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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 6:16 pm
Great link, Happymom! From that site:
quote:When Josie Brooklyn, the newest star of TLC's reality TV show, 19 Kids and Counting, was born on Dec. 10 at a gestational age of 25 weeks, she weighed just 1 lb., 6 oz. Now, she's making strides and weighs in at 5 lbs., 14 oz. Josie's adventures will be featured on the family's Mother's Day special on Sunday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
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quote:PD: How is she doing? MD: She's doing great. We are so thankful. She's growing and gaining and that's what we need to happen for her. She has tummy issues that were working out right now. Our doctor said from the very beginning that having a preemie is a roller coaster ride. Parents in the NICU [neonatal intensive care unit] will tell you, 'never trust a preemie.' One day she'll do great and the next day she'll have a set back. PD: What are the doctor's concerns right now? MD: Josie loves to eat but she has some challenges pooing and you gotta do both to make it work right, so we have to figure that out. She's taking her feeds well and that thrills my heart. She's kind of at that place with preemies where she's trying to thrive on eating and growing. We're rejoicing because she's approaching the six-pound mark. Josie wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the Lord and the expertise of this facility [Arkansas Children's Hospital]. We are so grateful for every day we have with Josie.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, May 07, 2010 - 6:14 am
I'm praying for good poopies.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, May 07, 2010 - 2:41 pm
One thing I noticed in that brief clip is that she seems aware of her surroundings. That's a good sign. She's starting to fill out a bit, too. I'm hoping she's out of the hospital soon.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:13 pm
Yay for 6 lbs! Here is the entire article: "LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 10 (UPI) -- Reality TV personality Michelle Duggar says she spent Mother's Day in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Arkansas hospital with her youngest child. Duggar stars with her family on TLC's "19 Kids and Counting." Her daughter, Josie Brooklyn, was born Dec. 10 at a gestational age of 25 weeks, weighing 1 pound, 6 ounces after Michelle suffered preeclampsia. "This Mother's Day is definitely going to be different because we'll be at the hospital," Michelle Duggar told People magazine. "This is the first time I've been in the hospital on Mother's Day." The baby reached the 6-pound mark Sunday, but doctors reportedly are still conducting tests to determine when she will be permitted to go home. Still, Duggar said she is thrilled with her youngest daughter's progress. "She reached the 6-pound mark today," Duggar said. "We're going to have a six pounder party." " link
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:19 pm
A little bit more info., back before she was 6 lb. Nice to hear she's a talker! link From May 5th: " "Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 19th child Josie, who is now almost five months old, remains hospitalized in Arkansas. According to People magazine, although Josie is up to 5 lbs., 14 oz. from her birth weight of 1 lb., 6 oz., she suffers from digestive problems that cause her to require medical treatment every six hours. The baby girl initially was released from the hospital on April 6, but was rushed back two days later. Mom Michelle tells People that Josie "loves to eat." The proud mama says in the People interview, "When she feels good, she looks at you and smiles and talks. She's definitely a talker and has the sweetest personality." The Duggars hope that Josie will be able to come home once and for all in the next few weeks, according to People. TLC will air the infant's initial homecoming on an episode of "19 Kids and Counting" set to air this Sunday, Mother's Day."
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7:46 am
Just caught up on the last four episodes of "19 Kids" last night/this morning and am happy to see Josie's progress. I can't imagine how draining it would be to have to sit vigil in hospital for that length of time. I think Michelle and Jim Bob have done a remarkable job of keeping their family together during this difficult time. I haven't seen much home-schooling going on, but I seem to recall that Jill helped out a lot with that. Jill's been spending a lot of time at the hospital with Michelle, helping her take care of little Josie. When they get back to Springdale, they'll get back on track, I'm sure.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 10:15 am
The children are getting a wonderful education in doing the right thing...no matter what. I cannot conceive of the hardships the whole family have endured throughout this season in their lives. If any of these children go 'off track' anytime in their lives I will be surprised.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 2:32 pm
I meant back to their regular schedule of home-schooling, in particular. I didn't mean that they would become juvenile delinquents, LOL, by any means, because their mother was away taking care of their premature baby sister.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Sorry, Sia, I didn't read anything like that in your post. I would imagine they are going on with their home schooling, but just not putting it in the show.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 8:08 pm
They have mentioned home schooling very frequently since they have been in the temp home.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 6:39 pm
Tonight I was so happy to see little Josie looking so well, alert and bright eyed. She now is looking like a baby should look. I sure will be glad to hear when she gets to go home for good.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 2:25 pm
I forgot.. in the People Magazine with Jennifer Hudson on the cover, there is an article with newer pictures of Josie and the whole family. No new news, was still having issues with I guess her GI system or at least with pooping, or lack thereof. OK, got off my butt and retrieved the magazine.. OK.. an oddly phrased little blurb from Josie's own doctor:
quote:How Are Her Chances? "The premature delivery of a baby is a catastrophic event." says Josie's physician De. Robert Arrington. "Everything we do has a risk." Yet as doctors try to solve Josie's digestive problems, Arrington says her prognosis is "remarkable" given her gestational age. "Her eyes and brain appear perfectly normal," he says. "She escaped lung injury on the ventilator. Without her current issues, her story's a fairy tale."
