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There’s much to discuss regarding the Duggar family dynamics and their public persona.
This platform has certainly explored various aspects of their lives.
While many critiques can be made about this family’s unique lifestyle and beliefs, one thing is universally acknowledged:
The heartbreak of losing a child is an unfathomable pain that few can truly understand. This is a reality that sisters Jinger, Jessa, and Joy-Anna Duggar have all experienced firsthand.
(YouTube)In a heartfelt episode of The Jinger & Jeremy Podcast aired on July 9, the three sisters candidly shared their experiences with these devastating losses.
“Mine was at probably six and a half, seven weeks along,” Jinger recounted during this rare collaborative interview. “I had just announced to the family. We had a big gathering on Zoom because we were in L.A.”
That same evening, Jinger experienced some spotting, which led to a whirlwind of emotions.
“I was just like, ‘Oh, it’s probably fine,’” Jinger, who welcomed her third child in March, reflected during the podcast. “I know some people have that and we’d be fine. But for me, it wasn’t. It ended up that that was the night when it all turned into, ‘What’s happening?’”
The 31-year-old admitted that due to her first pregnancy being “perfect,” she had assumed that “everything would be fine” this time around.
This heartbreaking miscarriage occurred in 2019, and Jessa, too, faced her own struggles, fearing she would never experience a healthy pregnancy again.
During the July 2, 2025 episode of her podcast, Jinger Duggar described a trip home. (Image Credit: YouTube)Jessa, on her part, shared the emotional turmoil she faced when she experienced her first miscarriage while attending a wedding in 2020 with her husband, Ben Seewald.
“I went to the bathroom and there was so much blood,” the reality star, who is currently pregnant with their sixth child, recalled.
“I was crying, and we were about to go into this wedding, and you feel, to some degree, that you have to pull it together ‘cause you’ve traveled and you’re here.”
Just two years later, at 12 weeks pregnant, Jessa suffered her second miscarriage. She described how she went to the doctor and was devastated to discover that the baby had not had a heartbeat for several weeks.
“It was a missed miscarriage, which means you don’t have the signs and symptoms that something has gone wrong, and your body hasn’t really caught up. There were lots of different layers to that. Just like, ‘No. We’ve made it to the second trimester. You’re supposed to be safe once you get there.’”
Jessa is blessed to be the mother of Spurgeon, 9, Henry, 8, Ivy, 6, Fern, 3, and George, 18 months.
A cherished throwback photo of Jessa Duggar and her husband, Ben Seewald. (TLC)Joy-Anna, the youngest sister, recently honored her stillborn child in a heartfelt tribute.
She shared on the podcast that her second pregnancy began positively but tragically ended when she and her husband, Austin Forsyth, delivered their stillborn daughter, Annabell, at 17 weeks in 2019.
“It doesn’t matter at what gestation, your body still thinks that you’re pregnant,” she elaborated. “Even if you’re mentally struggling, physically, your body is struggling because it’s wrecked your system…”
“It takes a long time physically for your body to recover from that.”
This narrative is undeniably heartbreaking and serves as a reminder of the emotional and physical toll of pregnancy loss.
As previously mentioned, while there are many opinions about the Duggar family’s controversial member, Josh Duggar, it is essential to extend our heartfelt sympathy to these women for the immense challenges they have faced.
