Khloé Kardashian on Why She Kept Pregnancy Secret

From ELLE

Reports of Khloé Kardashian's pregnancy first broke in September, days after news of Kylie Jenner's pregnancy first circulated. But for the next couple months, Kardashian did not say a word either confirming or denying them. Her family refused to comment on it when asked, even if it seemed infuriatingly obvious to fans that Kardashian's big-purse-carrying and baggy outfits were concealing her growing baby bump.

But there was a good - and partly medical - reason for the secret-keeping, Kardashian explained during her interview on Lorraine this week. “Honestly, at first it’s not safe to say anything and the doctor was like, ‘I would just want to wait, for you.’ So I was listening to doctor’s orders,” Kardashian started. “And then people just become so obsessed. And I’m like, ‘Trust me, you guys are all going to know eventually - I’m just waiting until it’s the right time.”

Kardashian was a little anxious before posting her announcement 'gram on December 20th. "It’s so crazy. I was so nervous for some reason to announce that I was pregnant. I just had these nerves and having everyone’s positive and loving support is just so great," she said.

And she's glad now the news is out in the open. "It feels good to announce and now be in tight clothes and feel like it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Kardashian shared the heartfelt announcement Instagram debuting her bare baby bump in December. "My greatest dream realized! We are having a baby! I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along," she wrote in her caption. "He knew what He was doing. I simply had to trust in Him and be patient. I still at times can't believe that our love created life! Tristan, thank you for loving me the way that you do! Thank you for treating me like a Queen! Thank you for making me feel beautiful at all stages! Tristan, most of all, Thank you for making me a MOMMY!!! You have made this experience even more magical than I could have envisioned! I will never forget how wonderful you've been to me during this time! Thank you for making me so happy my love!"

"Thank you to everyone for the love and positive vibes! I know we've been keeping this quiet but we wanted to enjoy this between our family and close friends as long as we could privately," she continued. "To enjoy our first precious moments just us ?? Thank you all for understanding. I am so thankful, excited, nervous, eager, overjoyed and scared all in one! But it's the best bundle of feelings I've ever felt in my life! ??????"

Kardashian hasn't revealed the gender of her and her boyfriend Tristan Thompson's child (she told Ellen DeGeneres in January that she doesn't know it). But she did announce earlier this week that she is 29 weeks along: