Josiah Duggar’s wife, Lauren Swanson, reflected on her miscarriage as she thanked fans for their support and sharing their own painful stories.
“I just want to thank each and everyone of you for your prayers, support, and for all you Mama’s out there for sharing your angel baby stories,” the Counting On star, 19, captioned an Instagram photo on Sunday, March 24, that showed a framed wedding photo of the couple placed atop a piano.
“It’s easy to share those happy times in our lives, but sharing something hard, like losing a baby can be like putting salt to a wound,” she continued. “I know by y’all sharing your stories it has not only helped me, but many other women who have gone through the same trials.”
She ended by quoting from the bible, “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds,” and adding the hashtag #enjoyingsundaytogether.
As previously reported, Swanson suffered a miscarriage in October and she and her husband opened up about the loss in a video in February.
“It really was a hard time for our family going through this right after we got married,” Duggar, 22, who married his wife in June 2018, said. “And all the dreams of getting to see our little one and hold it in our hands dashed before our eyes.”
Swanson revealed that they were opening up about their loss because “nobody really talks about it,” adding, “We just wanted to let y’all know that you’re not alone.”
She opened up more about her heartbreak in an emotional clip posted to YouTube earlier this month, tearing up as she said she “was hoping it was a bad nightmare and wishing I was going to wake up and it would all be fine.”
“It was the worst day of my life, really,” she said but insisted that she was glad that they’d announced the pregnancy early to their families so that they could help the newlyweds. “We couldn’t have done it without their support,” she added.
Duggar was “amazing” as he “took care of me, supported me, cried with me,” she continued, explaining that they’d written letters to their baby and made a little memory box with special mementos including the positive pregnancy test and the only photo that Swanson took of herself pregnant.
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