Pregnant Kylie Kelce is getting candid about the highs and lows of new motherhood.
“I have had periods of my life where I truly believe I was experiencing postpartum [depression],” Kelce, 32, said during the Sunday, January 12, episode of the “Sunday Sports Club” podcast. “I know with Wyatt that I had severe baby blues. We left the hospital and I was like, ‘So, you’re telling me this is mine?’”
She continued, “I always tell people the biggest milestone for me with Wyatt was when she could smile and on purpose, because it showed that there was a connection. Most people will take their baby home and it’s this sensitized social media of, ‘Look at how beautiful my baby is.’ No, my baby cried from the bewitching hour at 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. if I wasn’t holding her or she wasn’t on my boob.”
Kylie welcomed her first child, daughter Wyatt, with husband Jason Kelce in October 2019. They later welcomed daughters Ellie and Bennett in 2021 and 2023, respectively. Kylie is currently pregnant with baby No. 4 — another girl.
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While speaking with podcast host Allison Kuch on Sunday’s episode, Kylie joked that she and Wyatt “were not cool” during their first few weeks together.
Wyatt is also Kylie and Jason’s rainbow baby after the field hockey coach said that she previously suffered a pregnancy loss.
“When we were about to have our first [child], my brain immediately [went] to, ‘We’re going to do it, like, there is no wavering here,” Kylie recalled. “That held true because I originally got pregnant the year before and miscarried when I went into our 13-week appointment. I found out I had a missed miscarriage and had to end up having a D&C a few days later.”
She added, “I was extremely fortunate [and] I think my body [and I] just weren’t on the same page. My body was like, ‘Oh, sorry, I didn’t know what we were doing.’ In my next full cycle, I got pregnant with Wyatt.”
With Wyatt, Kylie was due to give birth during Jason’s NFL season. (The 37-year-old Super Bowl champ played center for the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons until his retirement in 2024.)
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“The most frequent question was, ‘What happens if you go into labor on game day?’” Kylie said. “Well, thank you so much for your concern about me. I am the type of person who’s just like, ‘I’m going to do it.’ So, a conversation I had if I go into labor … [while Jason had a game was], ‘I’m not telling you. I’ll tell you when you’re done. I’m not going to ask you to leave the game.’”
Luckily, Wyatt was born on a Wednesday “with a full induction” in between Jason’s Eagles commitments. He was able to witness his eldest child’s birth and then leave for his next game two days later.
Now that Jason is retired, baby No. 4’s birth will be less stressful.
“It’s significantly less planning, honestly,” Kylie said. “With Wyatt, there were so many conversations with our OBs, who are my saviors. I love them.”
