Jessa Duggar sparks concern with change in social media behavior as fans are convinced she's pregnant with 5th child
Michael Hansen
Published Sep 06, 2026
JESSA Duggar has made a drastic change to her behavior on social media as fans think she's pregnant.
The former Counting On star hasn't posted on her Instagram since May.

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Jessa, 30, has remained on the down-low over the summer as she keeps her social media posting at a minimum as her last post was on May 10.
In the video, she captured three of her four children: Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, and Fern - whom she shares with her husband, Ben Seewald, 28.
The TV personality flaunted a new screen protector she purchased to keep bugs out of her house when keeping the door open.
"Dreams come true," she captioned her post.
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Jessa added another comment: "Took about 2 hrs for me to figure out how to put that baby on the door, but I got it in the end."
After being absent for quite some time, the TLC alum made a rare appearance at a friend's baby shower earlier this month.
BABY ON THE WAY?
The photos of Jessa, her sister Joy-Anna, 25, and their mother Michelle Duggar, 56, attending family friend Gabby's baby shower were posted to a popular 19 Kids and Counting online thread.
In a pic with her visibly pregnant friend, Jessa wore a knee-length light green dress while showing off her excitement.
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Gabby also wore a dress, but in blue that snugged tight against her growing stomach as both women styled their hair into loose waves.
However, fans pointed out that Jessa may be supporting a bump of her own.
One said: "So Jessa is having another blessing."
"Oh wow Jessa is definitely pregnant," a second agreed.
A third added: "Jessa is absolutely pregnant. She’s so skinny, there’s no way that’s baby weight from Fern. And her face is very full."
"Think Jessa's going to have to announce it now. The bump is obvious, especially in the fourth picture here," admitted a fourth.
BABY NO. 5?
Even though Jessa rarely posts on Instagram, she does share videos on her YouTube channel.
Throughout a recent video, fans noticed that Jessa seemed to stay behind the camera.
She was briefly shown wearing an all-black ensemble as she dressed Fern in her costume for the day.
Fans speculated that they may have seen a bump on Jessa, but also noted that the star might not announce her pregnancy so soon after losing a child in February.
A Reddit fan wrote: "I just saw Blessa's video on YouTube celebrating Fern's second birthday. In the beginning, you don't see her since she's behind the camera filming.
"Then there is a shot of her sitting down, in all black, and I couldn't make out if she was 'expecting' or not. She looked thin. Anyone else watch the video? Thoughts?"
Another added: "I definitely think so from the video. I feel like I saw a bump and also the way she held her arms. It's been around 8 months since her loss, so timing checks too. After people ridiculed her after that, I probably wouldn't announce my pregnancy either.
"I'm sure she wouldn't want the negative energy. She probably thinks it isn't obvious with the black, but unless I'm seeing a shadow, I think it is."
MORE CLUES
In celebration of the Fourth of July, Jessa's sister, Jinger, 29, posted a celebration video with her family.
In the video, Jinger, Jeremy, Jana, Jessa, and Ben were shown attending a Fourth of July parade after several of the family members ran a 5K.
Again, Jessa made a quick appearance and seemed to be purposely cut from clips.
On a Duggar-dedicated internet board, a Redditor questioned: "Pregnant Jessa?"
The original poster explained that they watched the vlog and noticed "the camera very obviously was kept off Jessa apart from a couple of views of her back."
They continued: "From her stance, my money is on she is definitely preggers."
In the forum's comment thread, one person said: "She’s due for another baby this year."
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Another fan commented: "I mean yeah most likely. I think she is probably pregnant."
While a third commenter stated: "Do we really care and would we be surprised? No."

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