Michelle Duggar Suffers 2nd Miscarriage: Loses 20th Child in 2nd Trimester; Will She Try Again?
Michelle Duggar, star of 19 Kids and Counting, recently found out through a doctor's visit that she has miscarried her 20th child during the second trimester.
According to People.com, Michelle Duggar, 45, went in Thursday for a routine checkup so as to find out the sex of her baby. However, the doctor wasn't able to find a heartbeat for the unborn child and told Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar that they had miscarries the baby.
She said after the appointment they returned home to inform their other children.
We had just been talking about baby names last night an they were getting excite about naming a boy or a girl, she said. It has been a real sad disappointment.
The family still has plans to select a baby name once they know if the baby was male or female, after which a funeral service will be held, People.com reported.
I feel heartbroken telling my children, she added. They all have been so excited about this baby and looking forward to April coming around and having a new little one in our arms.
That was the most difficult to deal with, she also told People.com.
The Lord is the giver of life and he can choose when that life is ready to go on and be with him.
The recent miscarriage is Michelle Duggar and Jim Bob's second, as she lost her baby during her second pregnancy.
The couple welcomed their 19th child, Josie, in 2009, who was born 15 weeks early through c-section. This was because Michelle Duggar had suffered from preeclampsia.
So will she try again?
People.com reported that after the first miscarriage the couple made the decision to leave the number of children they have up to God.
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