Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard revealed that they had tragically lost their ‘beautiful baby girl’ in a post shared to their Instagram accounts on Saturday.
The 32-year-old reality TV personality and her 35-year-old husband planned to welcome a daughter into their family, although the girl was stillborn.
Jill, who recently opened up about her strict fundamentalist Christian upbringing, and her spouse penned an emotional message confirming the news to the public.
‘It is with great sadness that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard. “Jill was 4 months pregnant (due in August) when we found out our baby died in utero,” they wrote.
Duggar and Dillard added that they were particularly excited about the prospect of bringing a new member to their family.
Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, revealed that they had tragically lost their ‘beautiful baby girl’ in a post shared to their Instagram accounts on Saturday.
‘From the moment we found out we were pregnant, we couldn’t wait to meet our baby. “Isla was very loved from the beginning and her three older brothers were very excited to introduce him to her world,” she wrote.
The couple concluded by thanking their longtime fans for their continued support as they dealt with the stillbirth of their son.
“We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and recover from the loss of our little Marie Island,” they wrote.
Duggar and Dillard initially met in 2011 and married in June 2014.
The couple started a family with the birth of their nine-year-old son Israel in 2014, and welcomed two more boys named Samuel, six, and Frederick, one, in 2017 and 2022, respectively.
The couple planned to welcome a child in 2021, although the reality TV personality suffered a miscarriage.
Duggar opened up about her feelings regarding the tragic event in a post that was shared on her Instagram account shortly after the birth of her youngest child, who would have been named River Bliss.
She wrote a lengthy message to let her fans know that she felt “conflicted with feelings of loss and joy… I miss the moments we never had with River, but I feel so grateful for where we are this year holding our little one and sweet newborn.” ‘
The author, who recently opened up about her strict upbringing, and her spouse wrote an emotional message to confirm the news to the public.
Duggar and Dillard initially met in 2011 and married in June 2014.
The couple started a family with the birth of their nine-year-old son Israel in 2014, and welcomed two more boys named Samuel, six, and Frederick, one, in 2017 and 2022, respectively.
The author later wrote that she didn’t “take for granted what a blessing this journey of motherhood is.”
Duggar went on to express that she had nothing but sympathy for other mothers who have suffered miscarriages.
“My heart is also heavy for others who desperately want to be moms or have experienced loss and are still praying for their miracle,” she said.
The reality show personality later wrote that she couldn’t “wait to see [River] in the sky.’