Khloe Kardashian feels ‘disconnected’ to her son after using surrogacy and slams the process as ‘transactional’
KHLOE Kardashian has admitted she felt disconnected from her son Tatum because she had him via a surrogate.
The reality star, 38, slammed the “transactional” process of surrogacy and said she felt “guilty” that another woman gave birth to her child.
Khloe welcomed her son, Tatum, via a surrogate in August 2022 with her ex, Tristan Thompson.
She reflected on the journey during a conversation with her sister Kim and Scott Disick during The Kardashians season three premiere on Thursday.
Khloe said: “The surrogate process, Kim knows, it’s really hard for me.”
Kim explained to Scott, “She had a very hard time accepting the whole process,” as Khloe said: “It’s a mind f**k. It’s really the weirdest thing.”
Kim added: “I do think that there is a difference when the baby is in your belly, the baby actually feels your real heart.
“There’s no one else on this planet that will feel you from the inside like that.”
Khloe looked like she was holding back tears as she admitted she feels more “disconnected” to Tatum than she does to her daughter True, five.
In a confessional, she said: “I definitely buried my head in the sand during that pregnancy that I didn’t digest what was happening.
“So I think when I went to the hospital, I really think that was the first time it really registered.
“It has nothing to do with the baby but I was in a state of shock I think because of my entire experience in general.
“I felt very guilty that this woman just had a baby and then you take the baby and go to another room.”
Khloe went on: “It’s such a transnational experience because it’s not about him.
“I wish someone was honest about surrogacy and the difference of it. It doesn’t mean it’s bad, it’s just different.”
Khloe shares Tatum, now nine months, and her daughter True with Tristan, 32.
CHEATING SCANDAL
The NBA star, 32, revealed in January 2022 that he secretly fathered a son with his mistress, fitness model Maralee Nichols, 31, in 2021.
Following a month of speculation, Tristan confirmed he is son Theo’s father and issued a public apology to Khloe.
It was revealed that Khloe and Tristan had conceived another child via a surrogate before she learned about his cheating scandal.
On season two of The Kardashians, fans saw Khloe cradle her son in hospital after he was born.
Despite her baby daddy drama, she seemed relieved to finally have her son in her arms.
The new mom-of-two gushed in a confessional: “I am so grateful. It’s such a beautiful gift that we’re able to have.
“Ever since December, it’s been this dark cloud looming over me every single day. I’ve been feeling depressed and sad and now that my son is here, I get to move on.”
Khloe added: “Now, I finally get to start the healing process.”