Summer House's Lindsay Hubbard Reveals 'Silly' Thing She's Looking Forward to Doing Again After Giving Birth (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lindsay Hubbard at BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, 2023.Photo:Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty

Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty

Pregnancy makes a few foods and beverages off limits, such as sushi, certain cheeses, cold cuts and, of course, alcohol and coffee.

SoSummer House’sLindsay Hubbardwasted no time indulging in all of her favorites after giving birth to her first child,daughter Gemma, earlier this month.

The reality star partnered withJimmy John’sand enjoyed their Vito sandwich — her favorite on the restaurant’s menu —in the delivery roomright after giving birth, along with their signature chips and a cookie.

“I was dying to eat my Jimmy John’s sandwich,” Hubbard, who fell in love with the sandwich chain while studying at University of Florida, says. “I had so much fun partnering with them throughout the pregnancy. Non-meat sandwiches became a staple in my ordering routine of food throughout my pregnancy, so theJimmy John’s Picklewichand the veggie sandwich as well, but I was so excited to finally get to eat my Vito Jimmy John’s, which is similar to an Italian. I love the very simple sandwiches because at the end of the day when you haven’t had something for 10 months, you’re like, ‘Okay, I just want my classic favorites.’ "

Hubbard has a few other things she looks forward to doing again now that her pregnancy has ended, like laser hair removal and tying her shoes.

“It sounds so silly, but towards the end of my pregnancy I was so big that I couldn’t move around quickly and I would get really, really tired very quick,” she says of being unable to reach her feet. “I’ve been gaining my energy back and I can move quicker. It’s been almost two weeks since I gave birth … and I just have more energy despite the fact that I’m sleeping a significantly amount less."

‘Summer House’ star Lindsay Hubbard enjoys Jimmy John’s in the delivery room after welcoming daughter Gemma.Lindsay Hubbard/Instagram

Lindsay Hubbard/Instagram

She continues, “I also just can’t wait to get back to some of my beauty treatments like laser hair removal. Oh my God, I’m so hairy right now! The added hormones really, my hair grew. So I am dying to get some of this body hair lasered off.”

When it comes to breastfeeding, Hubbard says she feels “very blessed” that Gemma “came out and within 20 minutes she was latching on to my breast.”

“That doesn’t happen often, and I feel very lucky that she was so easy and still is,” Hubbard continues. “But breastfeeding, it’s not for the faint. You have to stick with it. It is very a rigorous routine. I have to feed her every two to three hours — that’s the most important thing.”

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Hubbard says she’s been supplementing with formula “while my body is learning how to produce more milk” and has had the support of a lactation consultant.

“I think what’s surprising is how quickly she’s changing,” Hubbard says. “She looks so different now than she did when she first came out. Every couple of days she looks different, and I already feel like, ‘Oh no, she’s growing up so fast.’ It hasn’t even been two weeks!"

The former publicist gave herSummer Housecostars a heads up before announcing Gemma’s arrival on Dec. 8 at the request ofPaige DeSorbo.

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The influencer sums up new motherhood as “sleepless nights” with “a lot to consume and learn.”

“It’s a lot of hard work,” she says. “It’s a lot of newness and being it’s a big learning curve. But physically and emotionally, doing great.”

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Summer Houseseason 9 premieres Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

source: people.com