JILL Duggar was rushed to the hospital and had to have emergency surgery – just weeks after giving birth to her new son.
The former Counting On star welcomed her third child on July 7.
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But on Saturday, Jill, 31, revealed she has suffered a setback in her post labor recovery.
“Well… I almost made it to my 6 week postpartum well-check without incident,” she shared on Instagram. “But ended up with a horrible bout of pain earlier this week that culminated yesterday in having to have gallbladder surgery!”
Jill, who accompanied the news with a photo of her kicking back and taking it easy, admitted she may have dealt with similar issues during her previous pregnancies.
“I wasn’t excited about having to start my healing time clock over again, but I am so thankful for good medical care & so many other little blessings along the way,” she continued.
“Help from family and friends (plus) the relief now and thought of hopefully never having to deal with another bad gallbladder attack again!!”
The ex reality star called the pain worse than labor, because it wouldn’t ease up.
“If you’re like me and have been dealing with what you think are just ‘gut issues’ (e.g. gas, bloating, nausea, etc.) … but are frustrated that you can’t pinpoint exactly what is causing them, (even if it hasn’t been accompanied with a ton of “pain” yet) maybe think again!” she shared.
“Or… as my surgeon said, the storm might be brewing, but just hasn’t hit/you haven’t had a big gallbladder attack yet!”
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Jill had previous difficulties with her pregnancy, admitting she had a C-section “a little early” before welcoming her son, Frederick, on July 7.
Jill took to her Dillard Family blog to share the exciting announcement.
The star posted an adorable photo of the newborn lying against her chest in hospital.
She captioned it: “Freddy” Frederick Michael Dillard is here! He was born 7/7/2022 at 5:16pm weighing 7lbs. 6oz. and is 20 inches long.
Jill added: “Frederick was set to arrive later in July, but he decided he wanted to come a little early (the day before big brother Samuel’s birthday!), so we had our planned C-section a bit before originally planned.
“Both Jill and Frederick are healthy and are enjoying bonding while we look forward to bringing him home from the hospital soon!”
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Jill – who also shares sons Israel, seven, and Samuel, four, with husband Derick Dillard – revealed how Frederick’s name is a sweet tribute to Derick and his late dad.
“The name Frederick also holds special meaning for us since it’s Derick’s name with “Fre” added to the front, to make ‘Fre-derick,'” she explained.
“Similarly, Derick’s name is a variation of his late dad’s name, Rick, that his parents created by adding ‘de’ to the front of Rick to spell, ‘de’-‘rick,’ literally meaning son ‘of’ (de) Rick.
“We were excited to settle on the name Frederick and incorporate both Derick’s and his dad’s name, by just adding ‘Fre’ to the beginning of Derick’s name.”
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