The long article mentions that Josie survived a dangerous bowel perforation at 8 days without surgery. Jim-Bob says this has tested their relationship, that under pressure you are quicker to anger and may come up with a sharp reply, but they try for the loving rather than sharp response . (LOL in other words they are a normal couple under extreme stress right now) But they have had disagreements at times, like when Michelle rejected an MRI of Josie's brain and Jim-Bob wanted it. Turns out they started the procedure with Michelle's blessing but it did stress Josie and had to be halted. She was 6lb 9oz when the article was written and here is more about her problems.
quote:But complex questions remain about her condition. Unable to normally digest her feedings, Josie needs enemas every six hours and constant staff assistance. Ligaments that should keep her stomach in place are weak or nonexistent; portions of her intestines are similarly mobile. Doctors next plan on a surgery to repair three hernias; they may also try to anchor certain organs in place.
and Michelle says it is "possible" that she could already be pregnant again. There is more in the article, though much is rehash, like naming each and every family member and revisiting the ciriticisms they often face. Oh but one of the girls, Jill?, has said this has made her decide that she will be a nurse. Occurs to me that anyone in their family leaning toward getting medical training would be extremely useful to have around!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:05 pm
If Michelle is indeed pregnant once more it would be easy to be critical, but I'm going to pray for a safe delivery with a healthy baby and healthy mother.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:18 pm
I did not see it, but the season finale was last night. Here's a link that talks about it. On that page you can see on the right that Josh opened a 2nd car lot.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:22 pm
This is something I pulled from that link: The biggest news, so to speak, was that Michelle is writing a journal that she will turn into a book that chronicles Josie Duggar’s struggles and life. It should hit bookstores later this year. That's not what Michelle said at all! She said she was keeping this journal for Josie and for her family. There wasn't any mention of a book for the public. Well, unless it happened in a nano second and my brain couldn't process it...
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:42 pm
From one of the links on the page I linked to above: "At the end of the tumultuous third season, Josie Duggar is doing much better, but remains in the hospital. Once she achieves her goal weight of eight pounds, the doctors at Arkansas Children’s Hospital will permanently fix Josie’s digestive issues. In the meantime, the Duggar family will remain in Little Rock to be close to their 19th child." I think that is good news! I hope she makes it to 8 lb quickly and the surgery goes really well! (I am assuming they will need to do surgery.)
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:55 pm
link article about Jana April 9 transcript of the 911 call by Jill when Josie had to return to the NICU link
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 8:58 pm
All the Duggar girls are beautiful! Thanks for the link, Happymom; I enjoyed reading about Jana. She is so, so pretty.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 11:45 pm
If there is even a chance that Mrs. Duggar could be pregnant again, I find it horrific. These parents have to be the most callous and uncaring parents I have ever heard of. Continuing to pump out child after child, knowing that the risk to the child and the mother increase exponentially with every pregnancy. What does this woman want, to die and leave all those young babies without a mother? Does she want to produce more severly damaged offspring? IMHO, these people are in need of Social Services and mental health intervention. Obviously they don't care one whit about the rest of humanity. Can we even begin to guess how many offspring will ultimately result from these people? If they were cats, we would all be screaming our heads off about the irresponsibility of not spaying or neutering. This will, no doubt, be the "craziest", and most hated thing I have ever posted on TVCH, but really? How on earth are they being given a pass for such reckless and irresponsible practices? I'd bet the ranch that if the Duggars were anything but white, christian, folks, not a one of us would be giving them a pass, and praising their actions. Can you imagine a black or hispanic family having a show like this? They would be treated with horror and disgust. I just had to get that off my chest. I'm a child of the 60's, and Zero Population Growth is a big issue to me.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 6:14 am
God bless all the Duggers.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 10:11 am
If there is even a chance that Mrs. Duggar could be pregnant again, I find it horrific. I don't think I'd say "horrific" but it sure isn't very smart, IMO. Josie has a lot of medical things in her future and it has already taken a toll on their family. What kind of warning do Michelle and JimBob need?
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 10:17 am
I've never watched this show, but don't their children ever tell their parents they wish they would stop having kids? I mean, the children have to be raising each other and none of them can possibly get a decent share of attention from their parents, particularly with toddlers and a special needs baby in the house. Just wondering.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 6:10 pm
GAL, I think they have all drunk the Kool-Aid.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 7:34 pm
I have two questions Sunrvrose, do you even watch this series or just comment on what you read here and Seamonkey .....What does this mean to you? "I think they have all drunk the Kool-Aid" I'm not sure what you meant by that comment.
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Keldogg
Member
08-12-2005
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 7:37 pm
Oh, no, I sure as heck hope Michelle is not pregnant again....that would not be a good idea at all!
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