How Jill Duggar hid her pregnancy from fans for MONTHS before showing off baby bump in big announcement
JILL Duggar kept her pregnancy a secret for months, leaving fans questioning how they missed her growing baby bump.
Jill, 30, and her husband Derick, 32, shared the news that they are expecting on their website on Sunday.
The reality stars, however, have known for quite some time that they are expanding their brood, managing to keep it hidden from even their most devoted fans.
Her social media posts - and lack thereof - may have been a big indicator that the couple were expecting their third child, unbeknownst to her followers.
The Counting On alum took a break from her platforms in the beginning of the year, concerning fans who noticed her over a month-long disappearance.
Many chalked her absence up to her eldest brother Josh's child pornography trial, which occurred just weeks prior.
Josh, 33, has been in custody awaiting his sentencing since being found guilty of both possessing and receiving child pornography in December.
Jill and Derick attended the trial as Jill was expected to testify in the case, although she did not end up doing so.
The TLC star also came forward as an alleged victim along with her sister Jessa, despite insisting that they had forgiven their brother for his wrongdoings.
It seemed only natural that Jill would want to take a break from the media as fans assumed she needed time to "process everything."
They continued: "Maybe she's just trying to process everything privately but her disappearance is strange. Derick has posted a couple of times but didn't mention Jill or the kids. I hope her birth family isn't harassing her. Send up a flare, Jill. Let us know you're okay."
She did just that on January 30, when she resurfaced on by sharing a selfie of her and her husband, as well as one with their two boys playing in the background.
She briefly explained her hiatus in her caption, writing: "I took a little break on here to start the year and it has been super nice!"
In other photos from the day, she showed off the flowers she received from Derick, as well as the cookies she made with their kids.
It all made sense after the happy couple revealed that they were expecting another child over the weekend.
PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
They took to their to announce their pregnancy, writing: "We’ve been keeping a little secret!";
While another echoed the thought, adding: "When i seen them staring in the oven i was like oh its a bun in the oven"
DEVASTATING MISCARRIAGE
Back in October 2021, Jill shared that they had planned to name their third child River Bliss Dillard before the devastating miscarriage.
She shared the heartbreaking news to fans in an emotional letter on her .
“We recently found out that we were expecting our third baby,” the post began. “We were all thrilled!”
She continued: “It was fun to see so much joy in the boys’ faces as we shared the news with them.
“They were full of questions and so excited as we talked about the pregnancy and how they would get to be involved along the way and after baby was born.
“However, a few days later we started miscarrying.”
The pair picked out the name because of the various meanings behind it, including “tranquil.”
They added that “rivers are often a serene, beautiful escape in nature.”
Jill continued in the emotional blog: “Our baby doesn’t get to live here with us on earth, but is forever with the source of the river of life, in the presence of the Lord!
“And we chose Bliss for a middle name because our baby is living in perfect bliss with the Lord and was such a gift that brought immense joy and happiness to us even though only with us here on earth for a short time.”
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