Baby #19 for the Duggars born!

[Briarmom]

I hope the baby is ok.

 

[jen0610]

I guess airlifting her to a hospital with a NICU unit, was a very wise idea.

Hope both Michelle and the baby make it through with zero to minimal issues.

 

[DWGal210]

She has had c-sections before.

And thier baby making isn't something to be "slowed down" or "sped up"-- or judged. They will continue to live their life and their marital relationship as they wish. They don't believe in birth control and what happens, happens. Just because our American society today doesn't follow with their religious beliefs is no reason to judge them.

Whether or not the baby has any handicaps won't matter to their family. They will love her and support her no matter what.



No. Because their doctor supports their reproductive rights, as it should be.

MTE.

I hope that poor little girl is OK. Under 2 lbs is very scary but I hope she pulls through.

 

[RunningGirl]

I hope they're both okay.

 

[Pamlur]

She was in Little Rock, wasn't she? Her doctor wouldn't have performed the surgery.

 

[PatsMom]

I hope the baby does well. Even if the baby has handicaps I am sure that the family will love and support her - it seems to be the way they are.

 

[Pamlur]

I have a close friend whose little granddaughter was born weighing 1# 4 oz. She was a fighter from day one, and moved right along. She's 2 1/2 now, still small (tiny) for her age, and behind in motor skills. But she's running around, and laughing nonstop. Yes, there are some underlying complications, but hopefully this little girl will fight like Emma did.

 

[mjkacmom]

I have a close friend whose little granddaughter was born weighing 1# 4 oz. She was a fighter from day one, and moved right along. She's 2 1/2 now, still small (tiny) for her age, and behind in motor skills. But she's running around, and laughing nonstop. Yes, there are some underlying complications, but hopefully this little girl will fight like Emma did.

Dd8's friend was born at exactly 1 pound. She struggled, and still does - was deaf in one year but got her hearing back, blind in one eye, some learning disabilites - but a really nice kid. She also had to take growth hormones, and has a heart condition. I met her mom when our 2 oldest were in kindergarten together - I had no idea at first that our 1 year olds were the same age, since mine was standing, and hers was worn in a baby bjorn in front, and she wore an oxygen tank on her back. She was told her baby would never survive.

 

[m&m's mom]

You know this makes me mad. When she was popping out all those babies at a younger age she was not risking the baby's health as much as her continuing it.
I had a 1 pound baby and I know others look at it different but it is absolutely heartbreaking to see your baby in the NICU and struggling. It is cruel and selfish to keep this up when her chances of something going wrong climb.
Also, when you take home a preemie you have to be so careful so they do not get sick. We kept DD away from almost everyone the first few months she came home. We also basically did not leave the house so we would decrease our risk of picking something up. Good Lord! she has 18 other kids in the same house.
I feel so bad for the baby in this environment. Wonder who the preemie will get passed off to or which other kids get neglected becasue of the time this one may need.
Go ahead and flame away and post what a great mom she is. I will respectfully disagree.

 

[missypie]

Anyone know why she was born so early? An indication of the way her future pregnancies will go?

 

[Luv2trav]

This might be her realty check..especially if the child has difficulties..

 

[Tinijocaro]

Prayers for their baby girl. I think they are such a wonderful family-they seem to have done such a great job raising those kids. Yes, it's unique way to raise kids in this day and age but I think they really know what they are doing.

 

[dislal]

Praying for her and the baby, and maybe this will be their sign from God to stop.

 

[Silent1CB]

I think it was in March...like March 18th(ish) or so.

So that little one was born at like 27 weeks?

Many prayers to their family.

And I hate to say it, they were pushing their luck. 18 kids with no disabilites. Their 19th may have some minor issues. I'm not say that disabled children are bad or unwanted, its just that its amazing to me how healthy their previous 18 were, and then now....

I've always thought they've been extremely lucky so far with healthy babies & children considering the # of children they have.

If the Autism Speaks commercial is right, that 1 in 6 kids has some form of autism, then you think they would have at least 1 in the 18 kids so far.

I think #19 unfortunately may have some lasting problems from being born so early.

For everyone's sake, here's hoping the baby does well & has no long term problems. I think they should return to using some sort of birth control now like they did when they were first married. Isn't Michelle like 43 yrs old now?

 

[Wall-E1]

This might be her realty check..especially if the child has difficulties..

It won't be a reality check. It will be a sign from God to keep popping them out at an even faster pace. Don't you see? He is obviously sending a message that we need more Duggars to enter the world, and at a quicker pace. Have you never watched these people? They are able to twist any belief around into the will of God to suit their needs?

On a side note, I really do hope that the baby is strong enough to make it and becomes a healthy child.

p.s.- As long as this cult continues on with their reality show, I have no issues with judging them from afar. Just as I judge other reality show stars, I will continue to do so here. They are the ones who thrust themselves out to become public figures. So, I could care less about the argument that they should be able to do what they want. I agree. They should. And I should be able to judge them from my recliner.

 

[jen0610]

Anyone know why she was born so early? An indication of the way her future pregnancies will go?

Michelle was airlift over the weekend to a better hospital than what is near them, due to gallbladder attacks. She was having premature contracts as a side effect from the attacks. Don't know if this lead to the early delivery or not, as I haven't seen anything more than they had the baby early via C-section.

 

[pigletgirl]

The baby maybe had some form of distress you all suppose?

They did say in the thank you for thinking of us video, that her blood pressure was up. Maybe she had pre-eclampsia?

 

[disney1990]

I hope that the baby is alright. But, I really believe that they should stop at this point. People may say that they are doing everything right -- but, their life is a reality show -- and what is right about that. A child born with major disabilities will have to be somebody's responsibility for the rest of their lives. We have a good friend that actually had to make one of her daughter's a ward of the state because the Mom was getting too old to take care of her financially any longer. So here is a child with disabilities that no longer lives with any family member. It is sad and I think people should think about what the future will realistically be.

 

[MusiqChic99]

It won't be a reality check. It will be a sign from God to keep popping them out at an even faster pace. Don't you see? He is obviously sending a message that we need more Duggars to enter the world, and at a quicker pace. Have you never watched these people? They are able to twist any belief around into the will of God to suit their needs?

On a side note, I really do hope that the baby is strong enough to make it and becomes a healthy child.

p.s.- As long as this cult continues on with their reality show, I have no issues with judging them from afar. Just as I judge other reality show stars, I will continue to do so here. They are the ones who thrust themselves out to become public figures. So, I could care less about the argument that they should be able to do what they want. I agree. They should. And I should be able to judge them from my recliner.

I doubt they will think it's a sign from God to pop them out any faster then they already have. I do think they will look to God for strength right now considering that their newborn will be in the hospital for a while.

Many prayers go out to this baby and their family. I dont care how many kids they have or how fast they have them. I wish them the best.

 

[Cruisin]

I hope that the baby is alright. But, I really believe that they should stop at this point. People may say that they are doing everything right -- but, their life is a reality show -- and what is right about that. A child born with major disabilities will have to be somebody's responsibility for the rest of their lives. We have a good friend that actually had to make one of her daughter's a ward of the state because the Mom was getting too old to take care of her financially any longer. So here is a child with disabilities that no longer lives with any family member. It is sad and I think people should think about what the future will realistically be.

At least there are many, many family members that will be available to help care for any child born with disabilities or even one of the family that might have something unfortunate come up in the future.

I think they are the type of people who will take care of their own.