Kim KardashIan's ‘pregnancy lips’ photo triggers heated debate on Instagram

Kim Kardashian West’s baby bump isn’t the only part of her body that’s growing during her pregnancy. On Tuesday, she showed off her puffed up lips in a series of photos taken last week during the family vacation at St. Barts Island.

“Pregnancy lips _” is what she captioned a selfie that she shared on her Instagram account. She can be seen looking directly at the camera, sporting her signature duck-face pose. Her plump lips are in full view, and she explained in another post that the photo was taken while she was out hiking with her mom during a family vacation at St. Bart’s last week.

The caption sparked a debate among the reality star’s followers. Some of them questioned how women can have swollen lips during pregnancy. As expected, accusations of lip fillers flooded the comments section. Under the caption, pregnant women, or those who have been pregnant before, also shared their own experiences.

“Many women retain water during pregnancy but how do you retain water only in your lips?! Medically it makes no sense!” @iammrsmarshall commented. Another follower of Kim, with the handle @savingsavannahrae, defended Kardashian. “When pregnant your feet, hands, lips and nose can swell,” she said.

Also some posters talked about the issues that they experienced during their pregnancy such as acne or swollen feet. And there were few posters who dismissed the issue and said that it is normal for each woman's body to react differently to pregnancy.

Two weeks ago, Kardashian had to speak up after people posted negative comments on social media, calling her pregnancy reports fake. She posted a nude photo of herself to show off her growing bump. She explained that people kept saying that she’s been faking her pregnancy because she was either too small or too big.

Almost from the moment she announced her pregnancy back in June, the reality star has been plagued with various speculations including the possibility of having twins. She was also accused of using a surrogate and using a fake bump.

This is Kardashian’s second child with her husband Kanye West. She is reportedly due to give birth around December. The couple already have a 2-year-old daughter named North West.

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