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13 celebrity mums who've got real about motherhood

  • <p>“My shadow seems to think I have a fringe… looks like that postpartum hair loss/growth thing has been working its magic!” [Photo: Instagram/mrsgfletcher] </p>
    1/13

    Giovanna Fletcher (mum to sons Buzz and Buddy)

    “My shadow seems to think I have a fringe… looks like that postpartum hair loss/growth thing has been working its magic!” [Photo: Instagram/mrsgfletcher]

  • <p>“You never know when you’re gonna get crapped on, when you’re gonna get a big smile or when that smile immediately turns into hysterics. It might be like living with a drug addict.” [Photo: Getty] </p>
    2/13

    Blake Lively (mum to daughters James and Ines) on the highs and lows of parenting

    “You never know when you’re gonna get crapped on, when you’re gonna get a big smile or when that smile immediately turns into hysterics. It might be like living with a drug addict.” [Photo: Getty]

  • <p>“No one told me I would be coming home in diapers too.” [Photo: Instagram/Chrissyteigen] </p>
    3/13

    Chrissy Teigen (mum to daughter Luna) on the realities of your post-birth body

    “No one told me I would be coming home in diapers too.” [Photo: Instagram/Chrissyteigen]

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    4/13

    Holly Willoughby annoys neighbours by flying Union Jack flag over home

    Holly Willoughby annoys neighbours by flying Union Jack flag over home
  • <p>“I could last only about an hour because my boobs were exploding. When the milk first comes in, it’s like a tsunami.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
    5/13

    Emily Blunt (mum to daughters Hazel and Violet) on the joy of leaky boobs

    “I could last only about an hour because my boobs were exploding. When the milk first comes in, it’s like a tsunami.” [Photo: PA Images]

  • <p>“I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son and it frightened me.” “My knowledge of postpartum… or post-natal, as we call it in England is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job.” “But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life. It can come in many different forms.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
    6/13

    Adele (mum to Angelo) on suffering from post-partum depression

    “I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son and it frightened me.” “My knowledge of postpartum… or post-natal, as we call it in England is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job.” “But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life. It can come in many different forms.” [Photo: PA Images]

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    7/13

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  • <p>“This morning, I made Xander eggs, toast, a smoothie. He spat out his blueberries, threw the eggs into the sink, was playing with his toast, and I just lost my shit. And I took the plate and threw it in the garbage, in tears. Someone needs to be the mature one here, but I had a full tantrum.” [Photo: Instagram/januaryjones] </p>
    8/13

    January Jones (mum to son Xander) on dealing with toddler tantrums

    “This morning, I made Xander eggs, toast, a smoothie. He spat out his blueberries, threw the eggs into the sink, was playing with his toast, and I just lost my shit. And I took the plate and threw it in the garbage, in tears. Someone needs to be the mature one here, but I had a full tantrum.” [Photo: Instagram/januaryjones]

  • <p>“When you become a mum the last thing you want to do is feel judged because everybody is just trying to do the best they can.” [Photo: Instagram/jessicaalba] </p>
    9/13

    Jessica Alba (mum to daughters Honor and Haven) on facing mum judgement

    “When you become a mum the last thing you want to do is feel judged because everybody is just trying to do the best they can.” [Photo: Instagram/jessicaalba]

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  • <p>“It gets you down sometimes, I’m not going to lie. I’ve had days where I think ‘Ugh I wish this was easier.’ But its not and that’s ok.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
    10/13

    Jennifer Love Hewitt (mum to daughter Autumn and son Atticus) on how hard it really is

    “It gets you down sometimes, I’m not going to lie. I’ve had days where I think ‘Ugh I wish this was easier.’ But its not and that’s ok.” [Photo: PA Images]

  • <p>“If I’m completely honest I find staying at home the real work. Not only is it relentless, but also a thankless task when you’ve done three loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen surface a gazillion times, made the beds and had your partner say ‘glad you’re having a day off’. Stay at home mums are the unsung heros of the world. Fact!” [Photo: Instagram/myleeneklass] </p>
    11/13

    Myleene Klass (mum to daughters Ava and Hero) on the thankless task of motherhood

    “If I’m completely honest I find staying at home the real work. Not only is it relentless, but also a thankless task when you’ve done three loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen surface a gazillion times, made the beds and had your partner say ‘glad you’re having a day off’. Stay at home mums are the unsung heros of the world. Fact!” [Photo: Instagram/myleeneklass]

