💔 Jinger, Jessa & Joy-Anna Duggar Open Up About Pregnancy Loss: “We Were Shattered”
In a moment rarely shared by public figures, Jinger Vuolo, Jessa Seewald, and Joy-Anna Forsyth sat down for a profoundly personal episode of The Jinger & Jeremy Podcast, opening their hearts about one of the most painful realities many families quietly endure: pregnancy loss.
The sisters—who grew up in the public eye as part of the Duggar family—spoke with raw honesty and sisterly solidarity, detailing the emotional and physical toll of miscarriages and stillbirths that have left lasting marks on their lives.
💔 Jinger Vuolo: “I Thought Everything Was Fine… Until It Wasn’t”
For Jinger, the pain came suddenly and unexpectedly. “Mine was at probably six and a half, seven weeks,” she shared. Living in Los Angeles at the time, she and husband Jeremy Vuolo had just announced the joyful news to family over a Zoom call. That same night, however, she noticed spotting.“I thought, ‘Oh, it’s probably fine.’ Some women have that and everything turns out okay,” she said. But deep down, she feared something was wrong.
The miscarriage struck hard—not just physically but emotionally. “I had Jer,” she said, “but you want your mom or a sister there too.” Isolated from family, she grieved quietly. “My first pregnancy had gone so well, so I just thought, ‘Of course, this one will too.’” After the loss, Jinger questioned whether her body would ever be able to carry another child. “There’s fear that comes with trying again,” she admitted.
Despite the heartache, Jinger and Jeremy went on to welcome Finnegan, their third child, just three months ago. But the pain of that early loss remains etched in her memory.
🕊️ Jessa Seewald: “We Were At a Wedding… And I Couldn’t Stop Crying”
Jessa Duggar Seewald’s story was equally devastating. While attending a wedding in 2020, she experienced her first miscarriage. “I went to the bathroom and there was so much blood,” she recalled. “I was crying—and we were about to walk into this wedding.”
The moment was surreal and heart-wrenching. Surrounded by celebration, Jessa felt the opposite. “You feel like you have to hold it together, but inside, you’re breaking.”
That experience shaped how she and husband Ben approached future pregnancies. “After that, we didn’t want to wait to tell people. We needed support from our family right away.”
Unfortunately, grief returned two years later when Jessa lost a second baby at 12 weeks. “It was a missed miscarriage,” she said—meaning her body hadn’t yet shown signs of the loss. “We thought we were in the clear because we’d reached the second trimester. You’re supposed to be safe then.”Now pregnant again with their sixth child, Jessa acknowledged how each pregnancy brings with it both joy and deep anxiety. “You never forget,” she said quietly.
👼 Joy-Anna Forsyth: “We Delivered Our Baby Girl… And She Was Gone”
For Joy-Anna, the pain of loss came later in pregnancy. In 2019, she and husband Austin Forsyth were expecting their second child when, at 17 weeks, a routine appointment delivered the worst news: their daughter, Annabelle, no longer had a heartbeat.
“The doctor’s face just dropped,” Joy-Anna recalled. “I knew something was wrong before he even said it.” A week later, she delivered Annabelle stillborn.
“It was extremely hard going through the whole delivery process,” she said. “Your body still thinks you’re pregnant. Even if your mind knows your baby is gone, your body struggles—it wrecks your system.”
Though Joy-Anna had a strong support system in Austin and their extended family, the grief was profound. “I’ll always remember what it felt like. The silence in the room. The weight of not hearing a cry.”
Since then, Joy-Anna has welcomed two more children—Evelyn, now 4, and Gunner, 2—but she emphasized that nothing fills the space left by the daughter she lost. “You carry that love forever,” she said.
