PHOTOSWatch: Joy-Anna Duggar Is Rushed To The Hospital After Labor Drama
Sept. 4 2018, Published 1:42 p.m. ET
As if labor wasn’t already dramatic enough, pregnant Joy-Anna Duggar got a double dose of it when she was told by her midwife that she had to be rushed to the hospital to have an emergency C-section. Read on for the latest.
LaborPlans change! After laboring at home, Joy learns she'll need a c-section. See the Forsyths welcome their new arrival tonight at 9/8c on #CountingOn.
Posted by Counting On on Monday, September 3, 2018
Monday’s episode of Counting On was loaded with drama surrounding the birth of Joy-Anna’s first child. Despite all her and husband Austin Forsyth’s careful planning to welcome their baby in a home birth, the couple was shocked to learn that their little one was breeched and Joy-Anna had to be rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section.
Joy-Anna, who gave birth to baby Gideon on February 23, recalled the horror of the moment on the latest episode: “After about 19 hours of labor, the midwife realized that the baby was breech.”
“Before I went into labor, having a C-section was my greatest fear. That was one of the things that I was scared of. I didn't want to have to have a C-section. But by that point I was exhausted…just ready to get the baby here,” she added.
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But despite the drama, and after 20 total hours of labor, little Gideon was born, and he now holds the record of the biggest Duggar baby at birth—weighing in at a whopping 10 pounds, three ounces and 22 inches long.
Joy-Anna and Austin were overwhelmed with joy to meet their firstborn. “Austin and I were both crying. It was such a sweet moment,' Joy remembered in the episode. “There's nothing like it in the world,” Austin said.
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