Sara McGinnis
posted in CelebritiesKim Kardashian is hopeful she's going to make it through her second pregnancy without developing preeclampsia again, but there's another condition worrying her and her doctors.
The mother of North West, who is due to deliver her and husband Kanye West's son in December, has opened up about her struggles to conceive, maternity style, and whether or not more kids are in their future. Take a look at some of what the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality star shared with C Magazine...
Kim Kardashian on trying for baby two: "It was over a year of trying, and I had so many complications. I had this condition called placenta accreta. There were a couple of little operations to fix all that, so that created a little hole in my uterus, which I think made it really tough to get pregnant again. It was a long road. I would go to the doctor in Beverly Hills every day at five in the morning to get tested to see if I was ovulating. I was trying everything: I did acupuncture and got a nutritionist to eat healthier, thinking that was an issue.
Sex on the ovulation schedule: "Yes, it takes the fun out of it. I’m like, 'I’m ovulating, get home now!' He’d be like, 'Wait, I’m in the studio.'"
Figuring out her maternity style: “The first time I was pregnant, Kanye and I were dating and I was just being introduced to the world of fashion. I wanted to work with a bunch of different stylists, and when you work with a new stylist, everyone wants to possess your look. They wanted me in really outrageous things, and really fashion-y things. It probably wasn’t the time to be experimenting. After that, Kanye and I were just like, 'Let’s do it ourselves.' It was mainly him figuring it out; what my look was and what I was comfortable in. So now I’ve had two years to really come into my own and have my own style.
For this pregnancy, I’m definitely more simple. I figured out a formula of what works. And I also feel lucky that as of right now, I don’t feel like I’m gonna get preeclampsia again, which last time [contributed to] not only the weight, but also the swelling that everyone would make fun of, not understanding that I had this condition."
Whether they’ll stop at two kids: "Well, they think I’ll have placenta accreta again, so if the placenta grows a little bit deeper than it did last time, then they are prepared to have my uterus removed, which is a little scary for me. I think we’re just gonna go day by day, see how overwhelming it is, and see how the delivery goes."
I've heard of placenta previa (when the placenta is lying unusually low in your uterus, next to or covering your cervix) before, but accreta is new to me. Here's what the BabyCenter Expert Advice page has to say about the condition:
Women who have placenta previa are also more likely to have a placenta that's implanted too deeply and that doesn't separate easily at delivery. This is called placenta accreta. Placenta accreta can cause massive bleeding and the need for multiple blood transfusions at delivery. It can be life threatening and may require a hysterectomy to control the bleeding.
I'm well aware Kim Kardashian isn't a celebrity people easily feel sympathy for, but this seems genuinely scary. It sounds to me as though pregnancy is particularly hard on Kim's body, and I feel for her. It has to be hard not only knowing you will likely give birth with this condition, but adjusting to the idea another pregnancy could be life-threatening.
My heart goes out to her, as well as to anyone else dealing with such complications.
Did you face any complications during your pregnancy? You're invited to tell us about your experience by leaving a comment below.
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