Photo: Claire Holt/Instagram. Inset: Amanda Edwards/Getty
Claire Holtis offering an honest, raw look at new motherhood.
“This was me yesterday after struggling through a tough feed,” the 30-year-old actress began her caption. “Exhausted, in pain, feeling defeated. I’ve had many moments like this since my son arrived. My only concern is making sure his needs are met, yet Ioften feel that I’m falling short.”
Holt referred to motherhood as “an overwhelming combination of bliss and self-doubt,” but admitted she was attempting to “remind myself that I can’t be perfect” and that she “can’t be everything for everyone.”
“I just have to do my best and take it one hour at a time,” she continued. “Thankfully,this little guy is worth every secondof struggle. Mamas out there — tell me I’m not alone?”
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Fellow moms left numerous messages of support for Holt, including many celebrity parents likeAmanda Seyfried,Jamie-Lynn SiglerandMiranda Kerr.
“I gave myself two days off in the first week so I wouldn’t be scared and sad every time she woke up to feed,” theMamma Mia!star, 33, wroteof her daughter, who’s now 2. “And it helped so much. No guilt. Just pump and bottle. And then did both throughout. Less pressure. You’re not alone.”
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“Our journey certainly hasn’t been an easy one,”The Vampire Diariesalum toldMinimagazineduring an interview that was conducted during her pregnancy, for the publication’s spring cover story.
The new mom explained that, after the loss, “I felt broken and ashamed. Because I experienced such intense grief, I found it very difficult to process things and move on.”
“The miscarriage was themost difficult thing I had ever faced, but it brought my husband and I so much closer and we have really grown as a result of it,” Holt continued. “We are also so much more grateful for the little boy we are about to welcome into our lives.”
source: people.com
