'Teen Mom 2' Star Kailyn Lowry Confirms She Had Fifth Child

MTV character Kailyn Lowry is publicly confirming that she and her boyfriend, Elijah Scott, welcomed a son final yr. The 31-year-old is now a mom of 5 boys!

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Kail Finally Acknowledges “Rumors About [Her] Fifth Son”

Kailyn shared the information on Friday (Oct. 13) by her podcast, Barely Famous. She particularly acknowledged that she can be addressing the rumors on the matter, which had been reported on by shops like The Sun.

“I have not addressed the rumors about my fifth son, so I can do that now.”

Continuing, Kail famous that she and Elijah welcomed a child boy named Rio, whose delivery was “traumatizing.”

“We didn’t have time with him when he came out of my ‘kitty cat.’ He had to go right to the NICU — I literally got to hold him for maybe three seconds before they took him to the NICU. And I was so upset.”

She added that Rio had “probably like six” nurses attending to him, and she or he later emphasised that the medical professionals “didn’t even put him all the way in [her] arms” earlier than taking him to the NICU.

“I only got to hold him for like three seconds. They didn’t even put him all the way in my arms. It was kind of like, ‘Here’s your son. You can look at him real quick, touch him as if you’re holding him, but then they swept him away.’ Which, thankfully they did, because he was in really good hands.”

The Teen Mom 2 Star Wanted To Share The Exciting News Her Own Way

During a chat with PEOPLE on the matter, Kailyn Lowry acknowledged that she was decided to share the information “on [her] own terms.”

“I wanted to be able to tell my own story on my own terms and kind of share what information I wanted to share instead of being within a contractual obligation or storyline.”

Lowry additionally added, “I feel like it was ripped out from under me time and time again. … At this point, I can at least try to do it my way.”

She additionally known as the event a “pleasant surprise” that was “a true light” after a tough yr.

“As chaotic as it was finding out about being pregnant again, he’s been such an incredible baby that it really was a true light at the end of a really dark year for me. … He has been really a joy for all of us.”

No tears this morning – apart from me 🥲 2 hour play care, kindergarten, third and seventh 🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/lHTaHIbpgF

— Kailyn Lowry (@KailLowry) September 6, 2022

Looking Back On Kailyn Lowry’s Parenthood Journey

Fans might recall seeing Kailyn’s motherhood story unfold on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant again within the day, chronicling her expertise welcoming her firstborn — Issac, 13 — with ex-boyfriend Jo Rivera.

While later starring on Teen Mom 2, she married Javi Marroquin and welcomed one other son named Lincoln, 9. Eventually, she had two extra kids — Lux, 6, and Creed, 3 — with Chris Lopez.

Now, Kail is a full-blown mom of 5 and appears to be embracing this brand-new chapter!