Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Travis Barker have shared a heart-breaking secret tragedy they experienced before the birth of their son, Rocky Thirteen, in 2023.
The couple got pregnant with a baby girl, who they had planned to name Tulip, early in their relationship. But at the three-month check-up in Kourtney’s pregnancy, the couple was told that the baby no longer had a heartbeat.
The Barkers have shared the details of the miscarriage in Travis Barker's upcoming documentary, “Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear”, which premiered in New York on June 13.
The documentary shows that Kourtney and Travis learned they were expecting a baby girl around six months after they began dating in 2021.
"When we lost the baby, we were devastated," Kourtney says in the documentary, adding, "We cried for days.”
The revelation sheds further light on the fertility challenges the couple have spoken about publicly in recent years. Kourtney has previously addressed her in vitro fertilisation (IVF) journey during a question-and-answer session on Instagram Stories in May 2024.
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Responding to a fan who asked how she coped with multiple unsuccessful IVF attempts, she wrote, "I stopped after a year of trying (5 failed IVF cycles, 3 retrievals), my body relaxed, and I believed in God's plan for my life."
She added, "Lots of prayers for whatever was meant to be for us. Also lots of optimising my health. I know how hard it is to feel like you're not trying, but believing in God's plan and saying your prayers is so powerful. All the best!"
Kardashian later clarified that her pregnancy with Rocky happened naturally after she stopped IVF treatment. "I want to be super clear bc it seems my answer to the IVF question may have been confusing," she wrote in a follow-up Instagram Story.
"I got pregnant 100% naturally, NOT through IVF... one year after stopping IVF actually. Through God's blessing on Valentine's Day," she wrote.
The reality television star—who shares three children, Mason, Penelope and Reign, with former partner Scott Disick—also discussed the pregnancy during Season 4 Four of “The Kardashians”, saying she and Barker had stepped away from IVF before their wedding and were no longer actively trying to conceive.
"We stopped doing IVF probably two months before our wedding and so it took a year for all those hormones and chemicals to get out of my system," she said.
"We were not trying whatsoever. I wasn't even checking my ovulation anymore. We decided to put it in God's hands and thought it was just not happening. We were accepting of it and then... God's plan," she said.
Reflecting on the birth of their son, Kourtney described the experience as extraordinary, saying it "truly feels like a miracle being able to be pregnant and have a baby with the love of my life" said the 47-years-old.
“Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear” is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on August 13.
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