Jeannie Mai talks motherhood, says she's 'never felt so proud' of herself
"I'm trying and I want to reward myself just for doing that," she said.
Jeannie Mai Jenkins is opening up about her and her husband Jeezy's sweet bond with their new baby girl, Monaco.
In a new interview with People, the television host spoke about how she and Jeezy have embraced life with their little one since announcing her arrival in January.
"They're like two peas in a pod, and it doesn't help that she looks pretty much like him," Mai Jenkins said of her husband and Monaco. "She has his eyes, she has his nose."
"His parenting ways are funny, too," she added. "Like he sings these songs in a whole other key to Monaco that I've never heard him perform."
She told the outlet that their time with their daughter has been "magical" and "exhilarating," but also admitted that she has faced learning curves and lots of "pressure."
Speaking specifically about the challenges that have come with breastfeeding, she shared: "It's hard because it's an every three-hour full-time job. Like every three hours, I'm pumping, I'm massaging my breasts, I'm trying to get enough to fill a feeding, I'm taking the pills, I'm drinking the tea, I'm eating the cookies. I'm doing everything to maximize that every three hours."
Despite the ups and downs that come with being a new mom, Mai says she's "never felt so proud of myself, and never felt so much more like a woman."
"It's just a lot of pressure -- yes, I'm putting on myself -- to perform," she told People. "But I'm trying and I want to reward myself just for doing that."
