Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Babies How Kanye and Kim Kardashian West's Relationship Has Changed as They Prep for Baby: The Past Few Months 'Have Been Good' "He would have a family of five or six if it was up to him," a source told PEOPLE of Kanye West for this week's issue By Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez is the Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly. Formerly at People magazine and The A.V. Club, the Critics Choice and Television Critics Association member has appeared on 'Today,' 'Extra!,' 'Access Hollywood,' 'E! News,' 'CNN,' and 'Nightline,' and can be seen frequently on 'Good Morning America.' Follow the Texas Native at @PatrickGomezLA wherever your media is social for all things 'For All Mankind' 'Top Chef,' and puppy related. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 4, 2017 10:45AM EDT Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye West did not always agree on whether they would become parents for a third time. “After having [19-month-old son Saint], Kim was told she couldn’t carry another baby — that it would be too dangerous — and she was okay with that. She was content with two,” a source close to the couple says in the current issue of PEOPLE. Kardashian West, 36, suffered from placenta accreta, a condition in which the placenta grows into the wall of the womb and prevents it from easily detaching at the time of birth, during both her pregnancies. “But even after having Saint and knowing everything, Kanye was already talking about having more kids,” continues the source. “He would want a family of five or six if it was up to him.” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP RELATED VIDEO: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hire Surrogate to Carry Third Child However, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star — who also shares 4-year-old daughter North with West, 40 — took some time to warm up to the idea initially. “Kim was never going to let herself get pregnant again,” says a Kardashian family insider. “But she thinks her kids have grown up too fast and misses having a baby in the family.” FROM PEN: Milo Ventimiglia Explains Why He Decided To Be Less Public With His Personal Life RELATED GALLERY: SJP, Jimmy Fallon and 27 More Famous Families Who’ve Welcomed Children Through Surrogacy As for the couple’s relationship, the source says, “Things have been good for the past few months, and she started agreeing with him [about having another child].” Now the spouses have “found the perfect surrogate” and are eager to become parents a third time, continues the insider. “If things work out with the surrogate, they will be thrilled. But they still have a long road to go.” For more on Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West’s journey to become parents for a third time — including inside their decision to hire a surrogate — pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.