By JIMMY BRIGGS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 01:21 BST, 3 April 2025 | Updated: 01:31 BST, 3 April 2025

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Jesinta Franklin has sparked concern after sharing a heartbreaking post revealing some of the challenges of motherhood.

The AFL WAG, 33, shared a bathroom selfie to social media on Thursday which captured her looking tired and worn out as she gazed sadly at her phone.

She sported a plain grey t-shirt and pyjama pants and looked world’s away from her usual glamorous self.

Jesinta captioned the photo with some upsetting words: ‘Easily the most sleep deprived I’ve been since the kids were newborns’.

The Gold Coast-born model then revealed she was feeling overwhelmed by all her responsibilities. 

‘Kids, sickness, emergency room visits with ear infections, huge work load, early starts, kids not sleeping,’ she wrote.

Jesinta Franklin has sparked concern after sharing a heartbreaking post revealing some of the challenges of motherhood. The AFL WAG, 33, shared a bathroom selfie to social media on Thursday which captured her looking tired and worn out as she gazed sadly at her phone

Jesinta Franklin has sparked concern after sharing a heartbreaking post revealing some of the challenges of motherhood. The AFL WAG, 33, shared a bathroom selfie to social media on Thursday which captured her looking tired and worn out as she gazed sadly at her phone

‘Shout out to all the mommas showing up every day, look after yourselves. The juggle has been absolutely intense the last week,’ she continued. 

The model shares daughter Tullulah, four, and son Rocky, three, with her footy star husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin. 

She has previously admitted that motherhood was extremely difficult for her at first.

Jesinta told Stellar in 2022 that she feels like she’s ‘finally starting to enjoy’ being a mother after ‘an intense period’.

‘I actually feel like I’m finally starting to really enjoy motherhood. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy it before, or that I didn’t love my kids or they didn’t bring me so much joy and love,’ she explained. 

‘I just felt I was in the trenches for a good two years there. It was an intense period of my life. I was in such a grind.

‘I felt like I was in survival mode for a long time. Now, I can’t wait for them to wake… I miss them when they go for naps.’

Jesinta confessed that both she and Buddy have struggled to spend quality time together due to their duties as parents.

The model shares daughter Tullulah, four, and son Rocky, three, with her footy star husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin

The model shares daughter Tullulah, four, and son Rocky, three, with her footy star husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin

She has previously admitted that motherhood was extremely difficult for her at first

She has previously admitted that motherhood was extremely difficult for her at first

‘A lot of people don’t talk about how hard it is on your marriage having children,’ she said.

‘We really haven’t had much time just us two without the kids, but we’re a very tight-knit family.’

She continued: ‘It’s definitely not perfect. We try to focus on being a team and facing the challenges together,’ she said of herself and Buddy.

Jesinta also praised her husband for being a proactive and doting father.

‘Bud is so hands-on and supportive, and I really missed that when he was gone. I’m really lucky to have a partner who is such an amazing father,’ she said, referring when he was away for the footy season.

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Jesinta Franklin sparks concern as she shares heartbreaking post about motherhood in her pyjamas

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