Khloe Kardashian: ‘I choose to cradle my bump because it’s MINE’

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I will never get behind these cheap tassel earrings which are popular these days. It just looks like women went into their local Chinese buffet and decided to wear the restaurant’s decorations as jewelry. Anyway, Khloe Kardashian posted this Instagram where she’s “cradling” her 8-months-along baby bump. I don’t have strong feelings about women cradling their bumps or men cradling their lady’s bump. Sometimes, when men do it, it feels a bit like “I did this, look at me!” but even then, I mostly DGAF. It seems like some people – ?? – were criticizing Khloe’s bump-cradling, which is how we got this:

Yeah. I get it – she’s wanted to be a mother for so long, and she’s enjoying her pregnancy and whatever. Let her touch her own bump. The only creepy thing is when strangers feel like they have the right to touch a pregnant woman’s bump, like the bump is public property. But a woman cradling her own bump? IDGAF.

As for the question about why Khloe flew to Japan when she’s already eight months along, she also answered that on Twitter too:

Yeah, pretty much. Here’s my question: are Khloe Kardashian and the Duchess of Cambridge due around the same time?? That happened with the births of Prince George and North West too – Kate and Kim were preg at the same time and enjoying the same first-time-pregnancies newscycles. Now Khloe and Kate are on the same pregnancy cycle. Ha.

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  1. Rachel in August says:

    Questions: 1. This is news? 2. You’re how old? 3. Duck lips, seriously? 4. How much did you pay for that hideous mouth/anus?

    • whatWHAT? says:

      I have another. did they photoshop her head onto someone else body in that silver dress pic? because her head looks HUGE. to add, she looks more like Chrissy Tiegan in that pic than she does a Kardashian.

      • Rachel in August says:

        Hmmmm, you may have a point. But then all them lie so much, about everything. It’s what they do.

  2. Jordan says:

    I remember seeing a comment that said she wasn’t pregnant. I don’t know why I didn’t consider it before. The main reason why it’s still in my head was the mention she has gained no weight. And she hasn’t. It’s odd because she’s spent her whole career talking about how she was the one who struggled with it. It’s like BeyoncĂ© with Blue. No actual weight gain except in the belly.

    • psl says:

      Yep. Not pregnant.

    • Bridget says:

      I don’t usually buy into these weird theories… but in one of the last pics you can lightly see the outline of a belt. And someone who has struggled with her weight her whole life miraculously doesn’t gain weight anywhere but her belly during pregnancy? And continues to get stuff done to her face?

      • Jordan says:

        That’s what I’m saying. She may very well be as some women don’t gain anywhere but their belly. But with her weight issues before and when she has gained a few, her body type shows it. Something just isn’t too right.

      • Aerohead21 says:

        They make belts for mommies to help support their really heavy, growing baby belly and take some of the stress off their backs. It’s actually super common for women to wear these. They’re called maternity belts.

      • Jordan says:

        Aerohead, you mean what is worn over pants that still fit but don’t quite button? I had two of those when I was pregnant and loved them!

      • Kelly says:

        I don’t think she’s faking her pregnancy, but I did notice that in the top picture she’s not showing the “pregnancy bosom” that most women get.

      • psl says:

        I still say she’d have posted naked shots (including her face) every darn day if she really were pregnant.

        Something does not add up here.

      • Bridget says:

        Those belts don’t go on top of your bump. If you’ve been wearing a support belt that way, you’re doing it completely wrong.

        I’ve not only had 3 children, but I work with postpartum moms.

      • Ange says:

        That instagram photo she posted of her bump when announcing it looks very much like her hands.

    • The dormouse says:

      How can she not be pregnant when she has ‘pregnancy lips’?

      • Jordan says:

        Eh, she’s always had those lips since she started paying for them some years ago. I’ve only seen these PS pictures of her pregnant and one of her outside of a filter during her pregnancy. Her lips look like the same injectable lips they’ve always looked like. But that’s to me personally.

