Kim Kardashian Has Reportedly Hired a Surrogate to Carry Her Third Child with Kanye West
“I feel like surrogacy is the only option for me,” the reality star said on Keeping Up with the Kardashians earlier this year.
In an April episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim Kardashian confessed that, after two pregnancies and births rife with complications, she was finally looking to hire a surrogate to carry her third child.
“I feel like surrogacy is the only option for me,” said the reality star, who also revealed a surgical procedure intended to improve her ability to have a third baby had been unsuccessful. “I always knew surrogacy was an option; now it’s my reality,” she added.
That reality seems to have crystallized this week: Both TMZ and People report that Kardashian and her husband Kanye West, the parents of Saint, 1, and North, 4, have hired a surrogate. According to TMZ, the couple will pay a total of $113,000 to the surrogate in installments—a $68,850 deposit, followed by 10 months’ installments of $4,500 each. If the pregnancy results in multiple births, the surrogate will receive an additional $5,000 per baby.
In exchange for such ample compensation, the surrogate agreed to a few house rules. Some are of the garden variety—no smoking, drinking, or other drugs, limited caffeine, no raw fish. Others are more obscure—no hot tubs or saunas, no hair dye, no handling cat litter.
Kardashian has been open about the struggles she’s confronted throughout her pregnancies on her blog and on Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She suffers placenta accreta, a condition in which the placenta fails to properly detach from the uterus during birth and that, according to , affects approximately 5 percent of women giving birth., affects approximately 5 percent of women giving birth.
“My doctor had to stick his entire arm in me and detach the placenta with his hand, scraping it away from my uterus with his fingernails. How disgusting and painful!!!” Kardashian wrote of North West’s birth.
Still, in the aftermath of her harrowing Paris robbery last year, Kardashian proclaimed her desire to have another child despite the physical challenges: “After Paris I feel the need to bring another soul into this world,” she said on Keeping Up with the Kardashians in March. “I want my kids to have siblings.”
At Four Years Old, North West Is Already Chicer Than You On Instagram
Out in New York City with mom Kim Kardashian, wearing matching furry coats. 2016.
Throwing serious side-eye while wearing sunglasses on vacation with dad, Kanye West.
Dressed like a princess with her best friend, Ryan, and cousin Penelope Disick.
Trying on mom’s thigh-high, silver Balenciaga boots. “Didn’t think it would happen this soon…my baby girl stealing my shoes. At least she has good taste,” wrote Kardashian.
Visiting Bambi’s friends while in character at Disneyland.
Taking a bath with a few glowing accessories, 2016.
Trying out Snapchat’s flower crown and somehow avoiding looking basic.
Wearing matching custom Vetements with Mom while heading to Dad’s concert.
Wearing matching custom Vetements with Mom while heading to Dad’s concert.
Accessorizing a velvet slip dress with furry slides and a white baseball cap.
With Mom, Dad, and President Barack Obama. “Oh Northie!!! North fell and was crying so Potus gave her White House M&M’s. She smiled when I opened the box but I wanted to save them for memories so wouldn’t let her eat them so she cried again,” Kardashian wrote.
Again, with President Obama, this time playing it cool.
Playing the part of a very chic tennis girl in a white velvet slip dress and matching white hat.
Getting a backstage tour with Ariana Grande before the singer’s stadium tour.
Giving aunt Kylie a run for her lip empire money with goth black lips.
Cozing up to Mom in a fashionable leopard print top and black choker.
Posing for a family portrait on Easter with Mom, Dad, and brother Saint.
Working hard as the fit model for Mom and Dad’s new clothing line.
“That time North gets a time out & is a little too quiet… I go in her room to check on her & she’s in the bathroom, made her own spa & tells me she’s chilling out,” wrote Kardashian.
“she has no clue what 100 million followers means but she’s excited cause i’m excited lol thanks for the follows and the love” captioned Kardashian.
Of the mommy-and-me style, Kardashian wrote, simply: “Besties!”
For a Mother’s Day post, Kardashian wrote, “Thank you to my babies for choosing me and allowing me to be your mom. You’ve given me a deep love I can’t explain. I’m always here to teach you and protect you! Thank you for making my Mothers Day so special!”
Like Will Ferrell in Elf, Kanye West just wants to bring joy to the world:
