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Topics: Celebrity, Kourtney Kardashian
Jess Hardiman
Topics: Celebrity, Kourtney Kardashian
The first official picture of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s baby son Rocky has FINALLY landed.
Kourtney, 44, announced she was expecting her first baby with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, 47, back in June, after having tied the knot in 2022.
The pregnancy was struck by drama when Kourtney – who is already a mum to three children from her previous relationship with ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, Mason, 13, Penelope 11 and Reign 8 - had to undergo 'terrifying' emergency surgery to save her baby’s life.
She explained on Instagram at the time: "I will be forever grateful to my incredible doctors for saving our baby’s life. I am eternally grateful to my husband who rushed to my side from tour to be with me in the hospital and take care of me afterwards, my rock.
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"And to my mom, thank you for holding my hand through this.
"As someone who has had three really easy pregnancies in the past, I wasn’t prepared for the fear of rushing into urgent fetal surgery. I don’t think anyone who hasn’t been through a similar situation can begin to understand that feeling of fear. I have a whole new understanding and respect for the mamas who have had to fight for their babies while pregnant.
"Praise be to God. Walking out of the hospital with my baby boy in my tummy and safe was the truest blessing."
While the couple chose not to formally announce the birth of their son when he arrived at the beginning of November, a birth certificate obtained by People later that month confirmed that they welcomed a boy named Rocky at a Los Angeles hospital.
Now the couple have finally gone official with the announcement, posting a series of photos on Instagram with a caption confirming their son's name: "ROCKY."
The happy news follows a long journey with IVF, which Kourtney felt 'pressured’ into doing.
“It went against my intuition, and I didn’t feel fully prepared for the mental or physical toll it takes,” she told Vogue.
It wasn’t until the couple decided to take a break from IVF that they conceived naturally.
“We just got pregnant naturally,” she continued.
“It was an indescribable feeling. Shock, then super happy… fear sets in, worry, but I remembered then to have gratitude.”
Kourtney added that it felt ‘wild’ to have fallen into the category of a geriatric pregnancy.
“My doctors are so cautious and I’ve had so many more restrictions than my other pregnancies,” she explained.
“The first trimester was no working out, no flying on airplanes, no sex. Then the second trimester, I could do anything.”
She then returned to ‘all the restrictions’ after undergoing surgery, which she said opened her eyes to a ‘whole new world of pregnancy’.
“It was terrifying,” the Poosh founder said.
“After, I learned that insurance typically only covers two ultrasounds when you’re pregnant, I had no idea.
“I’ve always been lucky enough to do more than what insurance covers, and it’s one of those ultrasounds that saved my baby’s life.”
Travis is already dad to two children from his past relationship with Shanna Moakler; 20-year-old Landon and Alabama, 17.
He is also the stepfather to Moakler's daughter with her ex-husband Oscar De La Hoya, 24-year-old Atiana De La Hoya.