Reality Show Mom has 19th Child

[bookworm65t]

Source: Associated Press/ New York Times

An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show ''18 Kids and Counting'' now has 19.

Cable network TLC says 43-year-old Michelle Duggar gave birth to a 1-pound, 6-ounce daughter Thursday night during an emergency cesarean section. She had been due March 18.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/11/arts/AP-US-Duggar-19-Kids.html

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Wonder why so early. Three months early.

[NV Whino]

1. She went to emergency for gall bladder problems

probably had something to do with it.

[Not Me]

2. Someone help me out here...I don't watch this show regularly

I know that the husband is self employed. I am wondering if they have health insurance that will cover what will be astronomical hospital costs to bring this baby along.

[LibDemAlways]

19. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that the paycheck they receive

from TLC for appearing on the show is substantial and allows them to purchase health care coverage for the entire bunch. They also have income from the commercial properties the husband owns. They aren't hurting.

[MisterP]

44. how much could it cost to pull open a zipper? nt

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

45. I would be interested in know how much of their litter is "emancipated" and collecting welfare

[hobbit709]

That's about 20 more than they should have.

[Renew Deal]

3. That's over 3 months early!

I wish them the best.

[shanti]

42. yes, and the first one with problems

they've been very lucky up to this point.

[Raven]

4. I wonder if she realizes that it's time to stop now....or if hubby will

agree to keep his mind above his belt buckle.

[wisteria]

27. Who JimBob? Never. n/t

[MineralMan]

5. Couple of people beat you to this one.

Who cares? Doesn't qualify as Breaking News, anyhow. Search "Duggar." There's a nice long thread from hours ago you can post on if it interests you.

[Name removed]

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[Nye Bevan]

12. How many children do you deem it acceptable for a woman to have

before you start posting comments on internet message boards suggesting that she be forcibly sterilized?

[get the red out]

21. How many little girls should be raised to have no idea they have rights?

How many young girls should be raised isolated from society with no idea that they have rights beyond being a brood mare? How many young boys should be brought up to only see females as slaves and birthing machines? How many people in our so called "free" society should be permitted to be completely isolated and brainwashed from birth? How long should a family profit from breeding via TV? Who pays their health care when we have so many far more responsible people doing without in this country? Why should someone make a living on TV for being irresponsible parents who hand their babies off to another child to raise and immediately have another one?

Why and how do we see extremist fundamentalists and harmless to our society when they despise our society so much that they separate their children from it and want to change our laws to suite them?

[The Stranger]

31. It is irresponsible to add 19 fucking kids to an overpopulated planet that is being destroyed.

Overpopulation is the root problem. Although the original poster was being facetious about spaying her, they are being extraordinarily irresponsible.

She needs to be de-programmed from the cult thinking she is serving her god by having children.

[swilton]

35. Overpopulating the planet with consumers

There is a big difference between the level of consumption here in the Western world and that in say India or Bangladesh.

I do agree that over population is a problem - but the lifestyle is also a big factor as well.

Why would anyone in their right mind choose to do this - well I guess that answers my question.

[The Stranger]

38. No, overpopulation really trumps overconsumption.

The notion that there is enough food, so overpopulation is less important, is nonsense. Every additional person destroying the Earth's ecosystems needs AND EXPECTS more than just food.

They want transportation, clean water, energy, land, shelter, commerce, communications, and all of this means more byproducts, solid waste, waste water, used energy resources, carbon emissions, destroyed natural resources.

Most important, there is a group of people using overconsumption to try to minimize the importance of overpopulation. This should be called out early and often.

[Thor_MN]

33. Sorry that you feel the need to apologize for them

But they relinquished any rights to privancy when they decided to profit from their life story by publishing it on TV. They put themselves in the public realm, anyone's opinion on them is valid. You are free not to comment on them.

[katkat]

36. Nye

That would be, 2 :-)

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

46. I believe all religious individuals should be forcibly sterilized

Religious fanatics are a cancer on this country and planet,

[get the red out]

7. New reality show idea

Interviews with the kids who end up on the psych ward from the results of their wonderful parenting and "loving" religion. We will probably have to wait on this for a few years, but whoever replaces Opra could have a field day with the poor messed up kids.

[leftynyc]

8. Hope the baby makes it

I'm guessing they have pretty good insurance otherwise a premmie that small would cost them a fortune to keep in the hospital.

[tabbycat31]

10. if they don't

TLC may foot the bill..... this kind of news is ratings gold

[get the red out]

17. Yep

The sympathy watchers. The Duggars would have to be especially careful to remember the poor baby's name for that shoot. Of course they would already be planning for the next one, or next grandchild, or both.

