Ileana D’Cruz, who welcomed her second child in June, has spoken candidly about the emotional toll that motherhood has taken this time around. The actress revealed that after giving birth to her son Keanu Rafe Dolan, she experienced postpartum depression, saying that her “mental space was completely messed up.”
Ileana D’Cruz on coping after welcoming second child; says, “It’s incredibly hard and mentally it’s just been very difficult”
In a recent interview with NDTV, Ileana reflected on how her second time around has been very different from her first. She said, “What is nice the second time around is that you have sort of been through the drill, you know what to expect, especially with the delivery process. I was very clear, and I wanted to do things differently. I wanted to be a little crazy. I said I’m going to go unmedicated this time. I’m not going to do the epidural. I told my nurse that we need to come up with a plan and it was great because she worked with me.”
She added, “First time, you’re trying to come to terms with everything. It’s like you’ve gone from being a single woman to suddenly you’ve given birth, and now you’ve got to take care and ensure this baby is healthy and surviving and thriving. But the second time, it’s not just the baby, it’s the baby, it’s your toddler, it’s you. It’s all those factors. It’s trying to figure out yourself physically and get your strength back, and the new mental space is completely messed up. So it’s incredibly hard. And even though I was aware of what was going to happen, I think mentally it’s just been very difficult.”
Beyond her own healing, Ileana also spoke about protecting her children from the glare of the media. When asked about being photographed with her kids, she said, “It would definitely have been hard for me to be photographed with my babies. It would just be incredibly confusing for them. And it’s not fair to them because they wouldn’t understand what is going on. I would not be okay with it.”
Ileana, who married Michael in 2023, had her first child, Koa Phoenix Dolan, in August of that year. The family has since sought to keep much of their private life out of the spotlight.
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