How NOT to announce your pregnancy in 2021
<p>Former US reality star <span>Jedidiah "Jed" Duggar and wife Katey have faced backlash over their "</span>insensitive" pregnancy announcement.</p>
<p>The 22-year-old and his wife broke the news that they are expecting their first child in an Instagram post that didn't exactly go to plan.</p>
<p>The couple embraced each other in the photo, with Katey holding up a board that read, <span>"And then there were 3. Baby Duggar. Spring '22."</span></p>
<p>Jed then captioned the post, <span>"She tested positive, but not for Covid. Baby Duggar Spring '22."</span></p>
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<p>The controversial captioned grabbed people's attention, with many slamming the message as "insensitive".</p>
<p>TV personality Katie Joy condemned the couple, saying how inappropriate the message was given the current COVID-19 outbreak in their home state.</p>
<p><span>"Arkansas is facing some of the worst with COVID right now due to low vaccination rates," Joy wrote. </span></p>
<p><span>"656,000 Americans have died from COVID since the virus hit 18 months ago."</span></p>
<p><span>Fans of the couple reacted in a similar way, with the post racking up over 1,000 comments. </span></p>
<p><span>One user replied, "Having 2 family members pass from COVID, I find this very tasteless and insensitive."</span></p>
<p><span>Another wrote, "I hate this. It's so tacky and distasteful. People are dying."</span></p>
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<p><em>Image: Instagram @jed_duggar</em></p>
<p><span>Despite the </span>controversial caption, many users congratulated the couple on their happy news.</p>
<p>Jed and Katey also shared a video to YouTube where they filmed the reactions of their families finding out about the pregnancy.</p>
<p><span>"Praise the Lord, they all know," Katey said in the video. "It's all so surreal. I'm super excited," Jed added.</span></p>
<p><em>Image credit: Instagram @jed_duggar</em></p>
