Bringing Up Bates alum Katie Bates is hitting back at ongoing pregnancy speculation — again.
“Y’all, first we made it through flight 1,” Bates, 25, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, September 12. “Second, I promise I’m not pregnant lol.”
According to Bates, she has “struggled with motion sickness” her “whole life,” especially in the mornings.
Bates revealed earlier on Saturday that she and her husband, Travis Clark, were taking their two children on their first international vacation to an undisclosed country.
“Traveling with toddlers is always an adventure, but getting to take them along and experience all of this together as a family is something I’ll never take for granted,” she captioned airport photos of kids Hailey, 3, and Harvey, 23 months. ”So worth it every time.”
In a follow-up Stories slide, Bates noted that she had taken two dramamine pills in an attempt to get ahead of her motion sickness.
“Two dramamine deep and the motion sickness is still winning,” she quipped. “Hanging on for dear life over here.”
Katie, one of Kelly Jo and Gil Bates’ 19 children, hit back at pregnancy speculation earlier this month. During a September 5 Q&A session via her Instagram Stories, Katie admitted that she received “lots” of questions about whether she and Clark, 25, were expanding their family.
“No, I’m not pregnant,” Katie stated at the time. “[I’m] just soaking in the two sweet babies we have.”
Katie, who has been married to the nursing student since 2021, revealed in January that she suffered a pregnancy loss. Within hours, Clark issued a public apology for cheating on his wife.
This is hard to write, but I owe the truth and I owe an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife,” Clark wrote in a statement shared via his Instagram Stories. “I had an affair and repeatedly broke her trust. There is no excuse for what I did. This was my failure and my responsibility alone. I know that words don’t begin to express the damage I caused or the depth of the hurt I’ve brought into her life, but I am truly sorry.”
The pair, who recently moved their family to Texas, have since been recommitted to working on their marriage.
“I’ve been sitting in what I did for a couple months now, and I feel so much inside but it’s hard to find the right words,” Clark wrote in a follow-up upload in March. “At the end of last year, I made decisions I deeply regret. I’m disappointed, ashamed, and honestly, disgusted with myself.”
He continued at the time, “The last couple months have been humbling. A lot of hard work, therapy, time with God. I know I’m not owed anything, but I am desperately fighting for my wife and my family every single day.”
