Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are opening up about one of the crucial painful chapters of their relationship. Within the upcoming documentary “Travis Barker: Love Is Louder Than Fear,” the couple revealed they suffered a heartbreaking pregnancy loss before welcoming their son, Rocky. The deeply personal revelation comes because the documentary offers an intimate have a look at Travis Barker’s life, profession, and relationship with the fact star.
Based on the documentary, Kardashian became pregnant with a baby girl roughly six months after the couple transitioned from longtime friends to romantic partners in late 2020.
Nevertheless, the pregnancy tragically ended across the three-month mark. “Once we lost the infant, we were devastated. We cried for days,” Kardashian said within the film. The emotional revelation sheds recent light on the challenges the couple quietly faced before eventually becoming parents together.
Barker and Kardashian welcomed their son, Rocky, in November 2023 after years of publicly documenting their fertility journey.
Kardashian And Barker’s IVF Journey
Following the pregnancy loss, Kardashian said the pair turned to IVF in hopes of growing their family. Based on the documentary, the couple underwent IVF treatments five separate times across an eight-month period without success. Eventually, Kardashian and Barker made the difficult decision to stop fertility treatments.
Despite the setbacks, the couple later conceived naturally and welcomed Rocky, now 2. The “Kardashians” star had previously spoken publicly in regards to the emotional and physical toll IVF took on her body, admitting the method was far harder than she initially anticipated.
Kourtney Kardashian Previously Opened Up About Bonding With Baby Rocky
Long before opening up about their heartbreaking pregnancy loss, Kardashian gave fans a glimpse into her deeply hands-on parenting style with son Rocky. During an appearance on the “Khloé in Wonder Land” podcast last 12 months, Kardashian revealed she still holds Rocky throughout everything of his nap times, sometimes for hours at a stretch.
“You’re very scheduled and planned out throughout the entire day, like activities, outfits, [and] all of the things,” Kardashian told sister Khloé Kardashian while comparing their parenting approaches. “We’re just form of waft.”
The truth star explained that her attachment-style parenting approach includes physically holding Rocky while he sleeps. “And, also with the attachment style parenting, I hold him for his naps,” Kardashian shared.
After confirming she holds him “the entire time,” Kardashian admitted one nap session once stretched to 5 hours. “I’ll sit in my little chair, often within the room, after which I still have my little breastfeeding pillow, and he’ll form of lay on there with my arms under,” she explained.
Kardashian added that she also uses “slightly radiation blanket” to assist shield Rocky from EMFs while he rests.
As Barker and Kardashian proceed navigating parenthood, the Blink-182 drummer previously revealed that son Rocky is already showing signs of inheriting his musical talents.
Talking to PEOPLE last 12 months following his Run Travis Run 5K event in Recent Orleans, Barker shared that Rocky had already began experimenting with instruments at just 15 months old. “[Rocky], he just turned 15 months today, and he’s like already playing drums and guitar and every part,” Barker said.
Based on the rocker, Rocky had turn out to be obsessive about music and was already spending nearly all day around instruments. “He’s playing the instrument continuously, 24/7,” Barker revealed.
Looking ahead, Barker said he and Kardashian hope to guide Rocky and the remaining of their blended family by simply setting a positive example. “I hope we just lead by example,” Barker told PEOPLE after he and Kardashian crossed the finish line hand-in-hand.
“I feel you’re born with like this DNA of who you might be, but, like, we could at all times be there to only, you understand, lead them in the suitable direction,” he added.
‘Love Is Louder Than Fear’ Explores Travis Barker’s Trauma And Family Life
While the documentary revisits Barker’s rise to fame with Blink-182 and his battle with addiction, it also offers a rare glimpse into his life with Kardashian. The film explores how Kardashian helped Barker overcome his fear of flying following the devastating 2008 plane crash that left him with severe burns and PTSD.
The documentary also features appearances from Barker’s children, Landon and Alabama Barker, in addition to Atiana De La Hoya, whom he helped raise during his marriage to ex-wife Shanna Moakler.
“Travis Barker: Love Is Louder Than Fear” premiered on the Tribeca Festival over the weekend and is ready to start streaming on Hulu on August 13.