December 10, 2011
NEW YORK (AFP) - Arkansas mom Michelle Duggar, whose family of 19 children is the subject of a TV reality show, said Friday she had miscarried her 20th.
"We discovered during a routine 19-week ultrasound that our 20th child, who was due in April 2012, passed away recently," Michelle and husband Jim Bob wrote on their website, thanking supporters for their prayers.
Just a month ago they announced to the world that they looked forward to making their brood an even 20.
The family lives in the southern US city of Little Rock. In addition to the TLC show "19 kids and counting," the parents sell books and DVDs about their experiences, and dispense advice to parents.
They have 10 boys and nine girls. The latest, Josie, was born prematurely in December 2009 and Duggar suffered complications.
