Naomi Osaka.Photo:Hana Kuma/YouTube
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Naomi Osakais getting real about motherhood.
In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE from the talk series, “Can’t Wait to Hear from You," the four-time Grand Slam singles champion, 26, sits down with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy to talk about the highs and lows of mom life since welcoming daughterShaiin July.
“I would say the joys, there’s so many. Just seeing her face and she’s kind of puffy,” she laughed. “She’s in her puffy phase and I just love to poke her cheeks. I would say there’s so many joys that I didn’t even know was a joy, putting little outfits on her and things like that, it really makes my day.”
Osaka also admitted there were some “stresses that I also didn’t know about” for her as an “overthinker.”
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Naomi Osaka opens up about motherhood
Osaka also shares her hopes for her daughter as she grows up, noting, “I want her to be a kind person, someone that radiates positivity and joy,”
“I want her growing up knowing she’s loved and appreciated and I think that that’s all that I can do. Feeling the love from my parents as a kid was something that was important,” she shared. “I know how much my mom loves me and my dad, so it’s something that no one can take away and it’s something that I still appreciate to this day.”
The two also talked about finding community as new parents during a time that can feel very “isolating.”
“I definitely felt very lonely during pregnancy a little bit and the stage when she first got back from the hospital,” she said, saying she gets emotional support from her friends and family.
“Just learning through these relationships and learning how to communicate, I think my friends have helped me out a lot with that.”
source: people.com
