Around 9 years ago, the Duggar family experienced one of the scariest moments ever when the youngest and, to be exact, 19th sibling Josie Duggar was born around three months premature. The family took to Instagram to share some throwback pictures of Josie Brooklyn Duggar including two shots of her as a baby hooked up to cords in an incubator at the hospital. Today is a huge milestone for her, she is a healthy, happy 9 year old that is full of energy.
We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and all of the doctors and nurses at Arkansas Children's Hospital that saved her life. That was the most difficult time in our family's life, but by God's grace Josie and our whole family made it through! According to Mayo Clinic, preeclampsia is defined as "a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys.
Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious — even fatal — complications. I thought this baby is too small to live. I cried out to God to have mercy on my baby and me. This was too soon for this baby. The NICU world is a scary world but modern medicine can provide such miracles.
We saw our third trimester right before our eyes. During the same interview, Michelle was also asked if she would have another child if she knew the dangers. She responded: "I don't think it would change my heart about how I feel about this realm of life. We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and all of the doctors and nurses at Arkansas Children's Hospital that saved her life. That was the most difficult time in our family's life, but by God's grace Josie and our whole family made it through!
Michelle Duggar was 43 years old when she had Josie back in , and this put her in the age range for having a geriatric birth. When the youngest Duggar was born prematurely, she weighed just 1 pound 6 ounces, OK!
Magazine notes. And her survival through the entire ordeal was truly miraculous. Josie had a wealth of complications after she was born, too. Today, the Duggars have noted Josie is a happy and healthy little girl, but she also has a history of seizures when she gets sick that are likely related to her premature birth. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue.
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