  • <p>“I’m simply the mum who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I’m here to play. And that’s all I should be.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
    12/13

    Sandra Bullock (mum to son Louis and daughter Laila) on being on call 24/7

    “I’m simply the mum who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I’m here to play. And that’s all I should be.” [Photo: PA Images]

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  • <p>“To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd,” she said. “There’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around.” [Photo: Getty] </p>
    13/13

    Zooey Deschanel (mum to daughter Elsie) on post-baby bodies

    “To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd,” she said. “There’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around.” [Photo: Getty]

<p>“My shadow seems to think I have a fringe… looks like that postpartum hair loss/growth thing has been working its magic!” [Photo: Instagram/mrsgfletcher] </p>
<p>“You never know when you’re gonna get crapped on, when you’re gonna get a big smile or when that smile immediately turns into hysterics. It might be like living with a drug addict.” [Photo: Getty] </p>
<p>“No one told me I would be coming home in diapers too.” [Photo: Instagram/Chrissyteigen] </p>
Holly Willoughby annoys neighbours by flying Union Jack flag over home
<p>“I could last only about an hour because my boobs were exploding. When the milk first comes in, it’s like a tsunami.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
<p>“I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son and it frightened me.” “My knowledge of postpartum… or post-natal, as we call it in England is that you don’t want to be with your child; you’re worried you might hurt your child; you’re worried you weren’t doing a good job.” “But I was obsessed with my child. I felt very inadequate; I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life. It can come in many different forms.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
WATCH: Kim Kardashian feared she'd be 'shot in the back' if she tried to run from Paris robbers
<p>“This morning, I made Xander eggs, toast, a smoothie. He spat out his blueberries, threw the eggs into the sink, was playing with his toast, and I just lost my shit. And I took the plate and threw it in the garbage, in tears. Someone needs to be the mature one here, but I had a full tantrum.” [Photo: Instagram/januaryjones] </p>
<p>“When you become a mum the last thing you want to do is feel judged because everybody is just trying to do the best they can.” [Photo: Instagram/jessicaalba] </p>
<p>“It gets you down sometimes, I’m not going to lie. I’ve had days where I think ‘Ugh I wish this was easier.’ But its not and that’s ok.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
<p>“If I’m completely honest I find staying at home the real work. Not only is it relentless, but also a thankless task when you’ve done three loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen surface a gazillion times, made the beds and had your partner say ‘glad you’re having a day off’. Stay at home mums are the unsung heros of the world. Fact!” [Photo: Instagram/myleeneklass] </p>
<p>“I’m simply the mum who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I’m here to play. And that’s all I should be.” [Photo: PA Images] </p>
<p>“To expect someone to look like her pre-baby self immediately is odd,” she said. “There’s a lot that needs to go back to where it was. All your organs move around.” [Photo: Getty] </p>
Marie-Claire Dorking
·Contributor

Before you have kids, you sort of think the journey into parenthood will be all twinkle twinkle little stars and fluffy bunnies. And then you have the kids and before you can say ‘where’s the wet wipes?’ you’re knee-deep in pooey nappies, your nipples are leaking and you’ve forgotten what it feels like to sleep for more than a twenty minute stretch.

Thankfully, the pressure to keep up the motherhood myth has eased somewhat of late and a growing band of celebrity mums have ditched the sugar coating and instead are choosing to reveal the truth about parenting – baby vomit, stretchmarks and all.

Unofficial leader of this honest mums pack is Giovanna Fletcher, who having recently spoken about spoke out about the judgement mums face over their post-baby bodies is now tackling another postpartum problem – hair loss.

Taking to her Instagram, the mum-of-two shared a close up picture of her head in shadow, which revealed some tufty hair regrowth.

“My shadow seems to think I have a fringe… looks like that postpartum hair loss/growth thing has been working its magic!” she wrote.

The post clearly touched a nerve with other parents as it has since been liked almost 8K times and received comments from many mums sharing their own stories of pregnancy and postpartum hair loss.

“I feel you!!!!! My daughter is 3 weeks older then buddy and my hair is fluff central. Better then the massive bald patch I had at 5 months postpartum though!,” one mum wrote.

“Ah so glad it’s not just me! I have tufts on both sides of my head and my little girl is 3. I look like I have devil horns most of the time,” added another.

And Giovanna isn’t the only celebrity to be open and honest about the realities of parenting. Here are some other celebrity mums who have been getting real about motherhood. Playdate soon?

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