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Jessa Duggar Struggled to Feel ‘Emotionally Invested’ in Pregnancy After Loss


Jessa Duggar shares the emotional struggles of pregnancy after two miscarriages and how she found gratitude for her children

Jessa, who’s been married to Ben Seewald since 2014, has five children — Spurgeon, 9, Henry, 8, Ivy, 6, Fern, 3, and George, 18 months. Joy-Anna and her husband, Austin Forsyth, welcomed son Gideon in 2018 and, one year later, discovered during her 20-week scan that their second baby had died. “I did have more peace of mind once I passed the 20-week marker, but even past that, I’m like, ‘Well, I heard of this story.’ And Austin would remind me, ‘Now being pregnant and having fear and anxiety is not good for the baby.

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