Gotta keep those fundies coming so you can take over the country with numbers and get some "God fearing" morality back into society.

[kestrel91316]

9. She stood up and it fell out.

[Nye Bevan]

11. How many children do you deem it acceptable for a woman to have

before you start posting disparaging comments about the size of her vagina on internet message boards?

[kestrel91316]

28. I haven't decided, nor is it for me to decide such things. It's a free country.

But given that, I am free to express my opinion of the situation. I don't think highly of people who have so many children that they can't possible meet their emotional needs, and I do believe that applies to the Duggars. The older girls are surrogate mothers for the younger kids.

And it sounds like Goodwife Duggar just lies around all day waiting for hubby to boink her, then lies around her entire pregnancy trying to keep the babies from falling out.

Disgusting.

Oh, and you need remedial reading. I said nothing about the size of her vagina.

[marshall]

34. This is highly related to the problem of people buying more home than they can afford

With the Duggars it's children, with the folks involved with the housing crisis it's a bigger and bigger house. People don't know when to stop these days.

[Stevenmarc]

29. Well I'd roll a pair of dice but we're past that, perhaps if we break open the Yatzee

we can come to a Dugger appropriate number.

[The Stranger]

32. It is irresponsible to add 19 fucking kids to an overpopulated planet that is being destroyed.

She deserves to be disparaged for making a spectacle of her pitiable self.

[Dogtown]

23. You're *SO* bad, kestrel!

:applause:

[jmowreader]

47. Ah Deidre, get that would ya?

You realize that in about three kids, if the economy keeps up the way it is, Jim Bob's going to have to gather his brood around and inform them he's had no choice but to sell them all for scientific experiments.

"Couldn't you have had your balls cut off, Dad?"
'Not if we're to remain members of the fastest-growing religion in the world, my child!'

[woodsprite]

13. I cannot imagine having a baby that small or having that many at home.

When I had my daughter, my doc cautioned me to not become pregnant too soon again since I had iron and calcium issues and had undergone a c-section. He said they recommend waiting at least 18mo to 2 yrs for everything to return to normal again. That's what I keep thinking about every time the topic of the Duggars come up. She's been a non-stop baby factory for years.

I hope the little baby is fine, but 3 months is awfully early. My doc also said that gallbladder issues can follow pregnancy pretty closely. I had problems after my son was born and celebrated his 3month birthday by having my gallbladder out. I'm just thankful I didn't have any bad attacks while pregnant!

[get the red out]

16. She won't have to deal with it

She will just give it to the next daughter in line to play mommie to the new one like all the rest.

[Raine]

39. Which is a good way to get the daughters trained and in the

mind-set for carrying on the family tradition of breeding till you can't breed anymore, very sad way of life. :-(

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

14. Time to change the name of the show to '19 Kids and Counting"

I wonder what's gonna happen when one of the girls gets pregnant(gasp!)? Are they gonna start the contest all over again with her?

[Raine]

40. Seriously that's the plan, renaming

the show to "19 Kids & Counting". :-(

edit: typo

[onehandle]

15. Freaks. I hope RWers are fine with the burden on their taxes these freaks cause. nt

[superconnected]

18. Glad the baby is fine. Now if the mother could get help.

[superconnected]

20. Holdup - 1lb 6-ounces - this is scary.

"Cable network TLC says 43-year-old Michelle Duggar gave birth to a 1-pound, 6-ounce daughter Thursday night during an emergency cesarean section. She'd been due March 18.

TLC says the child is in stable condition at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock."

[LibDemAlways]

22. I think regardless of how anyone feels about the parents, good vibes and

positive thoughts are in order for the baby. 1 lb 6oz is awfully tiny.

[jtylerpittman]

24. Her parents need to get spaded and nutured

[cbgb2112]

25. There was an old lady

who lived in shoe, She had so many kids, her uterus fell out.

[wisteria]

26. I hope the child is alright. And, maybe this scare will put and end to her baby factory days.

I mean really, 19 children! This isn't a family - it is a circus.

[Frosty cupcake]

37. If you read the whole article

You'll see they plan to keep on having kids as long as she can get pregnant.

[malakai2]

30. It's God's way of saying that it's time to stop

That's what I might think if I were religious.

[harry_pothead]

41. .

[carlyhippy]

43. I thought she was having twins? Hope the baby and mom is ok

Maybe it's time to stop having kids every 9 months, this can't possibly be healthy for her.