Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have welcomed their third child.
Their surrogate gave birth to a 'healthy' baby girl at 12:47am on January 15 weighing 7lb 6oz. They have not yet revealed the name of their daughter.
The 37-year-old announced the news in a message on her website titled, 'She's here! We're so in love.'
Baby number three: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, pictured here over the weekend, have welcomed a girl
She wrote: 'Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful baby girl.
'We are incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give and to our wonderful doctors and nurses for their special care. North and Saint are especially thrilled to welcome their baby sister. Love, Kim Kardashian West.'
Kim and Kanye were both in the delivery room with the surrogate, although the rapper was behind a curtain until after the baby was born, according to TMZ .
Kim was the first person to hold the baby girl for skin-to-skin bonding, but the surrogate was allowed some contact with the child after the birth.
Her sisters Kourtney, Khloe and mother Kris were also at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A., where the family's doctor Dr. Paul Crane oversaw the delivery.
Message to fans: Kim shared the news on her website
Their decision to go through a surrogate for their third child came after Kim suffered complications with her two pregcies, experiencing early-onset preeclampsia with North, two, and further troubles during labor with Saint, two.
'Incredibly grateful': The couple thanked their surrogatepictured here in San Diego in Octoberfor making their 'dreams come true'
Kim previously admitted that she's found the surrogacy experience to be very stressful.
She shared: 'Anyone that says or thinks it is just the easy way out is just completely wrong. I think it is so much harder to go through it this way, because you are not really in control.
'And, you know, obviously you pick someone that you completely trust and that you have a good bond and relationship with, but ... knowing that I was able to carry my first two babies and not my baby now, it's hard for me.
'So, it's definitely a harder experience than I anticipated just in the control area.'
She also admitted she had trouble explaining the process to her children.
She chose not to invite the surrogate to her lavish baby shower in November to avoid confusing her little ones.
Kim stated at the time: 'I, um, I did not [invite the surrogate]. I did introduce her to my family. I introduced her to my family earlier that day. And, you know, I just thought, I don't know, it was like a weird decision to have to make.
'Of course, I would've wanted her to be there and be a part of it, but I hadn't really gone that far in explaining it to my kids yet.
Emoji love: Kim's sister Khloe reacted to the news on Twitter with a series of hearts
'Thrilled': Kim stated her children Saint and North are delighted to have a little sister
'So I have to figure that out first before they really see and then if we're celebrating, you know, her, I just want to celebrate the baby. I think I have to explain it to my kids first and figure out how I'm going to explain it to them.'
Kim and Kanye started dating in 2012 shortly after the end of her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries. They wed in 2014 in a lavish ceremony in Italy.
Their relationship hit a rough patch after they both endured a traumatic end to 2016, with Kim being robbed at gunpoint in Paris, France, in October, and the ‘Famous’ rapper being hospitalized after suffering a breakdown just one month later.
Family support: Her mother Kris Jenner as well as sisters Khloe and Kourtney were at the hospital with Kim; here the family is seen in their December Christmas card
Daily Mail