Gideon Forsyth

Gideon in December 2022

Gideon Martyn Forsyth is the eldest Austin and Joy (Duggar) Forsyth's three children.

## Early Life

### Pregnancy

On August 30, 2017, Austin and Joy Forsyth announced on the Duggar family website that they were expecting their first child.

On October 2, 2017, Joy shared a photo of her baby bump with a caption stating that the baby was "already about the size of a bell pepper and weighs around half a pound!!!"

According to the Duggar family blog, which is run by friends of the family, the baby is due in early March, 2018, and the couple has decided not to learn the sex of the baby in advance.

On February 13, 2018, the Forsyths posted a photo with the hashtag #9daystillduedate, indicating that the due date was February 22, 2018.

### Birth

Gideon Martyn Forsyth was born at 3:39 pm on February 23, 2018. He weighed 10 pounds and 3 ounces. On February 26, 2018, his birth was announced on the Duggar family website, and his parents released the following joint statement on the TLC website:

> "We are blessed beyond measure with the arrival of our son, Gideon Martyn Forsyth." say Joy and Austin. "Looking at our child for the first time was such an incredible moment! God is so good, and we are so thankful."
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   Although a video about preparations for his birth included mention of a birthing pool being prepared at home, pictures released after his birth seemed to suggest he may have been born in a hospital.

A few months after the birth, the couple shared more details, both in magazine interviews and on a TLC special. After twenty hours of laboring at home, Joy was rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section due to fact that the baby was breech.

## Resume

### Television Appearances

Before he was even born, Gideon was the subject of a number of episodes in seasons 7 and 8 of the TLC show *Counting On*. These episodes included his parents announcing their pregnancy, going to midwife appointments, and going on a babymoon.

On March 12, 2018, TLC posted a two-part webisode titled "Joy & Austin's Baby" to their website. These webisodes gave viewers a first look at Gideon's birth. On September 3, 2018, the episode "A Birth-day and a Birthday" gave a more in-depth at Gideon's birth. Since then, Gideon has been regularly featured on the show.

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## Wedding Involvement

* Ring Bearer: his uncle Jeremiah Duggar's wedding to Hannah Wissmann (3/26/22)

## References

1. ↑ http://duggarfamily.com/duggar-news?ID=027c6c57-f5c7-4688-9cdd-db73bcdcdf7a
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BZu6yQMBKF5/?taken-by=austinandjoyforsyth
3. ↑ http://www.duggarfamilyblog.com/2018/01/baby-forsyth.html
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BfJk578BnOE/?taken-by=austinandjoyforsyth
5. ↑ http://duggarfamily.com/duggar-news?ID=8fd79875-ef91-4c27-88ae-b8fca83316ba
6. ↑ http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/baby-forsyth-is-here-see-the-first-photo/
7. ↑ http://www.tlc.com/tlcme/tlcme-videos/joy-and-austin-prepare-for-baby-forsyth/
8. ↑ https://www.today.com/parents/joy-anna-duggar-reveals-emergency-c-section-counting-birth-special-t125381
9. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07B3S2QXJ/ref=atv\_dp\_season\_select\_atf
10. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07G2DDQ1R/ref=atv\_dp\_season\_select\_atf
11. ↑ "A Birth-day and a Birthday." *Counting On*. TLC. Silver Spring. 3 Sep. 2018. Television.