Motherhood is the most beautiful feeling but it often comes with its own challenges that are rarely discussed. Popular actress, Ilena D’Cruz, who is known for films like Barfi, Happy Ending, Mubarakan, Rustom and more, embraced motherhood for the second time in June 2025. Recently, Ilena opened up about her overwhelming postpartum phase.
Ilena D’Cruz was unmedicated during her second delivery
Recently, Ilena D’Cruz had a candid conversation with NDTV, in which she opened up about her second pregnancy and how difficult her postpartum phase has been. The actress first shared that for the second delivery, she wanted to do things differently. She mentioned that since the hospital and doctor were the same, she wanted to be a ‘little crazy’ and go unmedicated. She revealed:
“I said I’m going to go unmedicated this time. I’m not going to do the epidural. I told my nurse that we need to come up with a plan because this is what I want to do. And it was great because she worked with me and we actually did it. It was amazing. And my doctor kept telling me that the second time around is going to be a lot faster than the first time around. I did not expect how quickly it was going to be. I went in, he was born, and I went back home the next day. So it was great.”