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\nJessa Duggar and her husband Ben Seewald are officially a family of eight!The 19 Kids and Counting\u00a0and\u00a0Counting On\u00a0alum announced her pregnancy in March 2025 via InstagramJessa and Ben are already parents to Spurgeon, 9, Henry, 8, Ivy, 5, Fern, 3, and George, nearly 21 months<\/p>\n
Jessa Duggar<\/a> is a mom of six!\n<\/p>\n The 19 Kids and Counting\u00a0alum, 32, welcomed her sixth baby with husband Ben Seewald<\/a>, announcing the exciting news in a birth vlog posted to her YouTube Channel on Sunday, Aug. 3.\n<\/p>\n In the clip, Jessa is in her parents’ home in Arkansas, walking around as she shares she’s having contractions “every three to five minutes” and later announcing that her water broke.\n<\/p>\n At the end of the clip, Jessa teases the actual moment she gives birth as she’s seen in a hospital bed with her mom, Michelle Duggar<\/a>, by her side.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Counting On\u00a0alum first announced her pregnancy in an\u00a0Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, March 7.\n<\/p>\n “Halfway to holding you in our arms! \ud83d\udc9e,” Jessa wrote while holding three black and white ultrasound photos, suggesting she is midway through her pregnancy. At the time, she did not share any additional details about her due date or her baby.\n<\/p>\n Jessa Duggar Seewald and Ben Seewald.<\/p>\n Jessa Seewald\/Instagram<\/p>\n Before their wedding on Nov. 1, 2014, Jessa had already begun thinking about becoming a mom. \u201cWe both want to have a big family,\u201d she told PEOPLE, adding that they were excited about building a future together \u2014 one filled with kids.\n<\/p>\n Jessa and Ben welcomed their first child, son\u00a0Spurgeon<\/a>, 9, in November 2015. Their second son,\u00a0Henry<\/a>, 8, was born in February 2017, followed by their daughter\u00a0Ivy<\/a>,\u00a06, in May 2019. After\u00a0experiencing a pregnancy loss<\/a>\u00a0in 2020, Jessa welcomed another daughter,\u00a0Fern<\/a>, 3, in July 2021.\n<\/p>\n After another\u00a0miscarriage in 2022<\/a>, she gave birth to the pair’s\u00a0fifth child, son George<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n