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Rose Byrne Details Motherhood Grief and Breastfeeding Struggles in New Interview

Her disclosures arrive during recognition for her portrayal of a strained therapist-mother in A24’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.

Overview

  • Byrne says becoming a parent can feel like a before-and-after shift, describing grief for parts of herself she believes are gone.
  • She reflects on the relentlessness of caregiving, noting children can "lose their shape" to overwhelmed parents and that shame often follows.
  • The actress recounts finding breastfeeding harder than delivery and recalls wishing friends had warned her about the difficulty.
  • She is a leading-actress Oscar nominee for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You after winning a Golden Globe for the same performance earlier this season.
  • The film follows psychotherapist Linda pushed to her limits while caring for a child with a feeding disorder, paralleling themes Byrne has discussed from her own life as a mother of two with partner Bobby Cannavale.