An adjustment period. Khloe Kardashian has spoken candidly about the challenges of having a child through surrogacy.
The reality star became a mother for the first time when she welcomed daughter True in April 2018 Tristan Thompson. The former couple, who began their on-again, off-again relationship in 2016, once again expanded their family in the wake of his paternity scandal with Maralee Nichols.
After Kardashian and Thompson’s son, Tatum, arrived via surrogate in July 2022, a source exclusively told Us weekly that the couple had not rekindled their romance. (The insider also said their second child was conceived prior to the athlete’s drama with Nichols — which resulted in the birth of son Theo in December 2021.)
The Good American co-founder later shed light on her personal ups and downs as a mother of two.
“A surrogate process — Kim [Kardashian] know – is very difficult for me. It’s a mindf-k. It’s really the weirdest thing,” Kardashian said on a May 2023 episode of The Kardashians. “[I do feel less connected]. People do say it takes a minute to feel connected, but Kim said hers was easy. This isn’t easy.”
Kardashian explained how the bond with her son didn’t feel immediately, explaining in a June 2023 episode, “When you compare True and him, it’s a completely different experience. Like the connection. With True, it took me a few days to think, “Okay, this is my daughter.” It was only days. But with him it took me months. I love him and I love kids, but I definitely don’t have that full bond. Many people say it takes time.”
Earlier that year, the Strong Looks Better Naked author gushed about the quality time she spent with her little boy.
“He’s eight months old and he’s a little chunk and I wouldn’t have it any other way,” she shared during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show in April 2023. “He’s a calm baby. He’s a happy baby, how wonderful and my daughter was the same, so I got lucky twice.”
The Hulu personality went on to say that True “likes to be a big sister” to her sibling. “I was worried because I wasn’t pregnant and I didn’t know if it would be hard for her to understand,” Kardashian continued. “And it’s just crazy how resilient and instinctive kids are and she’s so motherly and loving and she’s such a good big sister.”
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