Jill Duggar Dillard And Husband Share Word Their 4th Child Was Delivered Stillborn

Jill Duggar Dillard, known for her role as part of a controversial reality TV family, and her husband, Derick Dillard, are mourning the loss of their fourth child after their daughter Isla Marie Dillard was stillborn.

The couple addressed their grief in a joint post on Instagram on Saturday, sharing a somber photo of the parents holding several small items intended for their newborn.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard,” the message began. “Jill was 4 months pregnant (due in August) when we found out our baby died in utero.”

“From the moment we found out we were pregnant, we couldn’t wait to meet our baby.”

“Isla was well-loved from the beginning and her three older brothers were very excited to introduce her to their world,” the post said, referring to her sons Israel David, 9, Samuel Scott, 6, and Frederick “Freddy” Michael , 21. months.

Sending gratitude to everyone who offered their condolences, the post ended: “We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and recover from the loss of our little Marie Island.”

The Dillards, who married in 2014, had not announced they were expecting before sharing the news of the pregnancy loss.

Dillard is the second oldest daughter of Michelle and Bob Duggar, whose family rose to fame in 2008 with the TLC series “19 Kids and Counting.”

Raising his children as part of the fundamentalist Christian sect the Institute of Basic Living Principles, family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar preached the power of female submission, modest dress, large families, and independent education.

The family’s pious image collapsed in 2015 when son Josh Duggar admitted to sexually abusing Dillard, three other sisters and the family nanny.

Dillard wrote about her ultra-conservative upbringing in her 2023 memoir, “Counting the Cost,” which she co-wrote with her husband.

After the book’s publication, Dillard found himself at odds with his father.

Months after the release of “Counting the Cost,” he told NBC’s “Today” show. “My relationship with my father became quite toxic to the point that we had to cut off individual contact with him.

“It got to the point where Derick was there to step in and say, ‘Hey, don’t contact my wife individually or I’ll have to file a protective order,’ just because it was so difficult for me. I have to take care of it.”