As Jessa Duggar prepares to welcome her sixth baby into the world with husband Ben Seewald, there’s one big question on her critics’ minds: Where are they going to put it? With five kids, it seems like the former Counting On couple are already living in tight quarters, and after Ben and Jessa have shared so much of their house on social media, their followers are beginning to wonder if it’s even possible to add another into the space they’re working with.
Critics have a lot of opinions on Jessa’s housing situation.
In a post on Reddit, one fan posed a question about how Ben and Jessa are possibly going to make room for their newest addition, writing: “Where are they gonna put all these kids? Does Jessa not remember what it was like being overcrowded and constant noise? These people that breed like rabbits and use it as a flex for sheer numbers are selfish!”
Commenters seemed to be on the same page. One wrote, “I’m all for siblings of the same sex sharing rooms RESPONSIBLY but 6 kids split between 2 rooms is horrific.”
Another critic pointed out that the family should probably plan to move soon, writing, “Time to grow up Bin. Get a real job then get your family into a proper home.”
Jessa and Ben’s house does seem to be on the smaller side.
When Jessa and Ben first moved into their home in 2022, they shared a full house tour on their YouTube channel, along with updates about the renovations they made to the home along the way.
It seems that they’re living in a four-bedroom house — the main bedroom where Ben and Jessa sleep, plus three bedrooms, though one of those has been converted into a schoolroom where Jessa can homeschool the kids.
Their youngest child, George, doesn’t seem to have a real bedroom to sleep in.
Last month, Jessa revealed that her youngest son, 1-year-old George, sleeps in a pack ‘n play that has been set up in the closet in her bedroom — and even that reveal earned Jessa a lot of flak with critics. He doesn’t appear to have joined big brothers Spurgeon and Henry in their shared room just yet, but maybe that’s on the agenda for before baby arrives?
In the beginning, it’s likely that the baby will sleep in Ben and Jessa’s room anyway.
Many newborns sleep in a bassinet in their parents’ room for the first weeks (and sometimes months) of their lives, so if Ben and Jessa haven’t figured out the logistics quite yet, they’ve got plenty of time to come up with a game plan.
Eventually, it seems like George will be moving in with the big kids, and where the new baby ends up when they’re old enough to move out of Mom and Dad’s room will depend on whether they’re a boy or a girl.
It definitely seems like purchasing a new bunk bed is in Jessa and Ben’s future, though …
