Amy Schumers Glowing Pregnancy Post is the Dose of Reality Our Employers Need

Amy Schumers Glowing Pregnancy Post is the Dose of Reality Our Employers Need Amy Schumer is pretty well-known for being hilariously candidher sketch comedy show welches named Inside Amy Schumer, after allso thats why were pretty pumped the comedian has been sharing details about her pregnancy. If theres anyone we can count on to keep it real, its Amy.Case in point Her hilarious Instagram snaps showing her not-so-funny struggles withhyperemesis gravidarum. (If you havent had the pleasure of HG during pregnancy, congrats We envy you.)Amy is currently pregnant with her first baby, with husband Chris Fischer, and her latest pic is the perfect example of her no-holds-barred honesty. In it, shes sprawled on her sofa in sweats and hooked up to an IV. The caption reads, Am I glowing? (The obvious answer here is no. She looks miserable.)This isnt the first time Amys been candid about having HG. Back in November, she had to reschedule several shows on her tour after she was hospitalized with the condition. She shared the news in a photo of herself asleep in a hospital bed. Im fine. Babys fine but everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story. Ive been even more ill this trimester. I have hyperemesis and it blows, she said in the caption.It blows, indeed. HG isnt just your standard morning sickness. It comes with severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss and sometimes dehydrationand it usually lasts until the 20th week of pregnancy, or even longer. The condition gained a bit more notoriety after Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, was hospitalized with it during her first pregnancy.Its rare, but not incredibly so. Between 0.5 percent and three percent of pregnant women suffer from HG, Sara Twogood, assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at Keck Medicine of USC, toldNBC.And there are plenty of women who dont get full-blown HG who still suffer through difficult or complicated pregnanciespregnancies that make working either miserable or just plain impossible.Thats why we love Amys honest look at HG. Staying quiet about our pregnancy andpostpartum struggles isnt working for womenour partners and employers think were fine and expect the saatkorn output as usual. But were not always fine. Were creating a human life, and that miracle takes a lot of damn work. Sometimes we need an accommodation or two before were back to our kick-ass, hardworking selves.Employers who are serious about retaining their talented working mom staffers will be more than happy to provide temporary relief to women who are struggling with a difficult pregnancy or postpartum recovery. Thats how to make a mom-to-be truly glow. Audrey Goodson KingoThis story originally appeared onWorking Mother.