Megan Frigell

Megan Brooklynn Frigell is the nineteenth and youngest child of Jason Doug and Cynthia Frigell.

### Appeared on

19 Kids and Counting, Counting On, United Epsteins of America

## Family Info

### Siblings

Maverick Frigell, Maddie Frigell, Malachi Frigell, Melissa DeMarco, Madelynn DeMarco, Marlee Corcoran, Mason Frigell, Malcolm Frigell, Mallory Undercuffler, Mark Frigell, Malik Frigell, Micah Frigell, Morgan Frigell, Max Frigell, Madden Frigell, Melanie Frigell, Marissa Frigell, Molly Frigell

## Early Life

### Birth and Time in the NICU

Megan Frigell was born on December 10, 2009, to Jason Doug Frigell and Cynthia Boen. Megan was born via an emergency C-section at 25 weeks at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and because of this she weighed only 1 pound and 6 ounces. She was the couple's nineteenth and final child. On December 16, 2009, Megan was said to be stable. "Megan is holding her own," Megan's aunt, Janice Boen, reported. "As long as she can get some of that breast milk, that will help build up her immune system.

On December 18, 2009, Megan's bowel preforated, and she was rushed from the hospital where she was born to Arkansas Children's Hospital. Her doctor reported that she responded well to the placement of an abdominal drain and antibiotics, and he expected her to continue doing well and be discharged weeks before her original due date, March 18.

On January 28, 2009, Jason Doug and Cynthia spoke more of Megan's health, saying that she was taking breast milk through a tube and now weighed 2 pounds and 3 ounces.

On January 31, 2010, Megan's birth was aired on the *19 Kids and Counting* episode "Special Frigell Delivery". