Lo Bosworth's Postpartum Reality: Healing Over Glam

Five months into motherhood, The Hills alum Lo Bosworth is rewriting what postpartum wellness looks like—and spoiler alert, it has nothing to do with bouncing back for the‘gram.

After welcoming daughter Nelle in January with husband Dom Natale following their six-year IVF journey, Bosworth, 39, is laser-focused on the unglamorous fundamentals: steps, water, teeth-brushing, and yes, a three-minute trampoline bounce for lymphatic drainage. In a Wednesday, June 24 conversation with Us Weekly about her partnership with Hello during its Summer of Yay campaign, she was refreshingly honest about where her head—and her energy—actually are right now.

“I’m still in healing mode to a certain degree,”she explained, walking through her recovery routine with the same thoughtful intention she once brought to reality TV drama. The tiny trampoline? A recommendation from her lymphatic massage therapist to keep that crucial system moving while her body continues to repair itself. It’s small, specific, and wholly unsexy—which is exactly the point. Bosworth isn’t chasing the narrative of the celebrity mom who emerges from the hospital looking untouched. Instead, she’s owning the reality that postpartum recovery takes time, attention, and grace.

What’s striking is how she’s reframed self-care itself. Forget elaborate skincare routines and contouring tutorials. For Bosworth, a dedicated flossing ritual and a Hello toothbrush on the bathroom shelf—something that looks cute while actually doing the work—has become the cornerstone of her wellness practice.“When you’re a mom, you kind of come second to a certain degree,”she said, and there’s a quiet wisdom in that acknowledgment. Rather than fight it or feel guilty about it, she’s leaning into the self-care tools that are actually doable within the constraints of new motherhood.

This summer marks her first as a parent, and she’s chasing the sensation of carefree’90s and 2000s summers—the kind where you’re up for anything—while managing bottles, naps, and the very real logistics of keeping a six-month-old thriving. It’s a poignant tension: nostalgia for freedom paired with the deep contentment of finally having the baby she and Dom worked so hard to welcome. The self-care moments she’s carved out aren’t luxuries. They’re the small rituals that give her back a piece of herself, even if it’s just a few minutes.