19 kids and counting alum jessa duggar has announced that it is expanding.
“We have six kids and we’re actually going to be moms again. We’re six weeks pregnant with number 7,” Jessa, 33, said on Tuesday, October 27. teaser For the next day’s “Unplanned Podcast” episode.
The reality TV star appeared on the podcast with her husband, ben seewaldas co-host matt howard Asked the couple, “Does anyone know this?” and his co-host and wife, abby howardSurprised, he commented, “Wait.”
We Jessa has been contacted for comment.
Jessa Duggar and her husband Ben Seewald’s love story continues to grow. Jessa, one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children, met Seewald in church when they were 20 and 17, respectively. “We went up from Central Arkansas [where we lived] In the northwestern part of the state, where his family lived,” Seewald remembered […]
Jessa and Seewald, 31, who married in 2014 when they were 21 and 19, respectively, are already parents to sons Spurgeon, 10, Henry, 9, George, 2, and Eddie, 1, as well as daughters Ivy, 7, and Fern, 5.
After seven and a half hours of labor, Eddie was welcomed into the world in August last year. Their safe arrival was shared through a series of YouTube videos posted at the time that also included Jessa’s parents, Jim Bob Duggar And Michelle DuggarMeeting his new grandson for the first time.
In a teaser for the podcast episode, Seewald was asked if he was intimidated by Jim Bob, a 61-year-old conservative Christian, because he courted one of his nine daughters. Seewald recalled his feelings at the time, saying, “I mean a little bit, but at the same time, if he doesn’t like me I’m still single.” Matt, 28, joked that he had “lots of other daughters” to chase after him.
Everyone present in the room laughed at this joke.
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald married in November 2014 and have been growing their family ever since. The couple announced their first pregnancy five months after their marriage. “Ben and I are so excited to announce that we are expecting a baby!!!” Jessa, one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children, wrote via Twitter (now) […]
19 kids and counting It aired on TLC from 2008 to 2015, and followed a staunch Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) family as Jim Bob and Michelle’s young children grow into teens and adults. While Jim Bob and Michelle, 60, remain connected to the religious congregation, many of their children’s families, including Jessa and Seewald, have shifted to more relaxed practices.
As for recreating a brood of 19 kids of her own, Jessa said in a May 2025 social media clip that she wasn’t planning on bringing so many kids into the world. “I’m not going to have 19 kids, but honestly, my mom is my hero. I love her, I look up to her.” [and] She’s my idol in so many ways,” Jessa said at the time.
“His patience, his love, his gentleness [and] His kind speech. In my opinion she is a golden example of a mother. So, when people say, ‘Do you want to be like your mom?’ I say, ‘Yes, please, God, help me.’