Ileana D`Cruz opens up about suffering postpartum depression: ‘It’s been hard`

Ileana D’Cruz has always kept her personal life quite private. The actress, who has been away from the limelight for quite some time now, broke the internet after she welcomed her second child, Keanu Rafe Dolan in June this year. In a candid interview recently, she opened up about battling postpartum depression and keeping her kids away from media glare.

Ileana D`Cruz on postpartum depression

In an interview with NDTV, Ileana shared, "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.”

Ileana said, "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.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Ileana on protecting privacy

When asked if she is okay with her little ones being in media glare and getting papped, the actor says, “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," she said.

For the unversed, Ileana and Michael tied the knot in a private ceremony in 2023. The 38-year-old actress welcomed their first child, a son named Koa Phoenix Dolan, in August 2023. While not much is known about Ileana`s husband, Michael, reports suggest that the couple started dating in 2022 before tying the knot in 2023.