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- Hailey Bieber says she wouldn’t have been able to manage working and being a mom without outside support.
- "I do have help. I have full-time help. And I'm super not ashamed to say that," the Rhode founder said.
- Bieber and her husband, Justin Bieber, welcomed their son, Jack, in August 2024.
Hailey Bieber, 28, says there's no shame in getting help as a working mom.
During an appearance on Friday's episode of the "In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele" podcast, Bieber said she relies on a strong support system to balance motherhood and her career.
"I do have help. I have full-time help. And I'm super not ashamed to say that," Bieber told podcast host Owen Thiele. "And I would never shy away from talking about that because I wouldn't be able to have my career and do the things that I do without the help."
The Rhode founder and her husband, Justin Bieber, welcomed their son, Jack Blues Bieber, in August 2024.
Even though she always wanted to be a mom and is "super super super hands-on" with her son, she said she is "grateful" to have other people in her circle to rely on.
"If he's not with me, he's with his dad," Bieber said, adding that her son is "always with his family" or someone close to their family, like his godparents.
Bieber added that becoming a mother at a young age comes with its own learning curve.
"I think it did feel daunting, and then once he was here, it didn't feel as daunting," Bieber said, referring to her son.
"I think when your life is about to change in a way which you've never experienced before, and you don't know what to expect, and you don't know what's coming," Bieber said.
She recalled how she was often told that no amount of planning could truly prepare her for becoming a mom.
"And I think that's very true because you just don't know what it's like until you're in it," she said.
Now, she's figuring things out "day by day," Bieber said.
"It's like every single day, I'm learning something new about how to be a mom, and what's best for my son, and what's best for me as a mom," she added.
Speaking to Vogue in May, Bieber said she experienced postpartum body dysmorphia after giving birth.
"Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I've ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult," Bieber said.
A representative for Bieber did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.
Bieber isn't the only Hollywood star who has spoken about juggling work with the demands of parenthood, or about the help that makes it possible.
In 2023, Emma Roberts told People that she realized motherhood is "a full-time job" and said she's thankful for the support of her family.
"I'm so lucky my mom helps me a lot," Roberts said. "I would die without my mom."
During a podcast appearance in May, Michelle Williams said that balancing her career and her duty as a mom is like figuring out "which master you're going to serve."
"Because the truth is, if work is going well, somebody else is taking care of the kids. And if you're in a high point with your kids, the work is shoved to the side," Williams said.
In September, "Grey's Anatomy" actor Camilla Luddington said that she accepts there is "no balance" when it comes to juggling work and kids.
"Letting go of that need to be perfectly balanced all the time has been very freeing for me."