{"id":551866,"date":"2026-07-16T01:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551866\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T01:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:09:17","slug":"millie-bobby-browns-honest-quotes-on-motherhood-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551866\/","title":{"rendered":"Millie Bobby Brown’s Honest Quotes on Motherhood, Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millie Bobby Brown<\/a> is pulling back the curtain on her experience as a first-time mom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,\u201d Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi, wrote via Instagram in August 2025. \u201cWe are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy. And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.<\/p>\n

The couple, who married in May 2024, have not publicly revealed their daughter\u2019s name or identity. Keep scrolling for the Stranger Things actress\u2019 candid comments about motherhood:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tMillie Bobby Brown is already fiercely protective of her newborn daughter. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s really important to protect her and her story until she\u2019s old enough to potentially one day share it herself,\u201d Brown, 21, told British Vogue in a cover story published Wednesday, November 5. \u201cIt\u2019s not my place to purposefully put her in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n

The Adoption Process<\/p>\n

Brown revealed on a June 2026 episode of the \u201cNot Gonna Lie\u201d podcast that the waiting period was the most difficult part<\/a> of the entire adoption experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery journey is different. Waiting for the call is the hardest part,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI just would always encourage you to understand that every journey is different. Don\u2019t compare yourself to others, don\u2019t compare yourself to statistics, don\u2019t compare yourself to other families, but your baby is out there, and you\u2019ll find each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Millie Bobby Brown Recalls \u2018Magical Phone Call\u2019 Solidifying Adoption<\/p>\n

During her July 2026 appearance on Jay Shetty\u2019s \u201cOn Purpose\u201d podcast, Brown recounted the \u201cmagical phone call\u201d she received to inform her that the couple\u2019s adoption plan was approved.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting the call, I mean, I will never forget it. It was the most surreal feeling and yet we both knew in that moment, like that was \u2026 that we had found each other,\u201d she gushed. \u201cLike, \u2018Oh my goodness, this is our girl, 100 percent, no doubt.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress continued, \u201cThe process is long and rightfully so; it\u2019s a great process and, you know, in fact, it\u2019s very thorough. I would say that\u2019s probably the longest part, is just getting through all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown further revealed that she didn\u2019t record the call, which made it an even more \u201cspecial\u201d moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s something so special about it because my whole life\u2019s recorded. My husband and I will never forget those words, where we were, what we were doing, the feeling,\u201d she said. \u201cI think in so many ways, that is why that shouldn\u2019t be recorded. It\u2019s, like, almost like you had to be there. \u2026 We were talking to someone, another adoptive mother, and it\u2019s like, there are two ways to have a baby, one through your stomach and one through your heart, and my girl was through my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Millie Bobby Brown Claps Back at Mom-Shamers<\/p>\n

Brown has not minced words about the criticism she has fielded since becoming a mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018This is vicious, you are vicious,\u2019 and I don\u2019t have time for angry women<\/a> that just need to bring you down, especially when it comes to motherhood,\u201d Brown told
\u201cNot Gonna Lie\u201d host Kylie Kelce in June 2026. \u201cI\u2019ve never experienced anything like this. It\u2019s like, I can always deal with the, \u2018Oh, my God, you showed your nipples? What a bitch!\u2019 Whatever; I don\u2019t care about that, but when you\u2019re like, \u2018You didn\u2019t put a hat on your baby?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Try putting a hat on my baby. I dare you [to] put a beanie on her.’\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cStay in your own lane, put a hat on your baby and put a sock in your mouth. Sorry, the English is coming out of me, but it\u2019s so true. Like, shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown further acknowledged that she receives judgment both online and in person.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve dealt with this mostly online, but when I do experience it in person, a lot of people will be like, \u2018That\u2019s a really big piece. Are you going to let her eat that?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI know what my baby can eat. I will draw the line where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Millie Bobby Brown Defends Jake Bongiovi<\/p>\n

Brown addressed viral photos<\/a> that sparked criticism of Bongiovi for supposedly not helping her carry bags or a stroller during her 2026 appearance on Kelce\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, I\u2019m Millie Bobbie Brown and I\u2019m not gonna lie, when did women become incapable of holding their own bags, car seats and stuff?\u201d Brown said in a teaser for the episode. \u201cThis stems from me holding all of my suitcases and bags and my kid and people are like, \u2018Your husband doesn\u2019t hold a single thing.\u2019 Because I\u2019m three miles ahead. I have been planning this all night.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWe\u2019re all about empowering girls and, \u2018You got it\u2019 and \u2018You don\u2019t need a man.\u2019 But then when I\u2019m like, \u2018Ok, I can carry my own things,\u2019 people are like, \u2018Where\u2019s your husband?\u2019 I can also do it on my own. Nobody knows my husband. My husband is the most polite, sweet, will-do-anything-for-me, but he also knows I\u2019m capable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Millie Bobby Brown Celebrates Jake Bongiovi\u2019s First Father\u2019s Day<\/p>\n

Brown gave her husband a sweet shout-out on his first Father\u2019s Day in June 2026, sharing a snap of Bongiovi cradling their baby girl via her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy Father\u2019s Day!!!\u201d she wrote at the time<\/a>. \u201cI knew from the moment we met, you were going to be the best dad. We love you too much, Dada.\u201d<\/p>\n

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