The celebrity and Poosh founder, Kourtney Kardashian, has long nurtured the dream of welcoming another addition to her family.
Kourtney, a mother to Mason, 13, Penelope, 10, and Reign, 8, with her ex-partner Scott Disick, declared on June 16 that she is expecting her fourth child—her first with her current husband, Travis Barker.
Before she and Travis became romantically involved, Kourtney had expressed her desire to have another child. In a 2020 interaction with a fan, she encouraged the person to “send blessings” in the hope of having another baby.
After Kourtney, 44, and Travis, 47, transitioned from being friendly neighbors to romantic partners, it became evident that he was the ideal person to share life’s simple joys and significant milestones with. Travis, the drummer of Blink-182, was already a father to Landon Barker, 19, and Alabama Barker, 17, from his previous marriage to Shanna Moakler. He was also a stepfather to Atiana De La Hoya, 24.
Following their engagement in October 2021, the couple soon expressed their intention to expand their family, as reported by a source to E! News. The couple embarked on the journey of in vitro fertilization (IVF), which eventually proved to be mentally and physically taxing for Kourtney, causing them to halt the process in early 2022.
Kourtney admitted in a 2022 interview, “It was overwhelming.” She then decided to take a break to focus on their upcoming wedding.
However, the couple never lost hope of adding to their blended family. Between their Las Vegas wedding in April 2022 and the official ceremony in Italy in May, Kourtney mulled over the number of children she wished to have with Travis.
“In an ideal world, I’d like two more,” she shared with Access Hollywood. “And we both already have three—so that makes six, seven, or eight in total.”
But the IVF process turned out to be unsuitable for them. The Lemme founder had previously frozen seven of her eggs. Unfortunately, they “didn’t survive the thawing process” and none reached the embryo stage, she shared in a May 2023 episode of The Kardashians.
Having put an end to the IVF process, the couple decided to track her ovulation cycle and attempt conception naturally.
“We’d be thrilled to have another baby, but I firmly believe in God’s plans for us,” Kourtney shared. “If that includes a baby, then it will happen when it’s meant to.”
The couple made their pregnancy announcement just a month after that disclosure. Kourtney revealed her pregnancy in a unique way: by holding up a sign that read, “Travis I’m Pregnant” at a Blink-182 concert, thus reenacting an iconic moment from one of their music videos.
Continue scrolling to catch up with everything that led to that revelation—and everything Kourtney has expressed about her wish to have another child with Travis.
January 2020: Kourtney Expresses Her Desire for Another Child Months before her relationship with Travis Barker began, Kourtney Kardashian expressed her wish for another pregnancy. In response to a follower’s query about her expecting, she said, “No, but I wish I were.” Later, she asked another fan on social media to “send out the blessing.”
February 2021: Public Announcement of Their Relationship The couple officially revealed their romance shortly after Valentine’s Day.
October 2021: Kourtney and Travis Get Engaged & Express Interest in Parenthood Soon after their engagement in October, the couple expressed their desire to have a baby together, hoping to be pregnant by 2022, as per a source who spoke to E! News.
“They would love nothing more than to have a baby together,” the source revealed. “Kourtney has always wanted another baby and never felt complete. Now that she’s with Travis, the desire is even stronger.”
November 2021: Discussing Baby Names Following their Halloween celebration together—with Kourtney dressing as Patricia Arquette’s character, Alabama Whitman, from True Romance—Travis commented on her photo, “Our son’s name would be Elvis.”
March 2022: Confirmation of Pursuing IVF The Poosh founder confirmed she and Travis were actively trying to conceive in a March 2022 teaser for The Kardashians’ first season. “Travis and I want to have a baby,” she said, as cameras captured them consulting with medical professionals to start the IVF process.
April 2022: Kourtney Discloses Her Desire for More Children Kourtney revealed to Access Hollywood just how many more children she’d like to have with Travis, gushing, “In a dream world, I’d want two more.”
April 2022: Kim Kardashian Gives an Update Kim Kardashian weighed in on the couple’s aspirations to expand their family, telling Ellen DeGeneres, “When you find a love that is indispensable, and when there’s still an opportunity—she’s in her early 40s—I think they genuinely want to experience life with another baby.”
