An American TV star is trying to have a child with her new husband through in vitro fertilization (IVF) but has been unsuccessful so far.

Kourtney Kardashian, who already has three children with her ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, desires to have another child with her new husband Travis Barker, who is 47 years old, because she “wants to create something with the love of her life.”

Sharing her “baby journey” on the family reality TV show “The Kardashians,” Kourtney admitted to resorting to extreme and unconventional methods to improve her chances of conceiving, including ingesting Travis’s semen and vaginal steaming. Ultimately, when all efforts failed, they turned to IVF.

In 2022, at the age of 43, she decided to undergo IVF. However, it was a challenging and trying experience.

Kourtney had her eggs frozen before starting her relationship with Travis in 2020. However, none of her seven eggs survived the thawing process, and none developed into embryos.

Kourtney felt the toll on her body as the medications used induced early menopause. Additionally, she struggled with uncontrollable weight gain due to the medications. At that time, many made negative comments about her fuller figure in photos posted on Instagram. Some even speculated if Kourtney was pregnant due to her unusually enlarged waistline.

“It’s rude to comment on someone when you don’t know what they’re going through,” Kourtney complained on the show. Similarly, her husband Travis acknowledged that the journey to have a child was “super hard.”

Recently, Kourtney and Travis revealed they had temporarily halted their 10-month IVF treatment to focus on enjoying married life and preparing more diligently to restart the process.

“We have officially ended the IVF cycle. We want another child more than anything, but I truly believe in what God has for us. If it’s meant to be, I believe it will happen,” she said. “Living happily and being good parents are very important.”

The reality TV star also mentioned needing time to detoxify her body tissues to produce better-quality eggs.

“What you have to do is: no sex, no caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. You have to follow a strict diet for 5 days to reset your body. All of that helps clean toxins from your tissues. Then, go to the spa and do therapies every day for 4 hours. Everything has to be done according to a strict and purposeful process. I did it with hope to have a baby soon.”

Kourtney and Travis went public with their relationship in January 2021. By October, the rocker got down on one knee to propose to Kourtney on the beach with thousands of roses. Kourtney revealed that she and Travis share a passionate love, both emotionally and sexually.