Kourtney Kardashian opened up about her decision to stay home for 40 days after the birth of her fourth child, Rocky, whom she shares with husband Travis Barker.
On Wednesday’s episode of The Kardashians , the reality star, 45, explained that she had no plans to leave the house during her first month and a half postpartum.
While speaking about her new life as a mother of four with younger sisters Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney reveals she will be staying home for “40 days.”
“You’re staying home for 40 days and nights?” Khloé asks, surprised.
During a confessional, the Poosh founder explained, “In many different cultures, women don’t leave the house for 40 days after giving birth so their bodies have time to recover and beyond.”
Kourtney Kardashian opened up about her decision to stay home for 40 days after the birth of her fourth child, Rocky, whom she shares with husband Travis Barker
“I really like attachment parenting. There’s no way I’m divorcing him. “I love being home now, like I’m spending my time taking care of my baby and bonding with him,” she continued.
Later, Khloé jokes whether Kourtney would “go to a rave” after 40 days.
“No, I just feel like I don’t want to go anywhere anymore,” Kourtney admitted.
Khloé then realized that it wasn’t unusual for her to stay home for so many days in a row.
‘Welcome to my daily life. I haven’t had a baby yet and I’m still on the 40 days,” joked the mother of two, who shares daughter True and son Tatum with ex Tristan Thompson.
Kourtney and Barker married in the summer of 2022 in Portofino, Italy, and then welcomed their son last November.
Earlier this month, Kourtney finally revealed the medical condition that forced her to undergo emergency fetal surgery while pregnant with Rocky.
‘Baby Rocky had to undergo fetal surgery due to fluid in his lungsshe said on last week’s episode of The Kardashians on Hulu.
On Wednesday’s episode of The Kardashians, the reality star, 45, explained that she had no plans to leave the house during her first month postpartum.
While speaking about her new life as a mother of four with younger sisters Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney reveals she will be staying home for ’40 days’
“And it’s super rare for this to happen [is] the condition he had, but it’s also super rare and fortunate that we contracted it,” she explained in a confessional. ‘And thank you, God, for this successful operation. I’m honestly so grateful, I don’t have words for it.’
She bared her soul about her fear, saying, “I was absolutely filled with fear after the surgery and the fluid in his lungs.”
The reality superstar said: ‘Actually it started coming back and then I watched this documentary called Heal which was all about the power of positive thinking and how our thinking can really impact our health.’
She candidly reflected on the way she handled the ordeal, saying, “I started talking to the baby every day and saying my prayers, and after I had that change in mindset, the fluid completely disappeared and we had no more problems. ‘
During a confessional, the Poosh founder explained that “in many different cultures, women don’t leave the house after having a baby for 40 days to give your body time to heal and beyond.”
“I really like attachment parenting. There’s no way I’m divorcing him. I love being home now, like I’m spending my time taking care of my baby and bonding with him,” she continued; Kourtney’s husband, Travis, pictured holding Rocky
Kourtney – who shares her older children Mason, 14, Penelope, 11, and Reign, nine, with her ex-fiance Scott Disick – first went public with the surgery last September.
“As someone who has had three very easy pregnancies in the past, I was unprepared for the fear of having to undergo urgent fetal surgery,” she shared at the time.
“I don’t think anyone who hasn’t been through a similar situation can understand that feeling of fear,” Kourtney added on Instagram.
When the surgery took place, Blink-182 hastily postponed some of their European tour dates so Travis could fly home to his wife’s bedside.
Kourtney and Travis started dating in 2020 after almost 10 years of friendship; Travis was also her neighbor
“Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return to the United States,” the band announced on their social media.
Travis then set up his own social media and cryptically posted photos of the prayer room at Glasgow airport.
Since welcoming her son, the mum-of-four has encouraged other mums to ignore the ‘pressure’ to get back to their pre-pregnancy bodies.
‘Dear new moms, Your body is beautiful at all stages. “During pregnancy, as we shine and grow, postpartum as we heal and shrink, and that period I find the hardest because our bodies are still adapting,” she told her followers on an Instagram Story she shared in April.
She continued, “And if you’re breastfeeding, that’s a whole different part. I’m trying to be kind to myself as my body finds a new normal. The pressure on us to come back when everything is new and different is not realistic.”
Since welcoming her baby boy, the mother of four has encouraged other mothers to ignore the ‘pressure’ to return to their pre-pregnancy bodies
Kourtney seen in a throwback photo from last year during her pregnancy with Rocky
‘Life is beautiful, you are beautiful. Just a little reminder (for me too). XOXO,” she concluded, also including an image of her wearing a black bikini while swimming in the ocean.
Kourtney and Travis welcomed their first child together, son Rocky Thirteen, on November 1, 2023.
Kourtney and Travis publicly announced her pregnancy in June 2023, while paying tribute to a Blink-182 music video – All The Small Things.
In the music video, a woman holds up a sign that reads, “Travis, I’m pregnant.”
Kourtney recreated that at a Blink-182 concert in June in Los Angeles for an adorable public service announcement.