Amy Schumer praised for relatable post about parenthood
Amy Schumer just got real about motherhood, sharing a relatable post about some of the conflicting emotions that come with being a parent.
The actor, 40, shared a sweet photo of herself with her son Gene David, two, sitting on a red toy motorcycle alongside a candid caption in which she details some of the harder-to-handle feelings associated with having children.
"Being his mom is heaven on earth and also means a constant feeling of guilt and vulnerability I will never get used to," Schumer wrote in the caption.
"Your heart feels like it's outside your body and you're too old to drink the feelings away like you used to. When you were in love and scared. Send help!!!"
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The heartfelt post clearly touched a nerve with Schumer's fans with many praising the Trainwreck star for her honesty and sharing their own experiences of suffering from conflicting emotions.
Father of the Bride actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley commented: "It's the best and the hardest job. Sounds like you're doing it right!"
Queer Eye's Tan France, who welcomed son Ismail with husband Rob France in 2021, also showed support, writing: "That's exactly how it is and feels. It's beautiful and terrifying."
Debra Messing, mum to 17-year-old son Roman, wrote, "There's no cure," adding a red heart emoji.
"The accuracy of this post," another user added.
Meanwhile other parents shared their own rollercoaster of emotions since having children.
"The weirdest mix of wanting them to grow and thrive and live and travel and experience it all and yet at the exact same time wanting them to stay and be safe and watching them and protecting them from pain," another user commented. "Forever balancing that scale."
"My granny would say that being a mum is like carrying your heart in your hands for the rest of your life... Now that I'm a mum...I know what she means," yet another fan added.
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It isn't the first time Schumer has opened up about the realities of motherhood.
After giving birth to Gene in 2019, she spoke out about the power of childbirth and last year she was praised by fans for posting a selfie to Instagram proudly showing the scars of her C-Section.
Fans were also appreciative after she shared a candid post-partum photo of herself hiking with Gene while wearing only a bra, mesh hospital underwear and trainers.
“5 weeks. Hospital underwear for life!” she wrote.
The actor also recently admitted that her and husband, Chris Fischer, had decided to change their little boy's name from Gene Attell - Attell in honour of their friend Dave Attell - to Gene David.
“Do you guys know that Gene, our baby’s name is officially changed?” she said on her podcast Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith.
“It’s now Gene David Fischer. It was Gene Attell Fischer, but we realised that we, by accident, named our son ‘Genital.’”
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The comedian has also opened up about the fact that she has undergone in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to become pregnant again.
“I’m a week into IVF and feeling really run down and emotional,” Schumer said. “If anyone went through it and if you have any advice or wouldn’t mind sharing your experience with me please do. My number is in my bio. We are freezing my eggs and figuring out what to do to give Gene a sibling.”
But having undergone IVF to try have a second child, Schumer revealed in August 2020 that she and husband Chris Fischer had decided against continuing the process, which had been "tough" on her.
Parenting and fertility aren't the only subjects the actor tackles in her honest Instagram posts. She recently revealed she has had her uterus removed as she continues to tackle endometriosis.
In a video posted on Instagram, the comedian could be seen lying on a hospital bed having undergone a hysterectomy.
Speaking to the camera, Schumer said that it was "the morning after my surgery for endometriosis and my uterus is out."
She added: "The doctor found 30 spots of endometriosis that he removed. He removed my appendix because the endometriosis had attacked it.
"There was... a lot of blood in my uterus and I'm, you know, sore and I have some, like, gas pains."
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Schumer has spoken before about her battle with endometriosis.
The condition, which affects one in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide, sees tissue similar to the lining of the womb start to grow in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
The main symptom of the condition, for which there is no cure, is pain, which may be felt in the abdomen, during sex or when urinating.
While a hysterectomy — which another endometriosis sufferer, Lena Dunham, also chose to have — might help ease the pain, there is a chance it can return.
The procedure also means women will no longer be able to get pregnant.
