Instagram<\/a> page to share photos and a serious message.<\/p>\n\u201cOctober is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd,\u201d Jill continued, \u201cit hits close to home for us\u201d<\/p>\n
She explained: \u201csince this past weekend was also the anniversary of our 1st miscarriage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jill asked: \u201cDid you know that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss? It affects far more families than most realize.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many cultures and religions do not bestow names during pregnancy, but wait until birth \u2014 or even later. Not so with Jill and Derick.<\/p>\n
In October 2021, Jill suffered a miscarriage. She named her would-be son River Bliss Dillard.<\/p>\n
Then, in March of 2024, Jill suffered another miscarriage. Her daughter would have been Isla Marie Dillard.<\/p>\n
One necklace in Jill\u2019s photo shows a pair of pendants symbolizing the two children whom she never got to meet.<\/p>\n
The other shows five letters \u2014 seemingly one initial for each of her three children (Israel, Samuel, and Frederick) and one for River and one for Isla.<\/p>\nJill Duggar shared an emotional tribute post for Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month in October 2026. (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u2018Boy mom x3 on earth with 2 babies safe in the arms of Jesus\u2019<\/h2>\n \u201cA little love can go a long way,\u201d Jill Duggar then suggested as her caption continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you know someone walking through loss,\u201d she wrote, \u201cor who previously walked through loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jill suggested that followers \u201creach out to them and just let them know you love them & you\u2019re thinking of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
She even suggested that fans might want to tag someone who has suffered such a loss.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t mean to speak for those who have endured miscarriages, but not everyone <\/em>would appreciate being reached out to in this manner. Even more would bristle at being tagged. This is a very sensitive topic, and feelings may vary widely.<\/p>\nJill added words that acknowledged her role as a mother as well as her grief.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoy mom x3 on earth,\u201d she described herself, \u201cwith 2 babies safe in the arms of Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jill wrote: \u201cRiver Bliss Dillard 10\/3\/2021, Isla Marie Dillard 3\/19\/2024.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miscarriages might happen so early that the person was not aware that they were pregnant \u2014 or even that they had a miscarriage. They can also be a source of enduring trauma, especially if they happen repeatedly (or if, as in the case of Jill, the expecting parent believes them to be persons even at early stages of gestation.)<\/p>\n
Our hearts go out to Jill and to all who share this often private, too often misunderstood grief.<\/p>\n
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