Michelle Duggar's Miracle Baby
"Oh, the terror that went through my heart when they said this baby has to be delivered in 30 minutes. I thought this baby is too small to live. I was terrified."
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"It's still a long road," says Dr. Tom Easterling, a professor of maternal fetal medicine at the University of Washington and a high-risk pregnancy specialist who hasn't seen the Duggars. "Babies that are born at 25 weeks have risk for cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness, and learning disabilities."
It can take up to two years to fully understand the consequences of such a premature birth.
Exclusive Interview: Duggars on "Terrifying" Ordeal
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"We have gone out in public and people say to us, I was part of a large family. My mom had 12, 14 children. I asked them 'how long did mom live,'" he says. "Oh, mom is 95 and still going strong."
Exclusive Interview: Duggars on "Terrifying" Ordeal
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Exclusive Interview: Duggars on "Terrifying" Ordeal
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"Don't play junior high games, yelling at each other," says Jim Bob. "We have had disagreements, we pray about it together."
"A few months ago we ran into an Amish fellow that's been married 50 years. We asked him, 'what are the keys to a long marriage.' He said there are two: I was wrong and would you forgive me. Don't' let the son go down on your wrath."
Exclusive Interview: Duggars on "Terrifying" Ordeal
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She's says she's ready, "if the lord sees fit to let us have another baby."
"My mother was 40 when she had me. She couldn't have anymore. I am right around that place. We would love more but we'll wait and see. I couldn't imagine my life without any one of them."
Exclusive Interview: Duggars on "Terrifying" Ordeal
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