Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar announced Monday they are “excited” to be expecting their 20th child, but this pregnancy Michelle says she is taking extra precautions with her health.
"Michelle is probably in better health now than she was 10 years ago," said Jim Bob, 46. "She has been getting on an elliptical for about an hour a day and is very careful of what she eats."
The couple’s concerns stem from Michelle’s last pregnancy, which was filled with health problems. Michelle, 45, suffered preclapsima and was forced to give birth to daughter Josie at just 25 weeks. Josie, suffered numerous health problems, but is now a normal, healthy 1–year-old. She will celebrate her 2nd birthday on December 10.
Michelle says she is eating a lot of healthy foods and is seeing a high-risk pregnancy doctor. “We are just going to do the best we can," she said. "I am taking a nap every day, and we are just taking good care."
"If we had lived by fear after Michelle had preeclampsia after her second delivery, we would have missed out on all our wonderful blessings," Jim Bob added. "So many of her pregnancies have gone extremely well."
The baby is due in April. He or she will join older siblings Joshua, 23; twins Jana and John-David, 21; Jill, 20; Jessa, 19; Jinger, 17; Joseph, 16; Josiah, 15; Joy-Anna, 14; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 12; Jason, 11; James, 10; Justin, 8; Jackson, 7; Johanna, 6; Jennifer, 4; Jordyn, 3; and Josie, 1.
The entire Duggar family can be seen on their TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.
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