By now, you’ve likely heard that Joy-Anna Duggar is pregnant with her first child.
You may have also heard about the contoroversy surrounding Joy’s conception date.
According to her family, Joy got pregnant during her honeymoon, just days after she married Austin Forsyth,
But fans of the Duggars have come up with a timeline of their own.
It’s widely believed that Joy-Anna’s was a shotgun wedding, and that she and Austin actually conceived long before they said “I do.”
Obviously, this would create problems for her family, as the Duggars are almost as famous for their belief in premarital abstinence as for their love of procreation.
So Joy is sticking to her official story:
She continued to claim that she got pregnant in late May or early June, shortly after tying the know.
And fans continue to insist that photos like the one above are evidence that Joy is lying.
Joy and Austin posted the image to honor America’s service members on Veteran’s Day.
“We are so thankful for the men and women who have served to defend our freedom! Grateful we got to spend the day with my grandfather who is a Army veteran,” they captioned the pic.
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)”
Not surprisingly, however, their Instagram followers were less concerned with the vet in the photo than with Joy-Anna’s bump.
In the past, doctors (who have not personally treated the mom-to-be) have analyzed her photos and come to the conclusion that it looks as though Joy-Anna got pregnant before marriage.
The consensus amongst professionals seems to be that Joy is about a month further along than she claims.
Of course, fans have been offering their own not-so-professional opinion for months, and it seems there are very few who buy into Joy’s version of events.
Some Duggar obsessives, however, are quick to point out that every pregnancy is different, and it’s impossible to tell from a photo when exactly Joy conceived:
“I’m 17 weeks along and look like I’m about 6 months along. People need to shut their mouths and realize that every person’s body handles pregnancy differently,” wrote one fan on the pic above.
“People need to leave it alone. Love you Joy and Austin congratulations,” commented another.
These folks are not wrong in their argument that it’s silly to try and pinpoint an exact date of conception based on a photo.
Frankly, we would draw such conclusions based on a few pics.
It’s all the other evidence that Joy and Austin broke her family’s courtship rules that has us convinced.
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