With the Duggars - mostly Josh - all over the news lately for negative reasons, it's easy for some of the family members to feel as if they're being overshadowed. Jessa Duggar is pregnant and due in just a few months, but she feels that fans and the media are completely ignoring her pregnancy.
The 22-year-old former "19 Kids and Counting Star" never thought her first pregnancy would be this way, but she can't help but feel ignored, according to People. Jessa was really looking forward to sharing her and her husband Ben Seewald's journey to becoming parents on TLC just as her big sister Jill did when her son Israel was born, but with Josh's molestation scandal going public back in May, it's been hard on Jessa, too.
Jessa and Jill were among Josh's victims, and with their hit reality show being cancelled because of the scandal, it's hard for TLC to focus on her pregnancy anymore when it has much bigger issues to deal with within the family.
"It is now bittersweet, because it's not lost on [Jessa] that Jill giving birth to Israel got an entire TLC special devoted to it," a source close to the family said. "Jessa would have liked to have had the same sort of platform to give thanks, show what a miracle she feels her child is and express her gratitude. The show isn't there to chronicle this happy time, and even though she's posting on social media, the scandal still gets brought up by commenters. So much has changed for Jessa compared to what Jill experiences, and it can't be changed back. And that's sad for her."
The baby is due on Nov. 1, which happens to be Duggar and Seewald's first wedding anniversary, according to the Daily Mail. She has been trying to keep the experience public by sharing photos of her growing baby bump as the months go on. The couple even came up with a poll to have people vote on the sex of the baby, and they've created their own website to post videos and share messages about their journey.
