Radhika Apte Gets Candid About The ‘Tough Parts’ Of Her Pregnancy: ‘I Had Shooting Pains…’

Radhika Apte recently surprised her fans by sharing a picture of herself with her baby girl on Instagram.

She welcomed her daughter with British violinist and composer Benedict Taylor on December 15. In a recent interview, the actor got candid about her pregnancy journey and spoke about the myriad changes that her body went through.

In a conversation with Vogue India, Radhika Apte talked about how she knew she was pregnant immediately and started telling people about it. She opened up about how her body changed during pregnancy and how she struggled to accept her body then. She said, “I did this photo shoot a week before giving birth. Truth is, I struggled to embrace how I looked at the time. I had never seen myself put on so much weight. My body was swollen, I had shooting pains in my pelvis, and the lack of sleep had skewed my perspective on everything. Now, not even two weeks into motherhood, my body looks different again.”

Apte added that she was harsh on herself during her pregnancy and continued, “I look at these photos with much kinder eyes and feel bad for being so hard on myself. Now, I can see only beauty in these changes, and I know I will cherish these photos forever.”

In the same conversation, she spoke about the hormonal changes that she went through during this period. She added, “Most women I know have had tough pregnancies, and honestly, it’s like menopause or your period—those hormones are no joke. But while we openly talk about how awful periods and menopause are, pregnancy gets this whole glow treatment. Sure, giving birth is amazing, but no one talks about the tough parts, and I find that absurd.”