Clearly, Jim Bob and Michelle’s tight hold on their kids extends way beyond childhood.

Therefore, their stance on family planning may surprise you.

She fell pregnant again regardless, and, sadly, the couple ultimately lost the baby.

The extended Duggar family poses together

AsBustlenotes, the family generally believes, as committed Baptists, that every child is a gift from God.

Thus, family planning would essentially go against their creator’s will.

Jill wed Derick Dillard in 2014, and the couple currently shares two children.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar cuddle up at an event

The Dillards typically use so-called “barrier methods” for family planning.

Jill Duggar Dillard and Derick Dillard pose at an event together