by wildcherry on Friday, December 11th, 2009 | Entertainment, News

“18 Kids and Counting” mom Michelle Duggar gave birth to a baby girl Thursday night via emergency C-section, although she wasn’t due to give birth until spring, reportedly on March 18.

Michelle Duggar’s officially has 19 kids now after the last baby girl who is named Josie.

TLC posted a video from Michelle and husband Jim Bob a few days ago, thanking everyone for prayers and well wishes and saying she had stabilized and the pregnancy was okay.

This is the Duggars ninth daughter. Daughter Jordyn-Grace was born December 2008.

On “18 Kids,” Michelle has talked about how she breastfeeds all her children. She and Jim Bob also say they have never taken money from the government. They pay for their brood by owning rental properties and now also from their show and appearances, and they proudly buying secondhand. They built their own house.

The Duggars also became a grandmother in October when son Josh welcomed a baby girl Mackynzie.

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