Jill Duggar Unveils Never Before Seen Baby Bump Photos Of Still Born Daughter

Jill Duggar Dillard is sharing pictures from the touching journey of her recent pregnancy, which tragically ended in the stillbirth of her beloved daughter. 

The TV personality, alongside her husband Derick Dillard, had previously shared the devastating news of their pregnancy loss earlier in the month. 

Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 32-year-old poured out her heart as she shared a series of old photographs capturing tender moments of her pregnancy journey. 

The carousel of images began with Jill, adorned in a white shirt tucked into a long skirt, tenderly cradling her baby bump. Among the collection was a poignant snapshot of the expectant mother forming a heart over her belly with her hands.

Alongside the pictures was a caption filled with emotion: "🤰🩷The baby bump photos we were so excited to share, but didn't get to before she was gone. #islamariedillard #pregnancyloss #miscarriage #stillbirth #lovedforever #bornintoheaven #littlesister #girlparents🎀." 

The carousel concluded with a snap featuring Jill and her husband, tenderly holding a memorial item for their baby girl and a monogrammed blanket adorned with her name: Isla Marie Dillard.

In a subsequent post, Jill shared the same image, accompanied by the heartfelt caption, "🩷You will always be daddy's little girl. #islamariedillard #pregnancyloss #miscarriage #stillbirth #daddysgirl.”

As expected, fans flooded the first post with messages of condolence and solidarity for the grieving couple.

"She was here and she was important," one fan wrote, while another expressed empathy, writing, "It's very obvious that she was desperately wanted and enormously loved. I'm so sorry."

A third echoed their sentiments, affirming, "She's so worthy of being celebrated." 

The outpouring of love continued as another commenter offered prayers, stating, "You looked so beautiful in those bump pics. Still praying for you sis. My heart is aching for you."

At the same time, a fifth also offered compliments by pointing out that Jill had "The cutest bump." 

The reality TV star's baby bump post followed an earlier shared post on Instagram by herself and her husband, revealing the heartbreaking loss of their first daughter.

The Blast reported that the couple, who had chosen to keep the news of Jill's pregnancy private until that moment, shared the news with a tender family photo. 

In the caption accompanying the snap, they disclosed, "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard. Jill was four months pregnant (due in August) when we found out that our baby died in utero."

Expressing the depth of their love and the profound impact Isla had on their lives, they added:

"From the moment we found out we were pregnant, we couldn't wait to meet our baby. Isla was much loved from the start, and her three big brothers were so excited to introduce her to their world. We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and heal from the loss of our little Isla Marie."

After the couple's courageous announcement, Jill's cousin, Amy Duggar King, shared her heartfelt condolences, writing:

"Isla Marie such a beautiful name and meaning. Praying continuously.. God has a plan through all the heartbreak. You've been on my mind and in our prayers and will continue to be. We love y'all so much."

The mother-of-three's sister, Jinger Duggar Vuolo also added, , "Love you so much, sis. Continuing to uphold you all in prayer. Sweet little Isla will be missed."

In a moment of shared grief, a fan shared their own story of loss and offered prayers: "I am just so incredibly sorry. It is truly a pain like no other. We lost our twin boys at 20 weeks. Isla Marie, what an absolutely beautiful name. We will be praying for y'all."

Before sharing the heart-wrenching experience of losing her first daughter with her followers, Jill had to confront another painful chapter of her past in September last year.

The Blast noted that the "19 Kids and Counting" alum delved into the distressing memories linked to her brother Josh Duggar's actions, which she described as abusive in her memoir "Counting the Cost."

Jill, alongside her husband, opened up about the challenging experience, revealing that addressing her brother's abuse was the most difficult aspect of compiling the memoir.

In her words, "I knew that we would have to address things in the book that I wouldn't want to. I did not want to talk about those things, but I knew writing a book, I couldn't just not address it." Following his wife's statement, Derrick also added:

"Child sexual abuse, victim information, should never be public. That was really part of why I went into the legal profession, [I] was just so aggravated by that... Jill shared certain things with me because we were getting married that nobody else should know."