ‘s daughter has opened up about the struggles she faced during her , discussing her battle with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. This serious pregnancy complication is characterised by persistent and severe vomiting, which can occur multiple times a day.
In its most extreme cases, Hyperemesis Gravidarum can lead to dehydration, necessitating medical intervention, and it has the potential to cause premature birth.
In her heartfelt social media updates, Emily has shared the deeply personal and challenging experiences she endured as a result of this debilitating condition.
Her candid accounts have struck a chord with many women who have faced similar challenges, creating a sense of solidarity and understanding among those who have suffered in silence.
Just yesterday, Emily offered a sense of closure to her followers by publishing an emotional essay that detailed the considerable hardships she faced throughout her pregnancy journey while living with Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Emily gave birth to her second child back in December. (Image: INSTAGRAM)
In this moving piece, she reflected on the physical and emotional toll the illness took on her and her family. She concluded her essay by expressing her need to take time away from the spotlight to “heal and process” her experiences, emphasising the importance of self-care and recovery after such a taxing ordeal.
Alongside a photo of Emily cradling her newborn daughter Xanthe, she typed: “Three weeks of fun, FOOD, and feeling like myself again throughout my pregnancy, HG, and being so unwell, became a really big part of my identity and I’m euphoric to be finding myself again now I’m out the other side of it all.
‘I said it after my pregnancy with Arlo, and it’s absolutely true this time, too; birth after an HG pregnancy feels like the clouds breaking and the sun breaking through, throwing the warmest glow into every part of your life and honestly a really big part of me wants to just slam the lid shut on the last 9 months and sit in the sun and never talk about it again.
“I am carrying some residual trauma from it all, I have lots of big feelings (although tbf when don’t I) and keep finding myself triggered by things- stuff I see online to public loos to foods I threw up a lot, and I think I need to take some time away from it to heal and process and eat and be with my kids and go to therapy and work out who I am again.She added: “But first because I know that this page has been a comfort for a lot of you who have or have had HG, I wanted to offer us all a bit of closure. I didn’t know how best to do it. It was too long to be an caption, and I didn’t want to sell it to a newspaper because I’m WAY too vulnerable for their comment sections, so I made a Substack and have uploaded it on there.”
Emily shared her gruelling ordeal with pregnancy condition HG. (Image: INSTAGRAM)
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Em continued: “It’s literally 4000 words long, and it’s everything- I cried writing it, Alex cried reading it, it’s as honest as I’ve ever been about anything, and it’s for anyone that ever needs it, now, or in the future.
“It’s for myself, for if (or when) I find the strength to do this again. It’s for partners as well because god knows it’s a burden and a trauma they carry, too.
“So the link is in my bio- it’s free to read obvs, and I will leave it up there indefinitely in the hope that even though I’m through the other side now, I might be able to offer some comfort to those in the dark and lonely throes of it now.”Thank you all SO much. For your patience and compassion and support, for sticking with me even as I lost myself, and for waiting as long as you did for them to get that damn placenta in the bin so that normal service could FINALLY resume.” (sic)
Emily and her husband, Alex Andrew, also the proud parents of their son, Arlo, recently announced the joyful arrival of their daughter on December 28th.
Throughout her pregnancy, Emily faced significant challenges. By the time she reached 16 weeks, she found that her weight had dropped below what it was before she conceived. She experienced severe nausea that made it impossible for her to keep food down, and her aversion to certain items was particularly striking; just the thought of an avocado could trigger her symptoms.
The emotional toll of her pregnancy became evident as she battled prenatal depression. Emily candidly shared her feelings, saying, “It has been the hardest thing I have ever been through. This second pregnancy has been much more difficult than my first, primarily due to the devastating guilt I felt for not being present and available for my first daughter in the way I had hoped while preparing for my second child.”
Despite some easing of her physical symptoms over time, the effects of her struggle have been profound.
Emily revealed that she has not consumed a single vegetable, sipped a glass of water, or experienced a day without medication in the past nine months. This stark reality highlights the intensity of her experience as she navigates the dual challenges of motherhood while grappling with her health.