Jim Bob Turns 50 July 12

[Seven Severn]

He should be getting his AARP invite any day now. :lol:

Everyone in the U.S. gets one of these, but I didn't. It's like I don't exist. :evil-eye:

[calimojo]

If I were JB, I would be praying that M is preggo for my 50th B day. That might be just enough of a freak show to get them back onto TLC.

Instead, I think we will get pictures or what a big happy family they all are and lots of proclamations by the kids that they can corral about what a great dad he is. Jennifer Jumper's examples above are fantastic.

[bingbangboom]

Hubbs and I received our AARP cards while we were still in high school. :lol: we still laugh about it.

JB needs a few little snips for his birthday, or a lobotomy for the crazy...

The man is delusional, nobody wants to see him go to the dentist or dunk plastic birds. He is the worst kind of person, and a real challenge to find any genuine good in.

[VixenToast]

If I were JB, I would be praying that M is preggo for my 50th B day. That might be just enough of a freak show to get them back onto TLC.

Instead, I think we will get pictures or what a big happy family they all are and lots of proclamations by the kids that they can corral about what a great dad he is. Jennifer Jumper's examples above are fantastic.

I can actually visualize them praying for a 20th (oops I mean 22nd) child to get back their show... I mean, help lead the TLC peeps back to Jeezus.

Oh Lord. They'll be trying until their 90s. And they'll use the story off Sarah and Abraham as their reason why.

[Gimme a Free RV]

Well, I was going to say that Michelle, exasperated that she's not getting pregnant, might do like Sarah did to Abraham and throw one of her maid servants at him but...

that would be one of the sister moms.

NO! :naughty:

NO! :snooty:

NO! :hand:

[Rainytown]

If I were JB, I would be praying that M is preggo for my 50th B day. That might be just enough of a freak show to get them back onto TLC.

IMHO of course, and I will look forward to the OB/GYN and NICU professionals weighing in on this, but here's my less-than-professional opinion.

J-Chelle would not be allowed out of bed for the entire pregnancy, IF she managed to sustain one in the first place. It would be the most high-risk pregnancy known to mankind. And I am wondering what the chances are that she would be allowed to stay in the TTH (and not in a hospital bed, hooked up to a fetal monitor at the least) from the discovery of the Blessed Event until she delivers.

I think the fact there have been no more pregnancies that we know of for the past five years tells the story. They are still having allegedly unprotected sex, so she's in menopause. I realize that women have become pregnant during menopause before. However, most of them have not had 21 previous pregnancies, if my math is correct.

TLC would not be allowed in a hospital room with their cameras in this type of situation no matter how many freaking releases Jim Boob and J-Chelle signed. After the uproar during the filming of Josie's seizure, that ship has sailed.

Again, IMHO.

[calimojo]

I think the only way Michelle were to become pregnant would be with the help of a fertility specialist. It isn't unheard of, but goodness I have no idea why anyone would want to have a newborn at age 50. I love my kids with all my heart, but I would have been crushed to find out I was pregnant again any time after age 45. By the time my youngest was about 10, I was excited for looking forward and seeing the kind of adults they would be. That is where I am now. They are young adults and I am excited to see their next steps. I miss their childhood, but I embrace their futures even more.

[JenniferJuniper]

I think the only way Michelle were to become pregnant would be with the help of a fertility specialist.

A fertility specialist using someone else's eggs.

[Toothfairy]

Pregnancy is all they're known for. A pregnancy at 50 will break records. Especially since they can now claim they have 20 children that came out of J'chelle vaginal hole. JB would be standing next to her with that stupid grin on his face like he accomplished something.

[ShepherdontheRock]

Pregnancy is all they're known for. A pregnancy at 50 will break records. Especially since they can now claim they have 20 children that came out of J'chelle vaginal hole. JB would be standing next to her with that stupid grin on his face like he accomplished something.

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Linking because the file is too big to upload.

Also, IDK about breaking records because it's not unheard of for people to have babies in their 50s. Maybe if your uterus is wearing out though.

[December]

I'd assume to have a baby at 50 you probably have to be in pretty decent health. I'd imagine after 19 kids (and a few other pregnancies) her body's got to be worn out.

It would be an interesting additional scandal if they did manage to have J'20 and it was revealed the baby was created with donor eggs and IVF or something. (Edit: nothing against these fertility procedures, just think it'd be scandalous for the Duggars based on how they've made themselves famous and their beliefs!) But weirdly I could see it happening, both for ratings revival reasons (as others suggested) and to round out the group to 20 even.

[OodOnTheLoo]

Don't we have some nurses on the board?

Surely Michelle has to have suffered some damage from all these pregnancies, right? How many c-section? two sets of twins. Why isn't her uterus prolapsing? How does she not leak urine? Does she sneak healthy food or can we expect her bones to crumble in the next ten years?

[hapamama]

I think the fact there have been no more pregnancies that we know of for the past five years tells the story. They are still having allegedly unprotected sex, so she's in menopause. I realize that women have become pregnant during menopause before. However, most of them have not had 21 previous pregnancies, if my math is correct.

19... even counting J'Caleb and Jubilee, 2 of her pregnancies were twin pregnancies. 17 pregnancies that resulted in 19 live births, plus 2 miscarriages.

