Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge may be the most famous pregnant woman on the planet, but a lavish baby shower is not likely in the works, according to news reports. More from The Huffington Post:
According to Victoria Arbiter, ABC News Royal Expert, the Duchess of Cambridge will most likely eschew a big to-do because of the “added pressure that [she and Prince William] are clearly very wealthy, and a lavish baby shower would be seen as highly inappropriate. There’s nothing they can’t go out and buy themselves.”
Until now, the general consensus among rumor mill contributors has been that Pippa Middleton is planning a “down-to-earth” baby shower for the duchess, complete with wine, beer and a possible appearance by Queen Elizabeth II. Arbiter even conceded that there is a slight chance that Pips will put together a very small event, but she doesn’t think there’s a chance the queen would show up (and we have to agree).
Image: Kate Middleton, via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
A possible slip-of-the-tongue by Kate Middleton while greeting citizens in the town of Grimsby, England on Tuesday has British media outlets in a frenzy, speculating the sex of her baby.
According to CNN:
Sandra Cook, 67, said, “The lady next to me gave her a teddy bear and I distinctly heard [Kate] say: ‘Thank you, I will take that for my d…’ Then she stopped herself.
“I said to her: ‘You were going to say daughter weren’t you?’ She said: ‘No, we don’t know’. I said: ‘Oh I think you do’, to which she said: ‘We’re not telling’.”
Despite Kate’s recant, proclamations of “It’s a girl!” were plastered on the front pages of British tabloids Wednesday morning.
Regardless of gender, the royal baby is set to inherit the British throne after father Prince William.
Kate, who is due in July, had remained silent so far about her baby’s gender, and the Royal Palace has not released an official statement.
The visit is one of several public appearances Kate has made after being hospitalized with acute morning sickness, or hyperemesis gravidarum.
Image via Shutterstock, ‘Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attending the Epsom Derby’
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Monday, January 28th, 2013
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is reportedly trying to use hypnotherapy as a way to find food appealing during a pregnancy in which she’s suffering from a severe form of morning sickness called hyperemisis gravidarum. The Huffington Post says that an Australian tabloid is attributing the hypnotherapy news to a friend of the Duchess’ and says that is not confirmed:
Whether Kate is actually undergoing hypnosis is up for debate, given the source of the report. But the claim raises questions of whether hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective as a treatment for women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum.
Medical studies do not offer conclusive evidence. In 2010, researchers at Queen’s University of Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, completed an examination of six different studies on hypnotherapy and acute morning sickness and found encouraging results for its use as a treatment. However, the researchers concluded that the quality of evidence was not sufficient to establish whether hypnosis is truly effective.
According to Dr. Tony Chon with the Mayo Clinic’s Complimentary and Integrative Medicine Program, studies on hypnotherapy’s effectiveness have shown mixed results. However, he told The Huffington Post that enough anecdotal evidence exists to suggest that the method can be a help to women, especially when so few treatment options exist for acute morning sickness.
“There’s a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis, where everything is in dark room and someone’s going to be swinging a clock in your face and youre going to be barking like a dog,” Chon said to HuffPost.
Instead, he explained, the practice should relax the mind, making the subject more open and receptive to positive suggestions. Since morning sickness conditions the brain to associate food with nausea, hypnotherapy could possibly recondition that response, according to Chon.
“When someone is going through a trance with hypnosis, then you’re kind of trying to change the way someone thinks about food,” he said. “Rather than saying you’re going to get nauseaus, you’re saying the food that you see from this point on is going to be very nutritious, it’s going to be good tasting, it’s going to lead to a positive pregnancy.”
Image: Kate Middleton, via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
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Monday, January 14th, 2013
Prince William, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, have confirmed in a statement that they are expecting a single baby in July. The announcement ends speculation that the couple is expecting twins. More from Reuters:
“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are expecting a baby in July,” the prince’s office said in a statement.
The pregnancy of the 31-year-old, still popularly known as Kate Middleton, was revealed in December when she was admitted to hospital for four days suffering from a type of severe morning sickness which is slightly more common among women expecting twins.
“The Duchess’s condition continues to improve since her stay in hospital last month,” the statement added.
Image: Kate Middleton and Prince William, via Mr Pics / Shutterstock.com
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Thursday, December 6th, 2012
The Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton and the wife of England’s Prince William, left a London hospital Thursday after a 3-day stay to treat her hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare but severe form of morning sickness. More from The Hufffington Post:
“She exited the King Edward VII Hospital in London on Thursday with Prince William by her side (and quite color-coordinated with her husband, we must add), carrying a bouquet of yellow flowers and smiling for the paparazzi. According to the Telegraph, as she got into a waiting car with William, she was asked how she is feeling and replied, “I’m feeling much better, thank you.”
The Duchess of Cambridge was brought to the hospital on Monday to be treated for hyperemesis gravidarum, an acute form of morning sickness that will likely affect her throughout her pregnancy. The hospital visit, reports say, forced the hand of the royal family, compelling them to announce the duchess’ pregnancy less than 12 weeks in.”
Image: The Duchess of Cambridge, via Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
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