      • Janet R says:

        hahahaha!

  3. Hh says:

    These grown women love their Snapchat filters don’t they?! I’d say it’s nice that they don’t take themselves seriously, but given how much work they’ve had done, I assume they like to see their looks enhanced further.

  4. Nicole says:

    I mean I would be more worried that my baby daddy would leave right after the baby is born. Because its never a good sign when a dude dumps a pregnant girl and doesn’t see his other child.
    Then again I wouldn’t have gotten pregnant by a guy like that so…yep.

    • Nancy says:

      The old what goes around comes around thing. Tristan appeared to be happy with Jordan…..I would love to know how Kardashian snagged him away. James Harden warned ballers what would happen if they fell in the Kardashian trap, but some people are so shallow that they would leave their lady pregnant and alone. Is Khloe so happy, that another child is left without his dad. Yes, I bet she is. Kim, it’s all your fault, you had to drag your sisters along for the ride. Ugh

      • Sophia's Side eye says:

        She promises him fame, something his last girlfriend could never give him. He’s in it for the fame, it’s pretty obvious he loves the limelight. JMO

    • Rachel in August says:

      This is a Kardashian we’re talking about. Well, half-Kardashian anyway.

      • Nancy says:

        Well we know Kris is her mother, but nobody knows 100 who her father truly is. Robert Kardashian raised her, until he divorced PMK for cheating, but Caitlyn was more of a parental figure, being with her the longest. Little (not so little) girl lost. They all basically are, except for Kim and Kourtney.

      • Rachel in August says:

        @ Nancy. Alex Roldan is her father, a man Kris had an affair with. They look a LOT alike, too. Facially and build-wise. I’ll bet money he’s a better person than PMK as well.

      • Kelly says:

        Regardless of her bio father, she was raised as a Kardashian.

      • jwoolman says:

        Robert Kardashian is her dad. He claimed her, he loved her, and he certainly didn’t abandon her after the divorce. And he knew darned well what his wife had been up to.

        At best, the other guy is a sperm donor.

    • Nicole says:

      I mean she couldn’t take someone that wasn’t already ready to wander. but yea. I would never want to date a guy that doesn’t see his kid (by his own choice). Khloe is trying to push this happy pregnancy thing just like kylie did (who’s own BD might have other kids on the way).
      I could never live this way

    • Hh says:

      ***SIPS TEA***

    • Marlene says:

      Maybe she wanted a baby more than a BF, and chose someone easily disposable…

    • Swack says:

      Or before! Does he even see his other son?

  5. PRISSA says:

    @JORDAN – I don’t believe she’s pregnant either. That pic in the silver dress looks like they digitally widened her face to make it seems like she’s gained weight. She hasn’t.

    So over the whole lot of them.

    • psl says:

      Thank you, I thought I was the only commenter here who isn’t buying her “pregnancy”.

    • HelloSunshine says:

      Can somebody please breakdown this whole she’s not actually pregnant theory for me? I want to know why people think this. Celeb conspiracy theories entertain me (when they’re harmless!).

    • Jordan says:

      For me, it’s what she’s publicized herself as. She was the sister who struggled with her weight. She talked about how when she gained, it showed and was all over. She may very well be one of the lucky women who gain only in her belly. But just from her own words and history, it’s odd there’s no weight gain except in the belly. It’s been in my head since I saw the comment a few weeks ago from another person here. Everyone called it what it was when BeyoncĂ© displayed the same exact stuff with Blue. Yet now Khloe is doing the same thing and no one has really put the two together. Of all people, it’s just odd. But that said, it very well may be due to her working out for the years that’s allowed her to get to this point. Which hey, awesome.

      • Sophia's Side eye says:

        But she didn’t work out for years. She got a BBL. She has never had any muscle tone. This is just my opinion but to me that was her way of marketing herself to keep up with her sisters.

