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In NDTV Interview, Ileana D'Cruz Says Second Postpartum Was 'Incredibly Hard'

She links the struggle to juggling recovery with a newborn alongside a toddler.

Overview

  • The actor says her mental state after her June delivery felt "completely messed up" and describes the period as "incredibly hard."
  • She chose an unmedicated birth for her second child, told her nurse to plan for no epidural, and says the team executed it successfully.
  • She explains that coping was tougher the second time because it involved caring for herself, a newborn, and a toddler simultaneously.
  • After relocating from India, she says she misses the in-person support she had in Mumbai, though she appreciates greater privacy now.
  • Ileana D'Cruz and Michael Dolan welcomed their second son, Keanu Rafe Dolan, on June 19, 2025; their first son, Koa Phoenix Dolan, was born in August 2023.