On Dec. 5, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcomed their new healthy baby boy into the world!
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And in true Kim and Kanye tradition (it took the happy couple a full week to name their firstborn child,
North West), the pair waited for two days to
announce the name for little bundle of joy:
Saint West!
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Now, the pair has also revealed the happy reason behind their choice in name.
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According to what a source told
PerezHilton, calling their child "Saint" is essentially calling him "a blessing." This is especially "because she had such a difficult pregnancy."
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As
Star previously reported,
Kim was at high risk for gestational diabetes and preeclampsia while carrying Saint.
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And although their son was originally planned to be a Christmas baby, Kim’s health complication made doctors decide to bump the due date up.
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This also caused for Kim to undergo a risky pre-delivery procedure, which involved doctors turning Kim’s breached baby around in the uterus so that he was positioned to travel head-first through the birth canal.
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Luckily, both the baby mama and Saint are “doing well", according to Kim’s website — and the couple couldn’t be happier!
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Photo credit: Getty Images
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And in true Kim and Kanye tradition (it took the happy couple a full week to name their firstborn child,
North West), the pair waited for two days to
announce the name for little bundle of joy:
Saint West!
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-07
Now, the pair has also revealed the happy reason behind their choice in name.
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-06
According to what a source told
PerezHilton, calling their child "Saint" is essentially calling him "a blessing." This is especially "because she had such a difficult pregnancy."
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-04
As
Star previously reported,
Kim was at high risk for gestational diabetes and preeclampsia while carrying Saint.
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-03
And although their son was originally planned to be a Christmas baby, Kim’s health complication made doctors decide to bump the due date up.
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-02
This also caused for Kim to undergo a risky pre-delivery procedure, which involved doctors turning Kim’s breached baby around in the uterus so that he was positioned to travel head-first through the birth canal.
Photo credit: Getty Images
kim-kardashian-kanye-west-baby-born-saint-reason-01
Luckily, both the baby mama and Saint are “doing well", according to Kim’s website — and the couple couldn’t be happier!
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