Kourtney Kardashian is opening up about the “terrifying” emergency surgery that saved her baby’s life. The Poosh founder explained in May that she was having an extra ultrasound at home so all of her and husband Travis Barker’s children could glimpse their newest sibling ahead of time. Then the doctor performing the screening noticed something was amiss.
Kardashian was sent “to see a couple specialists” before it was decided that her baby would need surgery while still in her womb . The cause, she revealed on Thursday’s episode of “The Kardashians,” was fluid in her little one’s lungs. “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,” she posted on Instagram in September 2023 alongside a photo of herself holding hands with Barker, a hospital bracelet on her wrist.
“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.” She called Rocky’s condition “super rare” on Thursday and said they lucky to have caught it.
Her doctors informed her that the condition was random and not related to her age — Kardashian was 45 when she and Barker welcomed their son, Rocky Thirteen , into the world on Nov. 1. However, even with the surgery completed, the rest of Kardashian’s pregnancy wasn’t smo.
