Sameera Reddy Opens up About Breastfeeding on Instagram

Actress Sameera Reddy openly talks about her struggles as a mother and shares how it’s not as merry as it seems.

In India, breastfeeding is still taboo. Women rarely discuss breastfeeding and its struggles in explicit detail. Of late, Sameera Reddy has been quite vocal about her struggles with motherhood and her baby girl.

Her latest post on Instagram reveals that she had almost forgotten about the pressure of breastfeeding and how it’s completely okay to not be perfect at the job.

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Day 11 - Happiness galore with no sleep, colic and feeding round the clock ! I think I forgot how stressful breastfeeding can be !! I mean the pressure Is quite real and the whole top feed balance after a csec is hectic! I finally am exclusively feeding her but the whole process is something that should be natural but it’s made to be very stressful . I realised with the feedback that a lot of women struggle with it . I think it’s cool if a mom wants to move totally to formula or only BF or balance both . There is no shame and no one can define what’s the perfect way . We’re doing the best we can ! Ladoos to pumps I’m on job but damn it’s really quite hard ! 🥵 . #momlife 🌸 #hanginginthere #super #happy #tired #thrilled #motherhood #newborn #girl #babygirl #mom #newmom #again #breastfeeding #motherhood #imperfectlyperfect

A post shared by Sameera Reddy (@reddysameera) on Jul 23, 2019 at 12:42am PDT

“Day 11 – Happiness galore with no sleep, colic and feeding round the clock! I think I forgot how stressful breastfeeding can be!! I mean the pressure is quite real and the whole top feed balance after a csec is hectic! I finally am exclusively feeding her but the whole process is something that should be natural but it’s made to be very stressful. I realised with the feedback that a lot of women struggle with it. I think it’s cool if a mom wants to move totally to formula or only BF or balance both. There is no shame and no one can define what’s the perfect way. We’re doing the best we can ! Ladoos to pumps I’m on job but damn it’s really quite hard!”

Sameera Reddy on Instagram

This is not the first time the 34-year-old has taken to the internet to talk about the issues that crop up with motherhood. One of her other recent Instagram posts spoke about how painful the C-section surgery actually is.

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As part of my #imperfectlyperfect campaign I promised I’d share my post partum journey so here goes. It’s really damn hard on the body when it’s a c section because the stitches hurt like mad. Nothing can ready you for the sleepless nights of endless feeding and your body just feels so out of whack it can really get you down. The tummy swelling takes a while to go and this is day 5 post delivery . Im thrilled to have my daughter in my arms but I can’t help but feel hormonally challenged because of all the changes. It all bounces back and that’s the silver lining ! #postpartum #keepingitreal #nofilter #positivebodyimage #postpregnancybody #postpregnancy #socialforgood #selflove #loveyourself #bodypositive #herewegoagain #imperfectlyperfect 🌈

A post shared by Sameera Reddy (@reddysameera) on Jul 18, 2019 at 12:42am PDT

Motherhood is considered a blessing and rarely do people discuss the very real pain and struggles with which it comes. From going through nine months of pregnancy to delivering the baby, the process is surely taxing. Yet, it’s hardly talked about. We appreciate Sameera opening up about the not-so-glamorous parts of motherhood and helping to empower more women talk about this side of the same!