Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald Expect Their Seventh Child
WHO:
NY Post - Jessa Duggar, an alum of “19 Kids and Counting,” is expecting a child with her husband, Ben Seewald.
US Magazine - Jessa Duggar is 33; Ben Seewald is 31.
E! News - Podcast cohosts Abby Howard and Matt Howard were told the pregnancy news.
US Magazine - Jessa is one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children.
WHAT:
US Magazine - Jessa said, “We have six kids and we’re actually expecting again. Six weeks pregnant with number 7.”
E! News - Jessa announced, “We’re actually expecting again,” then said, “Yeah, six weeks pregnant with number seven. Surprise!”
E! News - Ben confirmed Abby and Matt were the first people outside their family to hear the news.
E! News - Jessa described her symptoms as “a little queasy, but not too bad,” adding, “I don’t usually throw up in pregnancy. I’m doing good, we’re good.”
E! News - The couple said they had tried for this pregnancy; their sixth pregnancy was the only one that had surprised them.
US Magazine - Jessa and Ben have six children and are expecting their seventh.
WHERE:
US Magazine - Jessa and Ben met at church; Ben recalled traveling from central Arkansas, where he lived, to the northwest part of the state, where Jessa’s family lived.
WHEN:
US Magazine - The podcast teaser was identified as being released the day before the episode; the article quotes Jessa describing herself as six weeks pregnant.
E! News - The pregnancy announcement was made on the “Unplanned” podcast.
E! News - Jessa and Ben married in 2014.
WHY:
E! News - The couple said they had tried to conceive this child.
HOW:
NY Post - Jessa shared the pregnancy news on the “Unplanned Podcast.”
US Magazine - Jessa and Ben announced the pregnancy during an episode of the “Unplanned Podcast,” speaking with cohosts Matt and Abby Howard.
(UPDATED October 29, 2026 10:00 UTC)
Jessa Duggar and her husband, Ben Seewald, are expecting their seventh child, announcing on the “Unplanned” podcast that she is six weeks pregnant. The couple, who have six children, said they had tried to conceive, and Jessa described feeling a little queasy but said she was doing well. Podcast cohosts Matt and Abby Howard were the first people outside the family to hear the news.