'Vampire Diaries' Star Candice King Shares How She Asked for Help Postpartum

“I’m fine! I can handle it! I can do it all by myself!” No, I’m not quoting my 5-year-old having a tantrum. I’m quoting my 33-year-old self, four weeks postpartum, crying to my husband at four in the morning, covered in breastmilk and bouncing our newest daughter, Josephine, on an exercise ball. Who says motherhood isn’t glamorous?

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