Kourtney Kardashianis opening up about the impact in-vitro fertilization had on her body and mind.
On the latest episode ofThe Kardashians, released Thursday, Kardashian speaks about learning to love her body after the changes that came as a result of trying IVF to conceive with husbandTravis Barker.
During a photo shoot, the Lemme founder points out that “obviously my body’s changed” and talks about the hormones she was on during IVF, which she elaborates on in a confessional.
“Eight months of IVF treatment has definitely taken a toll on my body, mentally and physically,” Kardashian, 43, shares. “I think it’s taken a lot to get me to the place of feeling really comfortable and happy with the changes.”
“Obviously, we wish that, but if it’s in God’s plan then it is,” she says of being pregnant.
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At the shoot, the Poosh founder tells the other women how much Barker has been praising her body through the changes.
“Having a partner who is so supportive of me and is always complimenting me, no matter what, it’s just helping me to really embrace the changes and actually to the point that I love the changes now,” she explains.
Last month, the reality star shut down pregnancy speculation after she shared images of herself onInstagramfrom a photoshoot, dressed in a brown bandeau top and underwear.
In one of the photos, she stood in front of a mirror while placing her hand on her stomach, leading one user to comment, “Wait a minute did I miss that she’s pregnant.”
Kardashian denied the rumors, writing in a reply, “Nope, but you’re missing a woman’s body.”
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The mom of three has previously shut down pregnancy speculation over the years. In May 2020, sheresponded to a user who questioned whether she was pregnantafter she posted a bikini photo.
At the time, Kardashianposted a slideshow of photosof herself lounging around in a two-piece paired with a cow-pattern button-up.
“This is me when I have a few extra pounds on, and I actually love it,” Kardashian wrote back to the user. “I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body.”
Kardashian shares daughterPenelope, 10, and sonsReign, 7, andMason, 12, with exScott Disick.Barkeris father toAlabama, 16, andLandon, 18, whom he shares with his exShanna Moakler. He is also a father figure to Moakler’s daughter, Atiana De La Hoya, 23, from her previous relationship with her exOscar De La Hoya.
source: people.com
