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 child was stillborn.
Jill – who recently opened up about her strict fundamentalist Christian upbringing – and her husband then wrote an emotional message to confirm the news to the public.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful daughter, Isla Marie Dillard. Jill was four months pregnant (delivery in August) when we found out our baby died in utero,” they wrote.
Duggar and Dillard added that they were especially excited about the prospect of bringing a new member into their family.
Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, revealed 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 loved from the start and her three big brothers were so excited to introduce her to their world,” they wrote.
The couple concluded by thanking their longtime fans for their continued support as they dealt with the stillbirth of their child.
“We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and heal from the loss of our little Isla Marie,” they wrote.
Duggar and Dillard first met in 2011, and tied the knot in June 2014.
The couple started a family with the birth of their son Israel, nine, in 2014, and they 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 about the tragic event in a post shared to her Instagram account not long after the birth of her youngest child, who would be named River Bliss.
She wrote a lengthy message to let her fans know that she felt “at odds with feelings of loss and joy… I miss the moments we never had with River, yet I’m so grateful for where we got this year being with our sweet little newborn. ‘
The author – who recently opened up about her strict upbringing – and her husband then wrote an emotional message to confirm the news to the public
Duggar and Dillard first met in 2011, and tied the knot in June 2014.
The couple started a family with the birth of their son Israel, nine, in 2014, and they welcomed two more boys named Samuel, six, and Frederick, one, in 2017 and 2022 respectively.
The author went on to write that she “didn’t take for granted what a blessing this journey of motherhood is.”
Duggar went on to say that she had nothing but sympathy for other mothers who had suffered a miscarriage.
“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 TV personality then wrote that she couldn’t ‘wait to see’ [River] in heaven.’