  6. Beth says:

    I see women cradling their bumps everywhere I go. Nothing new.
    Are these new pictures or are they from Halloween? She looks more ridiculous and scary every day. I can’t believe she paid doctors to make her look this bad

    • Lady D says:

      I’m not buying the ‘concerned fan’ crap either. Everybody and their mothers hold their baby bump that way. What is the purpose of this whole conversation and why is she being so nice when she answers? This is the one who can’t wait to get ignorant over the smallest criticism, so again what is the purpose of this?

  7. the better bella says:

    It’s her first baby with her first baby daddy.

    Let it go people

  8. Mimz says:

    Good Lord
    The woman is pregnant
    She gained weight – maybe not as much as us regular people – but I mean…. Let’s not start another bump’spiracy pillow baby whatever.
    When Kim was pregnant with North people also doubted her until they saw KUWTK and the swollen feet.
    She might be vain and shallow but these kardashians like to make babies – so it seems. And they’re all real.
    That being said she always looks ridiculous because she digitally alters every single picture to look “nice”.

    • Kitty says:

      Everyone just assumes because you’re pregnant that you are going to pig out and get huge. Khloe has been on a strict diet for years now, and she exercises during her pregnancy, I’d say she’s gaining a healthy amount.

      • llc says:

        Pregnancy weight is not necessarily about “pigging out.” Women retain water. The baby grows and shifts. Some babies are bigger than others. Some women are carrying multiple babies. Your comment sounds a bit judgmental and shame-y.

  9. YokoOhno says:

    I really don’t get the big deal with women holding/cradling/cupping/whatever their pregnant bellies. What is wrong with that? Forget that it’s a Kardashian, but “belly-cupping” seems pretty harmless to me. I know Lainey from Lainey Gossip rails against it as if it’s the worst thing ever, but I just Do. Not. Get. It.
    As someone who hasn’t been pregnant myself I feel no inclination to tell pregnant women how they should act. If you want to cup, cup away!
    I really hate it when anyone tries to police women’s bodies, whether it’s Trumpian policies or a sanctimonious gossiper, just ignore them and do you.

    • ab says:

      yes! who GAF? it is weird how vehement lainey gets about “belly cupping” especially as someone who is child-free by choice. why care so much about what a pregnant woman does with her body? I’ve been there twice and I was constantly touching/cradling/cupping the bump because it’s there just growing huge and taking over your body and it’s kind of hard to ignore. lol. my husband was always touching the bump because he was fascinated by the whole thing and liked feeling the babies moving around in there.

    • Kitty says:

      I don’t understand why anyone would be upset or critical about a woman holding her pregnant belly, it’s kind of a natural instinct. When I was pregnant my hand was always on or right under my belly. It was big and round, my own body, don’t see why that would offend anybody unless they are jealous or something. Sounds like people are really stretching to find something to complain about

      • Sojaschnitzel says:

        I have never had kids but I am sure I would be hugging my belly as much as possible, nonstop. It seems like the most natural thing to me. I dont understand fo the life of me how anyone could even object to it. It’s like complaining that somebody else is .. i don’t know… smiling too much? Having ears? Breathing?
        Such a stupid complaint.

    • Bridget says:

      Meh. It’s like Kaiser and bangs. Sometimes people just have weird things that bug them.

    • llc says:

      I think some people interpret it as an attention grab – which isn’t necessarily fair, of course.

    • Kitty says:

      @llc. Oh please..judgemental and shame-y? What isnt shaming these days…sorry if you were offended lol. I gained seventy pounds when pregnant, i am not going to judge someone for their weight. I was saying thay khloe has been on a strict diet and exercise regimen for years and is continuing during her pregnancy with it. Thats probably whyshes not getting big every where. I was trying to make a point about all the stupid comments about her faking the pregnancy.

  10. lisa says:

    if i only had one real part, i guess i would cherish it

  11. African Sun says:

    What’s happened to her face for the love of God….what

  12. daffodil says:

    “It just looks like women went into their local Chinese buffet and decided to wear the restaurant’s decorations as jewelry.”
    hahaha… exactly!

