Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Chose Their Second Baby's Gender

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are having a boy. For their second child, the entertainment power couple reportedly chose the baby’s gender by implanting only male embryos. This is a procedure that was made possible to them because they conceived with the help of In Vitro Fertilization or IVF.

“She only had boy embryos implanted,” said a source while speaking to Us Weekly. According to the report, both parents were keen on having a boy. “Kanye loves Nori more than anything, but to make his world complete, he wanted a little boy, an heir,” said the Us Weekly source.

Kim and Kanye already have a baby girl called North. The couple have been desperate to give their 2-year-old daughter a sibling and it’s an absolute blessing to be able to conceive and to choose a boy this time around. The girl-boy combination completes their family.

The IVF procedure could cost upwards of US $17,000. It allows the parents to fertilize the mother’s eggs outside of the body. The resulting embryos are then implanted into the mother’s uterus where it will be brought to full term just like a regular pregnancy. In order to ensure male offspring, Kim and Kanye allegedly chose to try to implant only male embryos. This hs caused some debate among netizens with some questioning the move from an ethical standpoint.

The couple have previously failed in their IVF attempts and this has left Kim exhausted. In season 10 of her family’s reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” Kim spoke openly about her failed attempts to conceive. When she fially got osme good news, she also revealed it in the show’s midseason finale. During the teaser for the second half of the season, Kim told her sister Khloe that she’s pregnant.

She confirmed the baby’s gender on Instagram when she greeted her husband on Father’s day. She called Kanye the "best daddy" to their daughter and new son. Her confirmation came well after reports have already leaked stating that she’s having a boy. Neither Kim nor Kanye have confirmed that they had a hand in choosing their second baby's gender.

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