Kourtney Kardashian implies she wants baby No. 4 after fans speculate that she's pregnant

• Kourtney Kardashian dropped a hint that she's hoping for a fourth child after fans speculated that the 40-year-old reality star is pregnant.
• After a fan stated that Kourtney is pregnant in the comments of her Instagram photo on Saturday, another person wrote, "Nope, wish she was."
• The eldest Kardashian sister responded, "put the blessing out there though" with a prayer emoji.
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Kourtney Kardashian hinted that she wants a fourth child after fans debated whether or not she's pregnant in the comments of her Instagram photo on Saturday.

In the photo, the 40-year-old reality star wears an unbuttoned orange dress that exposes her stomach, leading many fans to speculate that she's carrying a baby.

"You are pregnant," one follower wrote before another person responded, "Nope, wish she was," adding a smiley face.

Kourtney weighed in on the thread and said, "put the blessing out there though" with a prayer emoji.

Kourtney shares three children — 10-year-old Mason, 7-year-old Penelope, and 5-year-old Reign — with her ex-boyfriend Scott Disick, who she dated until 2017. And while she briefly rekindled with her ex Younes Bendjima, the reality star is reportedly single.

Her recent Instagram exchange with fans isn't the first time she's publicly alluded to growing her family.

On January 22, Kourtney responded to a follower's comment asking if she was pregnant by writing, "no I wish" with a pregnant woman emoji.

Kourtney's mom, Kris Jenner, also raised eyebrows when she said her next grandchild would come from her eldest daughter during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in February.

"Kourtney," Kris said instantly when asked who of her children will be next to have a kid, before adding: "Or maybe Kylie [Jenner]. What do you think? I think Kourtney … maybe Kendall [Jenner]!"

Kourtney's role as a mother has also made its way onto season 18 of E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

The eldest Kardashian sister has butted heads with Kim Kardashian West and Khloe Kardashian after Kim criticized Kourtney's work ethic, asserting that she doesn't contribute to the franchise as much as the other sisters. The conversation eventually escalated into an on-air physical fight.

And while Kourtney has appeared on the show throughout the season, she's defended herself and her decision to dedicate herself to mothering her children.

"I realize that a lot of the conversation right now surrounds my work ethic, and I feel like I need to just make one thing clear: raising children is a job as well. In fact, it's the hardest and most rewarding job that I have ever had," she tweeted.