  13. Ali says:

    Whoa, who is this plastic alien? I don’t follow her at all, hadn’t occurred to me that maybe it’s not her baby…until now. The lady doth protest too much.

    Also those vampire fingernails are GROSS.

  14. Anastasia says:

    I don’t completely believe there are fans ragging on her for cradling her belly. Sounds like a made up drama.

    • Chelly says:

      You could be right. It sounds so absurd to me.

    • Olive says:

      go check the comments on yesterday’s Kim post then. very possible. people who hate the kardashians are over the top, they criticize them for things while making these sexist arguments that would get called out in any other thread.

  15. Chelly says:

    Cradling a bump??? Ha. I don’t like these people anymore than the next person but seriously, cradling her bump??? Idk a woman who’s ever been pregnant that didn’t cradle her bump, at least once! Especially for photos…it’s normal. I think at this point people are just looking for the silliest things to pick at. But isn’t it just like a Kardashian to respond to nonsense đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™€ïž

  16. HeyThere! says:

    So let me get this right….we aren’t allowed to touch or cradle our own belly?!?!?! What kind of world do we live in?! This is such a strange thing to get upset at a pregnant woman about!!!! Get mad at the thousands of Moms shooting up meth while pregnant…save your outrage for them. Not the lady touching her own stomach. Shesh.

  17. Ash says:

    I think she created this whole “don’t tell me not to cradle my bump” conversation to overshadow the fact that people aren’t on her for cradling! People are on her bc they think the bump is fake! She did this another time too about something else ridiculous, deflecting. I don’t believe it and unless I’m watching her push that out in the delivery room, I’m not gonna!!! They are so very deceitful!

    • guestaroo says:

      What possible motivation would she have for faking being *this* pregnant? Plus, she’s pretty famous, if no baby shows up in a month or so, people will notice. I feel like whatever bizarre reasoning people come up with to justify her faking (attention, fame whore, stealing her sister’s thunder) would be pretty undone if she never had the freaking baby.

      I don’t watch KUWTK and am pretty agnostic about it but this comment section is crazy. I mean, do you also not believe the moon landing was fake? I feel like that’s a fairly equivalent level of “why the heck would someone do that” – she’s still a human being and talking about her this way just seems unnecessary.

      • jwoolman says:

        Guestaroo- I think people are assuming she is using a surrogate or gestational carrier. That’s what they were accusing BeyoncĂ© of.

        I admit her weight gain pattern is odd for her. But she’s had liposuction so who knows where her poor fat cells ended up? Has any photo shown her fake derriĂšre? If she did what Kim did (injected her own fat there), then I would expect the fat cells there to go a little wild during pregnancy.

        But these women photoshop everything, so who knows what she is really looking like?

  18. Ann Marie says:

    Does anyone have an ID on the dress? A friend wants it in gold.

  19. Khloe Simpson says:

    Jordan left Tristan, not the other way around. That’s why he is so silent. Khloe WISHES he left that beautiful girl for her.

  20. MrsClincy says:

    My youngest sister and I are both pregnant right now and due within two weeks of each other. Both of us have had issues with weight gain in the past and both of us have two other children as well. I have managed to gain only in my belly and she has gained everywhere and for most of our lives I was always the ‘bigger’ sister. The difference is before we got pregnant I was exercising more and watching what I ate and she wasn’t. But yes it is possible to gain only in the belly as I am doing and trust me I am 6 and a half months pregnant.

  21. Svea says:

    You know who is screwed? Kylie’s baby. With her own child, there is no Khloe to pick up the slack like she always does.

  22. raincoaster says:

    “Mine?” are we sure that woman is a Kardashian? Is she even human? God bless her for being happy to be pregnant, but come on. You have a medical responsibility not to have stuff injected in her face when you’re carrying a fetus.