I'm sure her uterus is sighing in relief, if she's in menopause.

[hapamama]

I'd assume to have a baby at 50 you probably have to be in pretty decent health. I'd imagine after 19 kids (and a few other pregnancies) her body's got to be worn out.

It would be an interesting additional scandal if they did manage to have J'20 and it was revealed the baby was created with donor eggs and IVF or something. (Edit: nothing against these fertility procedures, just think it'd be scandalous for the Duggars based on how they've made themselves famous and their beliefs!) But weirdly I could see it happening, both for ratings revival reasons (as others suggested) and to round out the group to 20 even.

I'm surprised they haven't gotten on the "adopt frozen embryos" bandwagon that Adeye Salem climbed on.

[ADoyle90815]

I'm surprised they haven't gotten on the "adopt frozen embryos" bandwagon that Adeye Salem climbed on.

Even if they were to try donor eggs or embryo "adoption" with her history of 17 pregnancies, more than 1 C-section, and 2 miscarriages, I don't think she'd be able to carry a pregnancy to term. I'm also wondering how her bones are, as women who have had fewer pregnancies than her often develop osteoporosis, and it really hits after menopause.

[December]

I'm surprised they haven't gotten on the "adopt frozen embryos" bandwagon that Adeye Salem climbed on.

Shh! Don't give them ideas! :lol:

Would that even be considered acceptable to them because it's saving the embryos from destruction, or bad simply because it involves IVF?

I seriously wonder what kind of condition someone's uterus would be like after having that many pregnancies. Not even trying to snark when I say it must be like crepe paper. I can't imagine it's medically advisable for anyone to subject herself to that many pregnancies, no matter how healthy you are. I wonder if there are some medical conditions common in the QF community as a result of repeat, close-together pregnancies?

[RosyDaisy]

Any doctor that advises a woman who has given birth to 19 kids to get pregnant should have his medical license taken away permanently.

[DeFrauder]

She will not be getting pregnant without help:

"There's a steep drop in fertility in the 40s," says Julia Johnson, an infertility specialist and chair of the obstetrics and gynecology department at UMass Memorial Medical Center. "Your odds of getting pregnant at 41 are much better than they are at 43."

A study in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility confirms Johnson's point. Researchers found that 40-year-old women treated for infertility had a 25 percent chance of getting pregnant using their own eggs. But by age 43 that number dropped to 10 percent, and by 44 it had plummeted to 1.6 percent. Among women who did get pregnant, the miscarriage rate was 24 percent for 40-year-olds, 38 percent for 43-year-olds, and 54 percent for 44-year-olds.

Fertility expert James Goldfarb says that during his 30 years in the field, he has never seen a woman get pregnant with her own eggs after age 46. "It's like buying a lottery ticket," he says. "Yes, someone wins every once in a while, but you shouldn't bank on it."

from: .babycenter.com/0_age-and-fertility-getting-pregnant-in-your-40s_1494699.bc

[DeFrauder]

Also this: .pregnancycorner.com/giving-birth/complications/uterine-rupture.html

I would think that Michelle is at high risk for a uterine rupture if she manages to get pregnant again.

Not to mention, her eggs are old. Her best eggs passed by in her 20s. If she manages to ovulate now, she will squirt out a shriveled up prune of an egg that has a very high chance of becoming a baby with a major disability.

All babies that are born are precious no matter what their degree of ability, BUT trying to have a baby over 45 is just plain selfish.

I know that I am sounding rude, but honestly, it is irresponsible for them to "try" for more babies.

Here is a bonus question: JB is 50 and that sometimes comes with erectile dysfunction. Do you think that God would approve of him using viagra to impregnate his wife? Or would that be doing an end run around God's wishes? heh heh heh

[clueliss]

Dang, we got cheated (hah!) out of a VSE centered around JB that we all know would have really centered and turned into yet another all about Michelle train wreck. Plus the obligatory bday party with the kids singing and doing skits with a touching tribute from friends ala the episode for Gil Bates on Bringing up Bates.

[Rainytown]

I think the only way Michelle were to become pregnant would be with the help of a fertility specialist. It isn't unheard of, but goodness I have no idea why anyone would want to have a newborn at age 50.

A pregnancy at age 50 for the Duggars would mean a $40,000 a week paycheck for the duration of the "season". And we all know that Jim Boob and J-Chelle put money above all else.

[Rainytown]

Here is a bonus question: JB is 50 and that sometimes comes with erectile dysfunction. Do you think that God would approve of him using viagra to impregnate his wife? Or would that be doing an end run around God's wishes? heh heh heh

At the first sign of ED, Jim Boob was RUNNING to the doctor to get a scrip for Viagra. The Holy Manroot must stand at attention!

:angry-banghead:

[TenderloinTrash]

I'm never going to be able to look at JB without thinking about "holy manroot" ever again

[Hisey]

I'm glad the Duggars are reaching that magic age. Usually international adoptions are impossible once the sum of both parents' ages reaches 100. With all the investigations going on, I'm hoping nobody would allow them to adopt anyway.

I know. It's great some child will grow up in a third world orphanage instead.

[lookinggoodforjesus]

I know. It's great some child will grow up in a third world orphanage instead.

I think the hope was more that the child would be adopted by someone other than the Duggars