Lala Kent’s family is growing!
The Vanderpump Rules the star (33) announced on Sunday that she is expecting her second child. She shared the happy news on Instagram, captioning her post: “I’m expanding my pod.”
She included a black-and-white photo showing her pregnant belly up close as she stands next to her 2-year-old daughter Ocean, who she shares with ex Randall Emmett.
Lala Kent Says Her Daughter’s Fertility Journey to Have a Sibling Is Going ‘Full Steam’ (Exclusive)
Another photo captured the mother-daughter duo posing with two bottles of vitamins next to them on the counter. “@maryruthorganics is rooting for the new addition to my little family,” Kent added.
Some of the comments on the post were filled with well-wishes for the mom-to-be, including “congratulations” from fellow Bravo star Heather Dubrow.
Lala Kent and her daughter Ocean.
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It’s in January Give them Lala the podcast host opened up to PEOPLE about her desire to give her daughter a sibling.
“I think Ocean is going to go crazy when another baby comes along because she’s obsessed with babies and I think she’s going to be extremely hands-on,” Kent said at the time.
When asked where she is on her fertility journey, Kent teased, “We’re on a journey! We’re actually kicking our ass full steam ahead.”
A few weeks later, Kent said Cosmopolitan that she began the process of conceiving a second child through intrauterine insemination (IUI) — a treatment where sperm is surgically placed in the uterus to fertilize an egg.
Noting that she had friends who went through the process but were in “great relationships,” the reality TV star — who is single and going through the process with a donor — said “when my life took a completely different turn, I knew I want more children.”
“It was such a weird thing that was happening because everyone would tell me, ‘You’re going to find someone.’ And I started thinking, ‘Why does my desire for more children have to include another person?'”
The reality star shared that she decided to undergo IUI because she wanted to take control of her situation.
“I’m not going to risk having my child,” she says. “And I just don’t think that finding a partner and falling in love with someone has anything to do with bringing a child into the world.”
Kent’s biggest advice to other women is to bet on yourself.
“If you want kids and you’re just waiting for ‘that person’ to come into your life, let’s talk about a different path we can take. It’s 2024! There are many ways to have a child, and you don’t need a man to do it,” she said.
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