Mandy Moore Opens Up About The 'Isolating' Feeling She Gets With Motherhood

Mandy Moore is opening up about motherhood since welcoming her first baby, son Gus, with husband, Taylor Goldsmith.

The This Is Us actress spoke with Dr. Ashurina Ream of Lansinoh’s Clinical Advisory Network during an Instagram Live chat and revealed how postpartum has been going for her.

Click inside to read what Mandy shared…

Mandy admitted that she had “these preconceived notions of myself going into motherhood…Obviously, I knew it was going to be challenging but I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I have this natural maternal side.’”

She added that she “didn’t really recognize the worries, the fears” that come with being a mom, including the “concern of hitting developmental milestones.”

Mandy also admitted that at times, motherhood is isolating for her.

“The isolation is something that hit me that I wasn’t really expecting,” she shared, and mentioned that “life is sort of existing in these two to three hour increments and I’m always making sure that I’m producing enough [milk].”

Mandy also opened up about how she has struggled maintaining her friendships, as many of her friends have older children and not babies.

“It’s hard to find a community with new moms to talk to and confide in,” she added. “It’s intimidating. I’m actually a really shy person.”

However, Mandy did just have a baby playdate with several other celebrities.

Listen to Mandy‘s full conversation below: