Lauren Conrad Shares Very Rare Photos of Her 2 Kids

Lauren Conrad is sharing a few very rare photos of her two kids.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the television personality, 39, shared a series of photos on Instagram, which marked her first time posting on the social media app in almost a year. In the photos, the Laguna Beach alum could be seen spending time on the beach with her two sons — Liam James, 8, and Charlie Wolf, 5 — as well as her husband William Tell.

“Saying goodbye to another amazing summer… became an auntie (twice!), spent a lot of time at the beach, traveled to fun places and then back-in-time to see BSB,” Conrad wrote in her caption.

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While Conrad chooses not to share much of her kids on social media, she appeared on the debut episode of the podcast Perelel Lives in May 2022 and opened up about the struggles she experienced post-pregnancy. At the time, she told host and Perelel co-founder Alex Taylor that she “lost herself” after the birth of son Liam.

“I was like, ‘I don’t know when I’m gonna get back,’ ” recalled Conrad. “Like, ‘Am I just a new human now?’ ”

The entrepreneur said that while friends had given her some advice before giving birth, nothing they said could have prepared her for what was to come.

“I think I was just really focused on the exciting parts and knew I could get through the rest,” she said. “It’s like a funny game that women play with each other because you know it’s worth it, and you can’t just tell that to someone. I had friends who told me just enough; they told me the things I needed to know. … They helped me prepare with checklists and then were there for me afterwards, in a supportive way.”

“The emotional journey afterwards…was just really challenging,” Conrad added. She went on to say that it took “about a year” for her to feel herself again, pointing out that a close female friend assured her that she’d become someone “even better.”

Later that summer, Conrad shared photos on Instagram, celebrating the quality time she spent with her two boys.

“We said goodbye to Summer in our happy place watching the sun rise and set, eating PB&Js on the beach and taking long walks,” she captioned the Instagram photo carousel.

The photos showed the boys exploring a beach town, though Conrad doesn’t specifically say where they spent the time. Her sons could be seen wandering through streets and sand, picking up shells and enjoying the sunset and the shore.