India, April 26 -- Sania Mirza, widely regarded as India's most successful female tennis player, has opened up about the emotional challenges she faced while breastfeeding her son, Izhaan Mirza Malik. In the April 21 episode of The Masoom Minawala Show, Sania Mirza said that breastfeeding was more emotionally taxing than pregnancy itself. Also read | Bipasha Basu shares her emotional breastfeeding journey with daughter Devi

She breastfed for nearly three months, but the experience was emotionally and mentally draining due to the pressure of being the sole provider of nourishment for her baby. Sania said the lack of sleep and constant feeding schedule added to her exhaustion.

She said, "I breastfed for 2.5-3 months. For me, that was the ...