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Olivia Munn shared her postpartum struggles on Friday, six months after welcoming her son Malcolm with partner John Mulaney.
The Predator actress, 41, posted a cute video to her Instagram showing her cradling Malcolm in her arms while her head rests on his.
“My body didn’t snap back but it made me love this little guy all the time,” she wrote in a text overlay to the video.
Postpartum journey: Olivia Munn shared her postpartum struggles on Friday, six months after welcoming son Malcolm with partner John Mulaney
She continued the sentiment in her caption, which read, “The road after childbirth is rough but it’s so worth it.”
Wearing a black t-shirt in the clip, Olivia wore a pair of gray leggings and a plaid shirt wrapped around her waist.
The brunette beauty wore her long strands of hair parted at the side and cascading down her shoulders and down her back.
Sweet: The 41-year-old actress posted a video to her Instagram of her swaying Malcolm in her arms, writing, “My body hasn’t snapped back but it made this little guy do it so I just have love for it.” .”
Meanwhile, Malcolm looked gorgeous in a gray top and matching bottoms with an anchor print, along with a gray hat and yellow socks.
The tender mother-and-son clip was set on a cover of Billy Joel’s song “Vienna” with the lyrics “Slow down, you’re doin’ fine/You can’t be everything you wanna be/ Before your time.”
Her friends and followers were quick to reassure her, writing, “Olivia this is just perfect. The moment. The mom. The baby. Hold on!!’ Another added: “You’re a rock star.”
Rough: She continued the sentiment in her caption, which read, “The postpartum road is rough but it’s worth it.”
Munn has been open about her postpartum challenges, including her struggle to breastfeed.
In January, the X-Men: Apocalypse star got other opinions on the matter: “Any other moms who take all the supplements, teas and tinctures but barely produce any milk?” she asked her Instagram fans and followers.
She later wrote: “In 8 weeks I took a million vitamins, countless teas, lozenges, tinctures and worked with two lactation consultants. breastfeeding Is. Difficult.’
Open: Munn has been open about her postpartum challenges, including her struggle to breastfeed, and revealed she had worked with two lactation consultants but was having a tough time
Olivia and John announced their pregnancy in September, amid a romance that went public following his split from wife Anna Marie Tendler.
The couple welcomed Malcolm the day before Thanksgiving, after a turbulent year that saw John enter rehab and file for divorce.
The former SNL writer went public with the pregnancy on Late Night With Seth Meyers, whose 2020 host had been part of his intervention.
He gushed about their “incredible” new relationship, saying, “Olivia and this baby helped save me from myself on that early journey out of recovery.”
Sweet family: The X-Men: Apocalypse star recently shared a sweet family portrait of her, John, 39, and Malcolm in a public bathroom
Baby: The couple announced their pregnancy in September, amid a romance that went public following John’s split from his wife Anna Marie Tendler
John entered a 60-day stay at a treatment facility for cocaine addiction and alcoholism in December 2020, Page Six revealed.
His split from his estranged wife became public in mid-May 2021 and he eventually filed for divorce in New York in July.
When news of his split broke last May, Page Six insiders said that John had filed for a divorce from Anna Marie back in February.
“I am heartbroken that John has decided to end our marriage,” she said when the split was announced. “I wish him support and success in his continued recovery.”
A few days after their split was announced last May, a People source claimed that John had entered into a romantic relationship with Olivia.
The ex: His split from his estranged wife became public in mid-May 2021 and he eventually filed for divorce in New York in July; Pictured December 2019
