Nashville star Hayden Panettiere has joked she feels like an ''80-year-old woman'' after childbirth.
The 25-year-old actress gave birth to her and her fiance Wladimir Klitschko's first child, Kaya, on December 9, and Panettiere admits her body is still feeling the effects of her pregnancy.
Speaking to PEOPLE magazine, she said, ''I feel like an 80-year-old woman trying to go down the stairs, you know, please tell me this is temporary. But I know some things will never be the same again.
''I'm limping around. I'm still trying to figure out what [pregnancy] has done to my body, how it's changed it. What's temporary and what's permanent.''
When asked about her new bundle of joy, she added, ''She's really so sweet. I'm sure that's the way it's meant to be, because when they are putting you through the ringer you're like, 'You are so lucky you're cute!' ''
