It’s been nearly six months since Jesinta Franklin welcomed her daughter Tullulah with husband Buddy Franklin, but the former Miss Universe Australia has shared a rare update about her life as a new mum.
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The 29-year-old mum-of-one revealed that she’s “finally getting into exercising” 5.5 months after giving birth in a recent Instagram post.
“Physically my body recovered very quickly from birth, however, mentally I just haven’t been ready to workout,” she confessed.
“Without family support in Sydney and a little girl who hasn’t been the best sleeper, I have spent the last few months feeling so exhausted and unable to fit any workouts in around feeding, cooking, cleaning and attempting to keep up with small bits of work here and there.”
Jesinta then revealed that she’d completed an online Pilates class followed by an ab workout.
“Looking forward to building my strength and fitness so I can keep up with my daughter who is growing and getting heavier by the day,” she added.
“Being a mum is the best and hardest thing I have ever done and trying to find balance (whatever that is) has become more challenging than ever. I know taking care of me is really important too so I can be the best version of myself for my little girl. I feel like I have just been surviving the last 5.5 months and now I am ready to thrive!”
Baby Tullulah was born in February this year and despite being in lockdown due to coronavirus restrictions for the first few months, Jesinta confessed that parenthood has taught her and Buddy to be “more present.”
“We can get so caught up with work and it’s easy to spend a lot of time on social media, but since having Tullulah around, it has made us enjoy the little things and be more present in life and with each other,” she told The Daily Telegraph in July.
“Without sounding naive to how challenging lockdown was for so many people, we truly feel it was a blessing in spending more quality time with each other.”
Sydney Swans star Buddy also gave a rare statement about life with a newborn on the AFL team’s official website, calling it “perfect.”
“I got to spend time with my daughter, which I wouldn’t have had, because obviously I leave early in the morning and get back late at night,” he said.
“To have that time and build that connection with my daughter was amazing.”
The AFL player also paid tribute to his wife of nearly four years and mums everywhere for their daily efforts.
“I appreciate my mother and all women, but the appreciation of seeing exactly what mothers do do, day in day out … my appreciation for them is just through the roof, and especially my wife.”
Speaking on The Morning Show in June, Jesinta shared some rare updates about her baby daughter, including which parent she most resembles physically.
“She’s got a very thick crop of dark hair that sits naturally in a mohawk, and from the day she was born, I could put a bow in her hair if I wanted to,” the model confessed.
“She looks exactly like me when I was a baby, but now she is getting a little bit older and she is starting to make more expression, I see so much of Buddy in her as well.
“She has her dad’s beautiful skin with his Indigenous background, which I am so grateful for. She has got his beautiful complexion and is a very smiley baby.”
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