Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are the proud dad and mom of a brand new child boy!
Jessa introduced the start of child No. 5 in an Instagram publish on Saturday after which directed her followers to her YouTube channel for your entire start story. Previous to giving start on Dec. 19 simply earlier than 4 a.m., Jessa stated she had a sense “that is going to be a really massive child, and I’ve stated that for some time.”
She guessed within the 9-pound vary.
On Dec. 18, Jessa stated she awoke and felt her first “actual contraction.” And off she and the hubby headed to the hospital. As soon as there, Jessa shared she wanted the assistance of her midwife with labor positions to assist rotate the infant. She stated that the midwife helped her for 3 to 4 hours.
Then, after 21 hours into labor, Jessa gave start to a child boy at round 3:24 a.m.
“It was the sweetest second after they raised the infant up, put him on me and simply holding him there,” she stated. “I believe there was simply so many feelings in that second. So many belongings you’re processing. It has been a yr since we misplaced our final child, only a flood of feelings.”
Then got here time to weigh the infant, and Jessa nailed it — 9 kilos, 14 ounces.
The ten-minute video, which didn’t disclose the infant’s identify, ends with the brand new child boy’s siblings speeding into the hospital room to fulfill him for the primary time.
It was again in September when the former Counting On star and Ben revealed they have been going to welcome their fifth youngster — seven months after they revealed they suffered a being pregnant loss.
“After a heartbreaking loss final yr, we’re so grateful God has blessed us with a rainbow child,” the previous actuality TV star wrote over a screenshot of the YouTube video titled “A Child on the Method & Romantic Getaway.”
“After a heartbreaking lack of our child final yr, simply this previous week we discovered some great information that our rainbow child is on the way in which, and we couldn’t be extra excited,” Jessa stated because the video begins and a constructive being pregnant take a look at sitting on the counter seems on the display screen.
The newest addition to the Seewald family joins siblings, Spurgeon Elliott, Henry Wilberforce, Ivy Jane, and Fern Elliana.
Congrats!
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