Katy Perry gets real about the biggest 'challenge' she's faced since welcoming her baby girl

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Katy Perry says sleeping is a "challenge" since welcoming her daughter.

The Never Worn White hitmaker gave birth to Daisy Dove - whom she has with her fiancé Orlando Bloom - in August, and has said she’s loving life as a new mother, minus the lack of sleep.

She said: "My daughter, she's such a gift, but there is sometimes a challenge concerning sleep. No matter how much support you have. But where am I going to get those six hours that I used to get? Where did it go? And it went, but I know how to get it back."

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Posted @withregram • @unicef Welcome to the world, Daisy Dove Bloom! We are honoured to introduce Goodwill Ambassadors @KatyPerry and @OrlandoBloom’s new bundle of joy.⠀ ⠀ “We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter,” Katy and Orlando told us.⠀ ⠀ “But we know we’re the lucky ones and not everyone can have a birthing experience as peaceful as ours was. Communities around the world are still experiencing a shortage of healthcare workers and every eleven seconds a pregnant woman or newborn dies, mostly from preventable causes. Since COVID-19 many more newborn lives are at risk because of the increased lack of access to water, soap, vaccines and medicines that prevent diseases. As parents to a newborn, this breaks our hearts, as we empathize with struggling parents now more than ever.⠀ ⠀ “As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, we know UNICEF is there, on the ground, doing whatever it takes to make sure every expecting mother has access to a trained health worker and access to quality healthcare. In celebration of the heart we know our daughter already has, we have set up a donation page to celebrate DDB’s arrival. By supporting them, you are supporting a safe start to life and reimagining a healthier world for every child. We hope your ♥️ can bloom with generosity.⠀ ⠀ Gratefully-⠀ ⠀ Katy & Orlando.”⠀ ⠀ Please tap the link in our bio to support the most precious gift: a healthy child.

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To help combat her sleepy state of mind, Katy has been using transcendental meditation (TM) to relax her body, and whenever she has a spare 20 minutes.
She added during a conversation with Hugh Jackman for the David Lynch Foundation's Meditate America virtual event: "There's been so many different ways TM has blessed me, but in this particular moment, as a new mother, I take 20 minutes."

Meanwhile, a source recently said Katy and Orlando are doing a "great job" balancing parenthood and their careers.

The insider explained: "Katy and Orlando are doing fantastic as a couple and are in parenthood bliss.

"They’re on the same page when it comes to making time for Daisy and their careers and doing a really great job at figuring everything out together. Daisy is their main priority right now."

The Daisies singer and the 43-year-old actor - who also has Flynn, nine, with ex-wife Miranda Kerr - have both been "hands-on" parents since the arrival of their baby daughter.

The source added: "They’ve both been so hands-on, and [they] know that it will always be a balancing act. Orlando thinks Katy is an amazing mom.

- Bang! Showbiz

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