Jill on Babies and Short Engagements

Why did Jill and Derick Dillard choose to announce Jill's pregnancy to the world when she was only eight weeks along? The mom-to-be was interviewed earlier this week by Page Six, a section of the New York Post, about her views on pregnancy and relationships.

Many couples wait until the second trimester to announce a pregnancy, as the risk of miscarriage is significantly lower after 12 weeks, but Jill and Derick chose to announce earlier.

“Understanding that the majority of miscarriages happen within the first trimester, and believing that every life is precious no matter how young, we decided to share our joyful news as soon as we could,” Jill Dillard told Page Six.

Jill also discussed her views on relationships. She and Derick had a three-month engagement and were married only seven months after the start of their courtship, but they said their short timeline was intentional.

“Once we knew we wanted to get married, we didn’t want to put off the wedding for a long time and provide a stumbling block for ourselves," Jill told Page Six. "We purposed to save ourselves physically for each other within marriage (even our first kiss for our wedding day!), so we had a short engagement period. We knew that we weren’t going to prevent having children, so when we found out we were expecting within our first month of marriage, we were thrilled!”

Jill added that a short engagement makes it easier for couples to stay pure.

"If you are financially ready, and things are in place (which should be at the time the question is popped), we believe an engagement should only be long enough to plan a wedding!” she told Page Six.

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