![OK Logo](https://okmagazine.com/ok_logo_black_small.png)
Jill Duggar’s Dramatic Delivery: Inside The 19 Kids & Counting Star’s 70 Hours Of Labor
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 01](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/480x251/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/640x335/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/768x402/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/1024x536/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/1280x670/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/1440x753/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/1600x837/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/Ag3P58t_P/2160x1130/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg?position=top 2160w)
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 01](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/480x270/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/640x360/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/768x432/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/1024x576/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/1280x720/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/1440x810/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/1600x900/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/cL0x68-ts/2160x1215/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-01.jpg 2160w)
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have an adorable new son, Israel David Dillard, and are now relaxing as they settle back into everyday life, but the 19 Kids And Counting stars’ birth was a very dramatic three days long!
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 02](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/ubvWYZv3Z/495x500/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-02.jpg 495w)
“My wife deserves a superhero cape for what she did,” Dillard told People in this week’s cover story. “She is amazing.” Jill said she spent 70 hours in labor total and after experiencing problems, she was forced to go the hospital instead of having a home birth as planned.
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 03](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/480x469/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/640x625/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/768x750/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/1024x1000/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/1280x1250/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/1440x1407/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/1600x1563/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/OFEqQVm39/2160x2110/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-03.jpg 2160w)
Though the couple tried to stick it out at home, Jill ultimately said it was “a blessing to know very clearly that we needed to go” to the hospital. “I was really scared and nervous but I was praying,” she said.
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 04](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/ZYe-dmfSN/375x500/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-04.jpg 375w)
Meanwhile, Derick said he was “nervous” but “didn’t want to show that or make her more fearful,” so he played spiritual love songs and read Bible verses. “We took on everything that happened during our labor with prayer,” Jill said. “We could feel that God was with us.”
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 05](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/HZa4ofGd-/498x500/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-05.jpg 498w)
“There were times I looked into her eyes where I wanted to cry,” mom Michelle Duggar added. “I know how horrific it is to go through that and I did everything I could not to break into tears.”
PHOTOS: Israel David Dillard's Baby Book
PHOTOS: Jill Duggar Welcomes Baby Boy
PHOTOS: Jill Duggar’s Baby Bump: See Her Pregnancy In Photos
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 06](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/480x360/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/640x480/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/768x576/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/1024x768/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/1280x960/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/1440x1080/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/1600x1200/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/i7_w6rQZw/2160x1620/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-06.jpg 2160w)
Jill said she eventually gave into pain medication but made other concessions to stay “within our birth plan." However, the baby had irregular heart rates and the “doctor did have some concerns,” so she ultimately had to have a cesarean section.
- Jill Duggar Shares Photos of Late 'Baby Girl' Isla Marie's Memorial Service After Tragic Stillbirth: 'We Will Love You Forever'
- Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Spent 5 Hours Visiting Son and Convicted S-- Offender Josh in Texas Prison
- Jill Duggar Reveals She Hasn't Seen Her Father Jim Bob Since Before the Release of Her Tell-All Memoir
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 07](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/480x480/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/640x639/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/768x767/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/1024x1023/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/1280x1278/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/1440x1438/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/1600x1598/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/7wWgcmEHS/2160x2157/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-07.jpg 2160w)
“There’s no shame in that, there’s no shame in getting a C-section,” Derick defended his wife.
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 08](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/480x479/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/640x638/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/768x766/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/1024x1021/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/1280x1276/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/1440x1436/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/1600x1595/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/A366NLIfS/2160x2153/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-08.jpg 2160w)
Israel was eventually born on April 6 at 9 lbs., 10 oz., much to his family’s joy, especially after enduring such a dramatic delivery. Derick, who cut the cord, said of the first moment he saw his son: “I looked at him and thought, ‘This is my son. I love this person.’”
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 09](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/480x360/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/640x480/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/768x576/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/1024x768/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/1280x960/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/1440x1080/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/1600x1200/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/-8HnYURpz/2160x1620/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-09.jpg 2160w)
And while the biggest concerns from the couple was not being able to have a regular birth after a C-section, Jill said: “The doctor told me he has no doubt I’ll be able to have a vaginal delivery the next time.”
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 10](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/480x445/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 480w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/640x593/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 640w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/768x711/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 768w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/1024x948/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 1024w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/1280x1185/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 1280w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/1440x1333/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 1440w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/1600x1481/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 1600w, https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/pGzf7w6T5/2160x1999/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-10.jpg 2160w)
Though the delivery was dramatic, the couple said everything was worth it, including the drama, surprised and sleep deprivation.
PHOTOS: Why Israel Dillard Is A Record-Breaking Baby
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 11](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/rZYZDjKPb/499x500/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-11.jpg 499w)
“His birth didn’t go as expected. But having him here—it’s worth all of it. I would do anything differently,” Jill said. “I love our birth story because it bonded us so well. It brought us through something amazing together. It was a journey that we needed to go through.”
![Jill duggar dramatic delivery baby 12](https://media.okmagazine.com/brand-img/sV7XElLuK/375x500/2015/04/jill-duggar-dramatic-delivery-baby-12.jpg 375w)
19 Kids and Counting will air the birth of Israel David Dillard on May 5 on TLC, just in time for Mother’s Day!
PHOTOS: Israel Dillard's First Week
PHOTOS: Inside The Duggar Family Home
PHOTOS: 12 Ways The Duggar Family Of 19 Kids And Counting Are Just Like The Kardashians