Jenna Dewan says she dealt with 'postpartum anxiety' after birth of 1st child

Jenna Dewan is getting candid about her first time experiencing motherhood.

The 40-year-old actress, who welcomed her first daughter, Everly, with now ex-husband Channing Tatum in 2013, opened up about the "difficult" time following the birth while on Dear Media’s podcast "Dear Gabby."

Revealing that she had to travel to Vancouver, Canada, to return to work while Tatum remained in London where he was working on a project, she explained, "I had to travel with her and at the time, Chan wasn’t available to be with us for most of the parts."

"So, it was me, my doula and Evie all by ourselves traveling at six weeks," she continued.

The "Witches of the East End" alum recalled that it was "really hard" because of the long hours, saying she kept her daughter on set with her "constantly."

"I had a lot of postpartum anxiety I would say," she shared. "It was like, I just never stopped."

"You know, you’re up a couple times in the night and then you’re working all day," she continued. "I was breastfeeding, I was pumping, I was without a partner, I mean it was just craziness."

When Dewan welcomed her second child, Callum, in 2020 with fiancé Steve Kazee, she said it was "different."

"This time around, I was so grounded," she recalled. "Even though the world was crazy, I was home and in this love nest and it was different."

"Oh my god, it was great," she added. "It was like me, Steve, Callum and Evie just cuddling and it was so lovely."

Dewan and Kazee announced their engagement in February 2020.