Pull the plug? Kourtney Kardashian And Travis Barker have not given up on their plans to have a baby together, but they will not move forward with further IVF treatment.
“I would like a child more than anything in the world, but I really believe in what God has in store for us. If it’s a baby, then I believe it will happen,” the 44-year-old reality TV star said during the Season 3 premiere. Kardashianwhich began airing on Thursday, May 25 before confirming that the couple are “officially done with IVF.”
Courtney recalled feeling pressured in the past to freeze her eggs and getting mediocre results. “Egg freezing is not guaranteed. I think this is a misunderstanding. People do it thinking it’s insurance, but it’s actually not,” she continued. “Most of them did not survive the thaw, and then none of them survived to the embryo.”
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
Alessandro Bremek/NurPhoto/ShutterstockThe Poosh founder said IVF took a toll on her, adding: “My health is still suffering from hormones. Yes, and psychologically it definitely affected. So I think the most important thing is to just be happy and be a good parent to your kids. We just accept what should be, will be.”
Kourtney shares Mason, 13, Penelope, 10, and Rain, 8, with an ex-boyfriend Scott Disick. The Blink-182 drummer, 47, for his part, shares son Landon, 19, and daughter Alabama, 17, with his ex-wife. Shanna Moakler. He is also the father of Atiana, 24, who Shanna, 48, shares with an ex. Oscar De La Hoya.
The Hulu personality has previously spoken about the couple’s attempts to have a baby. “We started the IVF journey, but I stopped. It was a lot. I took a break just to focus on our wedding and wedding,” Kourtney said. WSJ. Magazine in September 2022, four months after exchanging vows with Travis.
A month later, the businesswoman admitted she was “pushed” into IVF, saying on the Not Skinny, Not Fat podcast, “I got to the point where I just felt how exactly the timing was with me and Travis. . I feel – really – that if this is meant to happen, it will happen. (We have) prayers and hope that God will bless us with a child.”
Earlier this month, a source revealed that Kourtney and Travis still want to start a family of their own. “Kourtney and Travis wanted a baby from day one and she got pregnant with three others so easily. I think this time she didn’t even think about it, ”the insider exclusively told. Us weekly. “But because they thought the most romantic thing they could do was have a baby together, even when it got difficult, they never hesitated.”
The source added, “(Kourtney) sees through everything and this is no different. She also doesn’t take “no” for an answer. She’s as excited about the prospect of having Travis’ baby as she was on the first day. A longer process does not change that for her. It really is a ray of hope.”
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