Kourtney Kardashian Barker stayed relatable when she posted photos in a bikini with her postpartum body and shared an important message to new moms navigating this transformative stage in their lives, telling them "You are beautiful, just a little reminder."
On Saturday, April 7, Kardashian Barker shared two photos on her Instagram grid in the ocean, from her family trip to Turks and Caicos, alongside the iconic Kim Kardashian line as her caption. "My diamond earring came off in the ocean and it's gone," she wrote. A few hours later, she shared the post to her Instagram story, with an inspiring message to new moms — just like her.
"Dear new mommies," she started the message. "Your body is beautiful at all stages. During pregnancy as we are glowing and growing, postpartum as we are healing and shrinking, and then that period I find the hardest, as our bodies are still adjusting."
The eldest of the Kardashian clan welcomed her fourth child, Rocky Thirteen, her first with husband Travis Barker, in November 2023.
She continued the message: "And if you're breastfeeding, that's a whole other part of it. I try to be kind to myself as my body finds a new normal. The pressure put on us to bounce back when everything is new and different isn't realistic," she wrote.
The Lemme founder concluded her message by telling other mothers: "You are beautiful. Just a little reminder (for me too)."
Although the reality star got candid on The Kardashians about her IVF journey in an attempt to get pregnant, the couple ultimately conceived naturally.
"We just got pregnant naturally," Kardashian Barker told Vogue. "It was an indescribable feeling. Shock, then super-happy, fear sets in, worry, but I remembered then to have gratitude."
She did have some hardships during her pregnancy as well. In September, she received emergency fetal surgery. "That experience opened my eyes to a whole new world of pregnancy that I didn't know about in the past," she opened up to the outlet.
"It was terrifying. And I learned that insurance typically only covers two ultrasounds when you're pregnant, I had no idea," Kardashian Barker continued. "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."
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