Jessa Duggar shares sweet photo of newborn daughter Fern after breaking family rules by giving birth in hospital
Having a baby doesn’t always go according to plan. You can anticipate a vaginal delivery and wind up having a c-section, go into labor before you’ve completed your nursery, find yourself very pregnant days after your due date has passed or, in rarer cases, you could end up having your baby before you’ve made it to the hospital or birthing center where you’d planned to deliver.
The Counting On star Jessa ,29, gave birth to Fern, her fourth child with husband Ben Seewald at a hospital– after having home births with her three other children. She posted a snap of the two-week-old sleeping in a light blue and white babygro. Jessa put a sweet white bow in Fern’s hair and wrapped her in a pink blanket in the adorable shot. Giving birth in a hospital was a controversial choice as all the Duggar mothers typically welcome their children at home unless there are medical complications. The Duggars are an extremely conservative christian family, whose other values support no sex before marriage, no birth control and home-schooling your children. Jessa said :”Even though I didn’tget my epidural till the very last hour before she was delivered, I feel like it was still so worth it. Not only did it help with my pushing phase, it took the pain ᴏᴜᴛ of it. What I was really excited about was not being able to feel the after-birth cramps. Because those things are awful and they get worse with each kid. So I was really excited not to be able to feel that and just be able to enjoy holding my baby.”
She added: “And then all that massaging that the nurses do on your uterus – didn’tfeel it. It was nice! Was so thankful.” The couple first announced in February that they were expecting their fourth child together after Jessa experienced a pregnancy loss last year. They said: “After the heartbreaking loss ᴏf a baby last year, we’re overjoyed to share that another little Seewald is on the way. The pregnancy is going smoothly, and both baby and Jessa are doing well. We are so grateful to god for the precious gift of a new life! They continued. The kids are delighted, and we can hardly wait to welcome this little one into our arms this summer.”
Fern baby weighed in at a little more than eight and half pounds, and measured 21 inches. The happy couple then spent some tender moments connecting with their new daughter. The famous pair also share sons Spurgeon, five, Henry, four, and daughter Ivy, one. On the Monday morning, the little one was introduced to her siblings on FaceTime who were staying with Ben’s parents and they gushed in excitement.
