In the revealing cover story celebrating the magazine’s 10th anniversary, Kardashian West admits she was forced to keep track of when she was ovulating and the strict schedule took “the fun out of” getting pregnant.
Although Mrs West did eventually get pregnant — she and Kanye will welcome a son in December — the possibility of a third child could be nonexistent.
According to the magazine, Kim Kardashian has achieved enormous SUCCESS in business (with books, products, shows, a video game and, this fall, a new website launch), become a FASHION ICON, married a music industry magnate, and is now pregnant with their second child.
See the rest of the interview below with Kim K sharing secrets of how she organizes her business and family life...
You’re so multifaceted; if you could summarize your job title in one word, what would it be?
Kim Kardashian West: I would say “entrepreneur” if I had to say one word. When I’m traveling and they ask what my occupation is I never know what to say—I always switch it. Sometimes I’ll say perfumer, sometimes author. Sometimes I’ll just say [retail] sales.
How do you find the time to manage all of your business ventures?
Kim Kardashian West:Working with my sisters makes it easy because we really know what each other is best at. Every week we have a meeting where we sit down to go through whatever we’re working on, whether it’s our haircare, kids’ or clothing lines, shoes or handbags, we try to schedule three or four hours into one day to go through approvals, fittings and casting. If I’m working on an individual project, like my fragrance, I will only work on it if I’m 100 percent passionate about it, because that takes me away from my family. I base my whole schedule around my daughter and my husband—that’s how life is now.
It sounds like you always stay focused on putting your family first, and then the rest works out.
Kim Kardashian West:When I was pregnant with [North], I thought, My life is so hectic—how am I gonna take her to ballet classes and soccer? I had these visions of all the things I did growing up, and I was really freaked out. And when it happens, you just instinctively know how to do it.
Has motherhood affected your career?
Kim Kardashian West:A lot. It has taught me how to prioritize. And I was forced to take a break for awhile. I never liked downtime, but I decided I enjoy it—that’s when the fun ideas come about. I felt like I was, I don’t want to say overexposed, but I had too many different projects. When I was brainstorming on my maternity leave, that’s when one of my greatest projects, the video game, came about. And that’s also when the book concept came—I was sitting there going through old photos, organizing my desktop.
Will you stop at two kids then?
Kim Kardashian West:Well, they think I’ll have placenta accreta again, so if the placenta grows a little bit deeper than it did last time, then they are prepared to have my uterus removed, which is a little scary for me. I think we’re just gonna go day by day, see how overwhelming it is, and see how the delivery goes.
What is it like to be so scrutinized during a pregnancy, when your body is changing so much?
Kim Kardashian West:The first time I was pregnant, Kanye and I were dating and I was just being introduced to the world of fashion. I wanted to work with a bunch of different stylists, and when you work with a new stylist, everyone wants to possess your look. They wanted me in really outrageous things, and really fashion-y things. It probably wasn’t the time to be experimenting. After that, Kanye and I were just like, “Let’s do it ourselves.” It was mainly him figuring it out; what my look was and what I was comfortable in. So now I’ve had two years to really come into my own and have my own style. For this pregnancy, I’m definitely more simple. I figured out a formula of what works. And I also feel lucky that as of right now, I don’t feel like I’m gonna get preeclampsia again, which last time [contributed to] not only the weight, but also the swelling that everyone would make fun of, not understanding that I had this condition.
Let’s talk about your upcoming website launch, KimKardashianWest.com.
Kim Kardashian West:We’re launching the site in the beginning of September. I’ve been spending months and months doing makeup tutorials, fashion editorials and all these things exclusively for the site, with all of my fashion tips and styles and what I’m wearing. It will all be posted on there in fun blog posts…and I’ll be live streaming. It’s really a place where my fans can connect.
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