There may be plenty that is fake, phony and contrived about Kim Kardashian.
But one thing that has been painfully real for the reality star over the years has been the difficulty she’s had getting pregnant and then being pregnant.
Due to these ongoing health concerns, for example, Kardashian and Kanye West are actually using a surrogate for their third child.
According to various reports, this surrogate is due to give birth to Kim and Kanye’s daughter in January.
That’s looking ahead, though.
Looking behind, Kim opened up Sunday night on the Keeping Up with the Kardashians 10-year anniversary about her first time carrying a child in her womb.
And the major fear that accompanied this experience.
“I was so scared, I was having so much pain. I mean, at one point I thought I had a miscarriage – I was pretty certain about it,” Kardashian explained on air.
She continued telling this unfortunate tale as follows:
“I didn’t know what was going on. I flew all the way home on Thanksgiving and the doctor told me, ‘There’s no heartbeat, you had a miscarriage. Let’s get through it, come in after Thanksgiving dinner.’
“Then I went in that morning and he was like, ‘There’s a heartbeat, you didn’t have a miscarriage!’ and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is a sign.’
“It was such an emotional Thanksgiving, and Kourtney was the only one that knew about it. Her and Kanye, because we were in Miami living together.”
Wow.
Criticize Kim Kardashian as much as you want to, but this must have been so very frightening.
We can’t imagine gone through anything like it.
Kim and Kanye are now parents to a pair of healthy kids named North and Saint.
They seem like loving, committed, doting parents.
On this same family special, Kardashian talked about falling for Kanye after her marriage to Kris Humphries fell apart.
“After my breakup, I was feeling really low and down and he said, ‘Just come to Paris and see my fashion show.’
“He jokes that he put on this whole fashion show just to get a date with me.
“So I went there and I stayed with him, and that’s where we started dating.
“I swear from the moment I landed, I fell madly in love with him and I thought, ‘Oh my God, why didn’t I do this sooner?’
“Like, this is what real life is like – love and fun and real support.”
That actually is a very sweet story.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians Season 14 premieres on E! on Sunday, October 1.
