Khloé Kardashian Says She Felt Like She ‘Sprung’ a Little Brother on Daughter True: ‘Didn’t Really Know What to Do’

Mar. 15, 2025

Khloé Kardashian and her two kids.Photo:Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

Khloe Kardashian/Instagram

WhenKhloé Kardashianwelcomed her son, she was worried about her daughter’s reaction.

The Good American co-founder, 40, opens up about welcoming her son via surrogate on this week’s episode ofThe Kardashians, sharing that she was worried it would seem like she was springing a new sibling onto her daughter True, now 6.

Reflecting on when she welcomed her son, Khloé calls it a “very different situation” than when she was pregnant and gave birth to True.

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In a confessional, Kardashian explains that she didn’t have that instant spark of a connection with Tatum that she felt when she had True.

“My experience connecting with Tatum is so different than my experience I had with True. And I do think it was a storm of either traumas or emotions," she says. “I mean I knew he was my son and I loved him and I took care of him, but I just did not have that instinctual feeling that I had with True instantly.”

“But I knew I was going to get there,” she insists. “I didn’t think Tatum was going to be 5 years old and I would have no attachment to him. I never thought that at all. I simply was really mad at myself.”

During the season 3 finale ofThe Kardashiansin 2023, Kardashianshared more about the progressshe’d made bonding with Tatum after revealingsome of the struggles she faced with Tatumduring his first few months.

“Bonding with Tatum has definitely gotten easier,” the mom said in the episode.

In a previous episode, Kardashian opened up about her experiences with the newborn while talking to momKris Jenner.

“Compare it toTrueand him, it’s a different experience,” Kardashian admitted. “The connection … took days with True. With him, it’s taking months and we still don’t have a complete bond.”

She admitted to feeling guilty about her struggles and said she questions “why isn’t it the same?”

New episodes ofThe Kardashianspremiere Thursdays on Hulu.

source: people.com