April 2022: Kourtney Gets Candid About Her Struggles with the IVF Process In an April episode of The Kardashians, Kourtney revealed that the IVF process had been “terrible” for her. “The experience has been far from wonderful,” she commented. “The medication they’ve prescribed has pushed me into menopause.”
She also shared with Kris Jenner that speculative comments about her pregnancy on social media affected her greatly. “Everyone on social media is always speculating that I’m pregnant, or that I’ve gained weight,” she expressed. “It’s so impolite to speculate about people when you have no knowledge of what they’re actually experiencing.”
May 2022: The Wedding Bells Chime Their loved ones traveled from their Calabasas, California home to witness the couple tie the knot in Italy.
September 2022: Termination of IVF The couple announced that they were no longer pursuing the IVF process.
Kourtney informed WSJ. Magazine, “We began an IVF journey, but I put it on hold. It was overwhelming. I took a break to focus solely on our wedding and getting married.”
September 2022: Sharing Her Love for Their Blended Family Kourtney discussed why parenting with the Blink-182 drummer worked so well. She shares Mason, Penelope, and Reign Disick with ex Scott Disick, while Travis shares Landon and Alabama Barker with ex-wife Shanna Moakler and is also stepfather to Atiana De La Hoya.
“We have known each other for a long time and I’ve developed my own relationship with his children over ten years,” she told Today. “It does make things considerably easier. We know each other and our intentions well.”
She added, “I grew up in a blended family… We have experience.”
September 2022: Kourtney Responds to a Pregnancy Comment When a fan commented, “Wait a minute, did I miss that she’s pregnant?” on Kourtney’s lingerie photo, the reality star responded, “No, but you’re missing a woman’s body.”
October 2022: Kourtney Kardashian Talks About The Toll of IVF Kourtney opened up about the detrimental effects of
October 2022: Kourtney Kardashian Talks About The Toll of IVF Kourtney opened up about the detrimental effects of the fertility process on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, “It seriously affected my health and mental state…The hormones. The medication. You have to undergo anesthesia each time. It’s not for me, though I know it works for many.”
As for why they initially pursued it? “I felt somewhat coerced into trying IVF,” she confessed. “If you search online, it suggests that if you’re over 40, you should immediately consult an IVF doctor. So I felt a bit rushed.”
Kourtney’s fresh perspective is that the “timing” will unfold naturally: “I believe that if it’s truly meant to be, it will happen.”
March 2023: Kourtney Opens Up About the Aftereffects When a social media user asked if she was pregnant, Kourtney responded that her appearance had changed due to “the aftereffects of IVF.” She retorted by saying, “I’m acknowledging this comment only because I believe it’s crucial to understand how IVF impacts women’s bodies, which is rarely discussed. Also, are we still asking women if they’re pregnant?”
May 2023: She Shares Her IVF Outcome In a May episode of The Kardashians, Kourtney shared that the couple was “officially done” with IVF. She revealed that her eggs “didn’t survive the thaw” and that none of them advanced to the embryo stage. “People attempt this thinking it’s a safety net, but it’s not.”
“We would adore having a baby more than anything else, but I have strong faith in God’s plans for us,” she said in a confessional. “If that involves a baby, then I trust that it will happen. The most important thing is to be happy and to be good parents to my children.”
May 2023: Attempting to Conceive Naturally They remained committed to expanding their family and were trying to conceive naturally, as she disclosed in a May 2023 Hulu episode.
In fact, she told Khloe Kardashian that they were monitoring her cycle. “I know I’m already late according to your calendar, but I am ovulating,” she shared. “If you give us five minutes to do something really quick…we’ll be back.”
After a mere fifteen minutes, she returned, joking that it was a “record.”
June 2023: Announcement of Pregnancy The couple announced that they’re expecting! In a heartfelt gesture at a Blink-182 concert in June 2023, Kourtney held up a sign declaring, “Travis I’m Pregnant,” reenacting a classic scene from their 1999 music video “All The Small Things.”
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