{"id":226817,"date":"2026-03-06T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/jessa-duggar-alarms-fans-are-her-kids-sick\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:47:30","slug":"jessa-duggar-alarms-fans-are-her-kids-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/jessa-duggar-alarms-fans-are-her-kids-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessa Duggar Alarms Fans: Are Her Kids Sick?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duggar fans and critics alike have one big question.<\/p>\n<p>Are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/jessa-duggar-ben-seewald-11-year-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jessa Duggar\u2019s<\/a> kids okay?<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not asking this in the grand scheme of things, out of the concern for any child growing up in a cult.<\/p>\n<p>Are all six children sick? Or does something else explain this photo?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar in September of 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-483970 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-735x413.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-335x188.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-347x195.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0919_jessaduggar_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In September of 2023, Jessa Duggar shared a suspiciously timed video compilation on YouTube to update fans on her life.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-photos-for-8-are-harder-than-they-sound\">Family photos for 8 are harder than they sound<\/h2>\n<p>Just a few days ago, Jessa and Ben Seewald shared a family photo featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/jessa-duggar-pregnancy-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all six of their children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, most of the children were facing the camera at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>(That is no easy feat! Many of them were even smiling!)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerfect-weather evenings = family walks on the Razorback Greenway,\u201d Jessa wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVOsuHikZ5W\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> caption.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cScooters for the kids, fresh air for us, and a two-year-old who definitely did not approve of the group pic.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVOsuHikZ5W\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>In November of 2015, Jessa and Ben welcomed Spurgeon, who is definitely old enough to have opinions about having that name.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, they welcomed Henry. Jessa gave birth to Ivy in May 2019, giving her the best name of the batch.<\/p>\n<p>She and Ben went on to welcome Fern (a fantastic name, albeit unusual among cis folks) in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Seewalds welcomed George.<\/p>\n<p>Finally (for now), in the summer of 2025, Jessa and Ben <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/jessa-duggar-baby-number-6-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">welcomed Edward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald out at night.\" class=\"wp-image-539448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald out at night.\" class=\"wp-image-539448 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On a walk at 7:45 in the evening, Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are aware of how rarely they leave home at this hour.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-their-eyes-are-so-dark-and-sunk\">\u2018Their eyes are so dark and sunk\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On social media, and particularly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DuggarsSnark\/comments\/1rh7kp0\/jessas_kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit<\/a>, a number of longtime Duggar-watchers expressed concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir eyes are so dark and sunk,\u201d a redditor remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019ve never been one to care about messy hair for kids,\u201d the OP acknowledged, \u201cbut something is OFF about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Reddit denizen declared: \u201cThey just don\u2019t look healthy, any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can definitely see that the Seewald children appear to have sunken eyes. What could be the cause?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar on her vlog, very pregnant.\" class=\"wp-image-531625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar on her vlog, very pregnant.\" class=\"wp-image-531625 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0804_jessaduggar_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking to her vlog, Jessa Duggar documented her contractions.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plenty of people chimed in to agree, and speculated as to the cause.<\/p>\n<p>There are six children in a two-parent household.<\/p>\n<p>Even under the best of circumstances \u2014 which is obviously not the case, given that Jessa and Ben became parents very young and hold extreme beliefs that put them on the fringes of American Christianity \u2014 that would not be ideal.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous people brought up the idea of emotional neglect.<\/p>\n<p>This seems like a <em>dubious <\/em>explanation. Could there be a simpler reason for why the children look like this?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald in a hotel.\" class=\"wp-image-539449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald in a hotel.\" class=\"wp-image-539449 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1105_jessaduggar_02.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In their hotel suite, Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald enjoy their weekend getaway.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maybe-they-come-by-it-honestly\">Maybe they come by it honestly<\/h2>\n<p>Numerous commenters have suggested that genetics could be an explanation. And it makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p>Jessa has somewhat sunken eyes. Veteran Duggar-watchers pointed out that she looked like this as a child.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Jessa\u2019s maternal grandfather, Garrett Ruark, had a similar sunken eyes look.<\/p>\n<p>Like those of us who ended up with nostrils or eyebrows from our grandparents, Jessa got that trait from Michelle\u2019s dad. And now she has passed it on to her own children.<\/p>\n<p>We suspect that genetics and hereditary traits are a little too close to certain forbidden scientific topics, like evolution, for Jessa or Ben to want to delve too deeply into a discussion on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/jessa-duggar-children-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Duggar fans and critics alike have one big question. Are Jessa Duggar\u2019s kids okay? They\u2019re not asking this in the grand scheme of things, out of the concern for any child growing up in a cult. Are all six children sick? Or does something else explain this photo? In September of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}