Barbara Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 US mum has her 18th child By VINCE SOODIN Published: Today A WOMAN who has already had 17 kids with names beginning with the letter J has given birth to her 18TH child – a girl named Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar. Devout Christian Michelle Duggar, 42, delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section yesterday in Arkansas, US. The baby weighed 7lbs, 3oz (3.26kg) and was 20 inches long. “The ultimate Christmas gift from God,” said dad Jim Bob Duggar. Beautiful “She’s just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters.” The Duggars now have ten sons and eight daughters. Jim Bob, 43, said Michelle started having contractions on Wednesday night. She needed the Caesarean section, her third, because the baby was lying sideways. Jim Bob said both baby and mother were doing well. He said: “We both would love to have more”. The couple's oldest child, Joshua, is 20. The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jordyn-Grace, are Jana, 18, John-David, 18, Jill, 17, Jessa, 16, Jinger, 14,Joseph, 13, Josiah, 12, Joy-Anna, 11; Jeremiah, nine, Jedidiah, nine, Jason, eight, James, seven, Justin, six, Jackson, four, Johannah, three, and Jennifer, one. The Duggars, who have their own TV show in the US, refuse to use any form of contraception and say each child is gift from God. Source: The Sun ------------------------------------------------- 18 children in 20 years time? And they would love to have more. A child may be a gift from God but there's no way I'm having so many children. I wonder how you can handle and support so many children. They must be very organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mez83 Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Whoa!! You'd think that they'd just be walking out of her by now..... Two sets of twins too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Karen- Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 I remember watching a programme about this family earlier this year..... I couldn't tear myself away from the screen! I'm serious! They were just building and moving into a new house that had been specially designed by the family. I seem to recall that Johannah had just been born so it must have been filmed 3 years ago. What I found odd was that they had this huge house but, apart from the parents room, they just had 2 huge bedrooms (dormitory style) for the boys and girls, rather than lots of smaller rooms. Another thing I remembered was that the children were all so well behaved and that the whole family was so organised. Even the little ones knew they had chores to do such as folding the washing or setting the table and they just got on with it. Having the kids names all starting with the letter J is a little weird though as is them all wearing the same clothes! As for having 18 kids..... I am thinking 'ouch' but I doubt it would hurt anymore! But I think there will have to be a time where they have to say 'enough is enough'. Michelle's body has been through a hell of a lot and as she gets older there is more of a risk of compications. Surely they can't go on forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumble bum Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 A friend of mine has just had her 9th baby and they have just become grandparents as well. She also want's more babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiyaBlake Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Oh my god. That woman would be spending her life being pregnant! It's like one pops out and another one pops in it's place . Well if it makes them happy Imagine having to call all your kids names hahaha. It would be like a tongue twister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Imagine having to call all your kids names hahaha. It would be like a tongue twister ^ I only have one sister and my parents sometimes call us the wrong name. So does everyone else who knows us both! How can the Guddars remember the 18 names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerise Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Maybe that's why they all start with J? To make it easier to remember? I don't think it's weird, but I like names beginning with J. 18 kids however is a little, uh, extreme? Surely this can't be healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaitieL Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 I love kids, but 18?! How can you keep track of that many. My mum messes up us kids names, and there's only four of us. That can't be good for her body. I plan to have all of mine popped out before I'm 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrr08 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 ^ Lol. It's like the other show Jon and Kate plus 8. I saw a bit of Duggar show and my how do they do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 They have 19 children now. I seriously don't know how they do it. It's like the woman never gives her body enough time to 'rest'. But the main thing is that they're happy. They also welcomed their first grandchild last year. I wonder if the children also want so many kids. I'd love to know how things go when there are big family reunions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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