Khloé Kardashian found it difficult to bond with her surrogate-born son due to the transactional nature of the experience.

Khloé Kardashian Struggles to Connect with Surrogate-Born Son

Reality star Khloé Kardashian has opened up about her struggles to connect with her newborn son, who was born via surrogate. During the Season 3 premiere of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” the 38-year-old mother of two revealed that she felt guilty about the transactional nature of the experience.

“I felt really guilty that this woman just had my baby,” Kardashian said during a confessional interview, per Page Six. “I take the baby and I go to another room and you’re sort of separated. It’s such a transactional experience ’cause it’s not about him.”

Kardashian described the process as being in a state of “shock” and wished that someone had been honest with her about the difference of surrogacy. She discussed the experience with her sister Kim, who also has two children born via surrogacy.

“It’s a mind f***. It’s really the weirdest thing,” the reality star said. When her sister Kourtney’s ex-boyfriend Scott Disick asked Kardashian if she was “less connected” with her newborn son, she nodded her head yes.

Kim also weighed in on the topic, saying that there is a difference when the baby is in your belly. “The baby actually feels your real heart — think about it. It touches your [organs], like, there’s no one else on this planet that will feel you from the inside like that — like, your heart,” she said.

Despite the challenges of surrogacy, Khloé has a 5-year-old daughter, True, and 9-month-old son Tatum with her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson. The pair has had a tumultuous relationship due to his infidelity, which includes cheating on Kardashian and fathering a baby with another woman while they were together.

“I’m not sure that there is one thing that hurts more than the other,” she said in an episode of “The Kardashians” while referencing the cheating. “Everything is an act of betrayal, everything is a lie, everything is manipulation. It’s deceit.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases