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has opened up about her difficult second pregnancy, saying she spent three months "literally in the foetal position" as she dealt with Hyperemesis gravidarum. Hyperemesis gravidarum is an extreme morning sickness that can cause dehydration, vomiting, and weight loss and in severe cases may cause premature birth. Other high-profile celebrities have suffered the condition before, notably and comedian and .
Closer to home, has previously spoken about her own ordeal with the condition, saying that her health started to deteriorate five weeks into the pregnancy. “I was so sick. I could not eat or drink anything," Martha told "There were days I didn't even get up to pee.
I lost ten kilos in five weeks.” Sam recently appeared in this week's edition of where she opened up about motherhood and expanding her family, touching on her pregnancy illness. “I spent the first three months literally in the foetal position,” she said.
“I was unable to eat or even swallow water without throwing up, so it wasn’t a fun ride, especially while trying to look after a toddler.” However, the soon to be mum-of-two said she didn't want to dwell on the negatives. "It’s an enormous privilege to be able to carry a baby so I don’t like to talk about the negatives too much," she told the outlet.
According to the , around 1 in 100 pregnant women will experience HG, although this number may be higher. It may lead to dehydration, cause weight loss and result in vitamin deficiencies. HG usually starts early in pregnancy, before women are 16 weeks pregnant.
For most women, HG stops between 13 to 20 weeks, while a few women have the condition their entire pregnancy. The condition can have a big impact on women’s emotional, mental and physical health, with women often being so sick they cannot go to work, care for themselves, and have difficulty participating in normal daily activities. Kate Middleton gave a podcast interview in 2020 and touched on the condition, which she experienced throughout her three pregnancies, saying she was not "the happiest of pregnant people" but saying she had to realise the importance of "mind over the body" after trying everything.
"I saw the power of it really, the meditation and the deep breathing and things like that, that they teach you in hypnobirthing, when I was really sick, and actually I realised that this was something I could take control of, I suppose, during labour. It was hugely powerful." revealed in early November that she is expecting her second child with partner Jordie Hansen.
The former actress shared the happy announcement on Instagram, posting a sweet photo of the couple with their son, Theodore. "Our from three to four 💚 it has been a wild ride but we are extremely grateful our little one is healthy and doing okay in there," Sam wrote. "We are all very excited to meet you, especially your big brother!" "Huge thank you to our family and friends for all their love and support over these past few months.
We love you xxxx" Sam, who rose to fame on and became Australia's first Bachelorette, began dating star Jordie in early 2022. They announced their engagement just a few months later, and their son Theodore was born on March 7, 2023..
