Carey Mulligan: Motherhood has been stressful

Carey Mulligan says motherhood has been "pretty stressful" so far.

The 30-year-old actress, who is currently promoting her new movie Suffragette, gave birth to her baby daughter Evelyn earlier this month but has been struggling to balance her new role as a mother with her globe-trotting career, reported E! Online.

"The last couple of weeks have been pretty stressful. Doing press and doing it with a tiny baby, timing has been very important and babies do what they want, which is a challenge," she said.

The blonde beauty said her Suffragette co-star Meryl Streep, 66, who has four grown-up children, Henry, Mamie, Grace and Louisa, has been "helpful".

"It's really helpful when you have Meryl Streep backstage at events shouting at people on your behalf, telling them to hurry the hell up because you have a nursing mother here."