Joy-Anna Duggar baby news: Veteran's Day picture fuels pre-marital pregnancy rumors

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A promotional poster for the reality television show 'Counting On,' featuring Austin and Joy-Anna Forsyth.

The rampant rumors just keep on piling on for newlyweds, Austin Forsyth and Joy-Anna Duggar Forsyth. Austin and Joy-Anna recently shared a photo on their social media page for Veterans Day, which has eventually led fans and longtime viewers of the "Counting On" show to doubt the baby's time of conception. At this point, the couple still stands firm on the previously released statement regarding the baby's due date.

In a report by Pop Culture, Joy-Anna and Austin's Instagram page contains a black and white photo of them posing with Austin's grandfather who is an Army veteran. In the photo, it can be seen that Joy-Anna's baby bump is already quite emphasized, which has led many others to doubt if the baby had been conceived after Joy-Anna and Austin were married.

The newlyweds' friends have had enough of the rumors, and have decided to sound off on a blog dedicated to the couple to defend the Forsyths, complete with evidence. According to International Business Times, these evidence were posted on the Duggar Family Blog that details the pregnancies of the other females in the Duggar family, such as Jill Dillard and Jessawald.

It can be seen that in the same time frame, the belly sizes of the sisters are quite comparable, which is somewhat evidence that the genetic make of the Duggars naturally makes them look bigger when they are pregnant compared to other women. However, Radar has stated the "shotgun wedding" rumors started because of how fast Joy-Anna and Austin came up with the confirmation of the pregnancy.

If this were true, then it would be controversial for the Duggars, especially since they are devout independent Baptists. As reported by The Inquisitr, Joy-Anna has already given an update last October, wherein she stated that she was about 18 weeks along. If Joy-Anna's statement is correct, this puts the baby's due date at around March of 2018. The only thing that can be done at this point is to wait.

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