'The Vampire Diaries' fame Claire Holt opens up on postpartum anxiety

"

The Vampire Diaries

" fame actress Claire Holt has revealed that she suffered with

postpartum anxiety

after the birth of her son James.

In an Instagram post,

Claire

opened up about her battle with postpartum anxiety.

"After I had James, I really struggled with postpartum anxiety.

Breastfeeding

was incredibly difficult, he suffered from a cow's milk protein allergy (which he has thankfully grown out of), his sleep was pretty much non existent, and I felt so overwhelmed. I had friends with babies and I was so grateful for their advice, but I certainly didn't want to call or text at 2am with my endless list of issues," she said.

Claire is currently expecting her second child.

"The

Pregnancy

and Motherhood group has really helped me with my second pregnancy. Having a safe space to share the ups and downs of raising children is so important," she added.