Kerry Washington doesn't feel guilty about being a working mother.

Speaking to the new issue of InStyle magazine, she said: "Women use this 'guilt' word a lot, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know why it's the word that keeps coming up, but I can't co-sign on it yet. There has got to be a better way. You can't be all things to all people all the time, you have to experience your humanity, you have to know you are a limited vessel, and you can only do so much."

The 38-year-old star also isn't sure whether becoming a parent has changed her.

She said: "It's too early to tell. Maybe later I'll look back and have some of that figured out. But when you're in it, you're in it! And I'm so in it right now."

Kerry feels lucky to have lots of famous friends to ask for parenting advice if she ever needs it.

She said: "I called up Connie Britton, who adopted her son when she started 'Nashville'. I emailed Jessica Alba. I have all these girls I have known for a long time. now we have a new chapter in our lives we can share ideas about."