Kourtney Kardashian responds to fans on social media who question whether or not she’s pregnant

Kourtney Kardashian hit back at a fan who asked her if she was expecting a baby. 

The reality star, 43, shared a photo where she posed in a nude bra and matching bottoms, with her hand cradling her tummy.

The picture was a behind the scenes shot from a photoshoot for her vitamin gummy brand Lemme. 

One of her followers wrote in the comments: ‘Wait a minute did I miss that she’s pregnant.’

The mother-of-three was quick to shut down any speculation about her family growing with her response, writing: ‘Nope, but you’re missing a woman’s body,’ she wrote in response.’

No baby on the way: Kourtney Kardashian says she isn’t pregnant, and she’s not suffering any questions from people who think she is

Kourtney has three children, Mason, 12, Penelope, 10, and Reign, seven, with her ex-partner Scott Disick, 39.

The star’s husband, rocker Travis Barker, 46, is father to Landon, 18, and Alabama, 16, as well as his step-daughter Atiana De La Hoya, 23. 

He shares his brood with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, 47, while Atiana is the daughter of former boxer Oscar De La Hoya, 49. 

Kourtney has been open about the couple’s IVF journey in recent months, documenting the process on her family’s reality show The Kardashians. 

Long locks: She laid back on a huge pile of vibrant decorations at the shoot

Long locks: She laid back on a huge pile of vibrant decorations at the shoot

But this isn’t the first time Kourtney has had to deal with pregnancy rumors. 

Back in January 2020, a fan asked her if she was expecting a child and she responded: ‘No I wish.’ 

A few months later, in May 2020, she told fans that she wasn’t pregnant in a swimsuit photo but instead said: ‘This is me when I have a few extra pounds on, and I actually love it. I have given birth three amazing times and this is the shape of my body.’ 

Kourtney has also dealt with trolls a bit more harshly in the past, saying, ‘I’m a woman with a BODY’ after a social media user wrote, ‘SHES PREGNANT.’ 

Skimpy shoot: The latest came in an interview given to promote her new line of vitamins and supplements, Lemme, which was accompanied by a sexy naked shoot

Skimpy shoot: The latest came in an interview given to promote her new line of vitamins and supplements, Lemme, which was accompanied by a sexy naked shoot

Kourtney recently revealed that she’s no longer going through the IVF process with her husband Travis Barker. 

During an interview with WSJ Magazine, she said: ‘We started an IVF journey, but I stopped. It was a lot. I took a break to just focus on our wedding and getting married.’

Kourtney also said she will be putting Travis on a sex ban this autumn. 

She said the thing she has enjoyed the most on her wellness journey is an Ayurvedic Panchakarma cleanse, which she will do again this year. 

She said: ‘You may have seen it on our show. It’s all these things you can’t do: No sex, no caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. You’ve gotta eat this really clean, strict diet and you do it for five days.’

‘It’s to reset your body. You do all of that—and it’s cleaning out [the toxins from] your tissues. And then you go into this spa and do treatments every day for four hours. 

‘Everything is very ritualistic and has a purpose, and it’s fascinating. I was doing it mostly for cleansing my body [in preparation to] hopefully have a baby.’ 

'We started an IVF journey... but I stopped': Kourtney discussed her baby struggles with husband Travis as she posed naked for the campaign

‘We started an IVF journey… but I stopped’: Kourtney discussed her baby struggles with husband Travis as she posed naked for the campaign

When asked if it is hard for her to abstain, she said: ‘Yeah, kind of. But the reward on the other side – when you can’t have something and then you have it, right? 

‘It’s like I can’t wait for all the obvious things, but then I also like the simplest things like I can’t wait to have caffeine. It’s definitely about moderation and being kind to yourself… 

‘If I’m going to Cabo, I’m definitely drinking margaritas and having chips and guacamole. It’s all about the balance.’

In May, Kourtney and Travis opened up about their struggles with IVF during an appearance on Hulu show The Kardashians as they tried to conceive their first child together.

Clean week: She said: 'You may have seen it on our show. It's all these things you can't do: No sex, no caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. You've gotta eat this really clean, strict diet and you do it for five days'

Clean week: She said: ‘You may have seen it on our show. It’s all these things you can’t do: No sex, no caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. You’ve gotta eat this really clean, strict diet and you do it for five days’

The mother-of-three and her drummer beau were just days removed from Travis’ romantic proposal at a beachside hotel when they headed to San Diego to see a new doctor, Dr. Wood.

They also left a nurse blushing after asking some graphic and suggestive questions about Travis’ sperm sample.

‘This doctor in San Diego, Dr. Wood, he’s the best in the West Coast. He’s just different than any other doctors,’ Kourtney told viewers.

The couple then headed to San Diego for their egg retrieval, during which Dr. Wood had encouraging news after checking Kourtney’s ovaries.

‘What you really have is one good follicle,’ he said, adding there could be ‘multiple babies’ from one follicle.

Travis said: ‘This is the most exciting thing ever. We’re so happy. Family is everything. For us to be able to make something together, would just be incredible.’

How does IVF work?

In-vitro fertilisation, known as IVF, is a medical procedure in which a woman has an already-fertilised egg inserted into her womb to become pregnant.

It is used when couples are unable to conceive naturally, and a sperm and egg are removed from their bodies and combined in a laboratory before the embryo is inserted into the woman.

Once the embryo is in the womb, the pregnancy should continue as normal.

The procedure can be done using eggs and sperm from a couple or those from donors.

Guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that IVF should be offered on the NHS to women under 43 who have been trying to conceive through regular unprotected sex for two years.

People can also pay for IVF privately, which costs an average of £3,348 for a single cycle, according to figures published in January 2018, and there is no guarantee of success.

The NHS says success rates for women under 35 are about 29 per cent, with the chance of a successful cycle reducing as they age.

Around eight million babies are thought to have been born due to IVF since the first ever case, British woman Louise Brown, was born in 1978.

Chances of success

The success rate of IVF depends on the age of the woman undergoing treatment, as well as the cause of the infertility (if it’s known).

Younger women are more likely to have a successful pregnancy.

IVF isn’t usually recommended for women over the age of 42 because the chances of a successful pregnancy are thought to be too low.

Between 2014 and 2016 the percentage of IVF treatments that resulted in a live birth was:

29 per cent for women under 35

23 per cent for women aged 35 to 37

15 per cent for women aged 38 to 39

9 per cent for women aged 40 to 42

3 per cent for women aged 43 to 44

2 per cent for women aged over 44

 

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