Michelle Duggar, star of TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" gave birth to her 19th child, a girl, Thursday night via emergency C-section, although she wasn't due to give birth until spring, TMZ reports. Josie Brooklyn Duggar weighed in at 1 lb., 6 ounces.
Michelle was airlifted to the hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas last weekend suffering from gallstones. Network representatives told People magazine that the pain was generating some contractions.
"We're told Michelle is resting comfortably and the baby is 'stable' -- although she's in the neonatal intensive-care unit at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences," TMZ reports.
The rep adds, "The most important thing right now is for Mom and baby Josie to get as much rest as possible. The family is grateful for all the prayers and well wishes during their recovery."
Michelle and her husband Jim Bob issued a thank-you video to fans who were concerned with the reality star's health.
This is the Duggars' ninth daughter. The couple also became grandparents in October when son Josh welcomed a baby girl Mackynzie.
1|1|they have ben very lucky to have 18 healthy kiids with very few problems|ppe1952|MATWELL3@ROCHESTER.RR.COM|11:26:20|12/11/2009|
baby 19 could be a real awakening as most premeies that early have lots of problems. say your prayers and keep your fingers crossed.
Remember your manners: when god answers your prayers----- say thank you. 2|2|Wow, sorry to hear; NICU's are amazing places though...|couponshelmd|couponshel@comcast.net|11:41:18|12/11/2009|
So I am wishing them all well and keeping them in my prayers.... our sons were that little and due to some miracles, they are just fine now (well, they are naughty but I think that is my poor parenting skills, lol) 3|3|LOL, Shel that is just a "three" year old thing...|sunriver|lithiasalt@cheerful.com|12:07:11|12/11/2009|
We should call them the tumultuous threes. I think four is a pretty good year, or least that has been my experience so far. Of course G just turned 4, just two weeks ago and she is on her best behavior for the Holidays, so I could be tricked. Ask me in January.
They sure can wear us out, can't they? I can't imagine two grace monsters, so I am in awe of you and your parenting skills. For real!
V.
4|1|19-- wow! That is something...|sunriver|lithiasalt@cheerful.com|12:08:10|12/11/2009|
Baby and mom in my prayers even if I personally cannot imagine that big of a family (and I like big families!)
V.
5|2|Wow what a hospital bill and no Ins. I will pray for them|STEVE|STEVBOLT@WMIS.NET|13:10:41|12/11/2009|
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If you have any wine tags good in MI plmk 6|3|who said they have no insurance?|KellyJef|burke3536@yahoo.com|15:15:10|12/11/2009|
? 7|4|From my understanding, the Duggars are totally self-sufficient, do not rely on any state programs at all....and they do make money from their show, I'm sure they'll be paying their own bill, that's how they roll.|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|15:34:54|12/11/2009|
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8|5|I read their book|STEVE|STEVBOLT@WMIS.NET|17:05:47|12/11/2009|
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If you have any wine tags good in MI plmk 9|6|are you saying their book says they don't have medical insurance???|KellyJef|burke3536@yahoo.com|17:34:40|12/11/2009|
that sounds really dumb.
Being self-sufficient doesn't mean you can't have medical coverage. 10|7|Maybe they don't have insurance that doesn't mean you pay for their care Maybe the Dad makes eniugh |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|17:45:54|12/11/2009|
that they pay out of pocket Heck they built that house on their own and they pau their bills and they don't even burden the school system with all their kids 11|8|im sure the money from their show......plus they own several businesses|couponsnsamples|cpsnsamples@aol.com|18:28:13|12/11/2009|
im sure they can handle it 12|1|the duggars are extremely reliable at paying what they owe....|noway|stormybizzles@yahoo.com|18:34:56|12/11/2009|
BUT I tend to think it's pretty negligent that they don't have insurance, given the large number of children, let alone the fact that the parents themselves are not insured. It doesn't seem like that is fair to the children. 13|2|It is such a miricle to hold a 1lb + baby on your hand :D|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|21:59:08|12/11/2009|
I am humbled by it every time, cannot tell you how it feels, ..they are so cute !!! 14|3|Ooopppsss. Miracle|petunia1|sweetpea39@comcast.net|22:01:25|12/11/2009|
would help if I could spell 15|3|I can't even really imagine what that must feel like...|sunriver|lithiasalt@cheerful.com|22:42:20|12/11/2009|
One of my close friends had a preemie, but we did not see him until he was more than 4 lbs and that seemed so teensey tiny to me. All of my babies were 9-11 lbs, so I was used to the opposite of small. It is really humbling to realize what a high survival rate the littlest babies now have. Thankfully! 16|1|This was her 4th c-section. That is hard to recover from (at least from my own experience)...|sunriver|lithiasalt@cheerful.com|22:49:11|12/11/2009|
I hope she regains her health quickly too.
17|1|the neo natal care for that aby will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars plus any home equiptment they will need. i sure hope they insurance of some kind.|ppe1952|MATWELL3@ROCHESTER.RR.COM|08:24:35|12/12/2009|
Remember your manners: when god answers your prayers----- say thank you. 18|1|they do have medical and dental insurance|ForrestLayne|wechuckwood@gmail.com|09:53:24|12/12/2009|
Posted on Dec-12-09 at 09:53 AM (Eastern) by 64.203.162.240
edited to add link
According to a goggle search
Larry king live show on April 13, 2009 and People Magazine they do have medical insurance that has a 2,500 deductible about $417 a month. But it does not cover some things like maternity. Also they said they have dental insurance that covers about half the dental cost.
They should not have a "huge" bill from all the hospital care for the little baby. Of course that depends on if their insurance has a ceiling on it. Some policies you have a certain amount then everything above that is covered completely.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0904/13/lkl.01.html
The interview with the Duggar's is toward the end. You have to scroll down a bit.
19|2|They will manage. :-) They are a Blessed family!|CJDJ112366|Lintaos@optonline.net|14:48:28|12/12/2009|
Carol 20|1|Personally I find the whole subject of wether they have insutance andf who is going to pay for the medical cost rather heartbreaking being more concerned about wether any of ones money is going to|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|16:06:52|12/12/2009|
toward the care of a newborn baby The baby didn't ask to be born and I an quite sure didn't want to be born this early Have some compaion for the baby and the long rd ahaed to be able to survive 21|1|Oh my, soon she will have caught up with my grandmother!|pumamomma|pumamomma@yahoo.com|17:03:25|12/12/2009|
My mother's mom had 21, NO multiple births, mind you this was many years ago. My mom was 65 yrs old in this past May and she is approximately in the middle of the line up. AND my grandfather died when the youngest child was 1 yrs old of a massive heart attack and my grandmother was left to raise them all alone, she NEVER remarried and as far as anyone knows she never had a boyfriend. She did pass away approximately 6 yrs ago :o( at the age of 88 and she was in perfect health until about 2 months before she passed away.
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22|2|Not commenting on them...just saying a more realistic idea of the cost for a preemie in the NICU is over $1,000,000 especially a micro preemie that will be there for 3 months or more. Paying half of that would overwhelm almost anyone's budget.....well, except maybe Oprah and Bill Gates.|Barb09|Barb0969@AOL.com|21:52:05|12/12/2009|
I looked and looked and found no coupons for troll food......SO, I don't feed the trolls!! 23|3|I googled....I was wrong...average cost is $49,000 ignore me.|Barb09|Barb0969@AOL.com|21:54:04|12/12/2009|
I looked and looked and found no coupons for troll food......SO, I don't feed the trolls!!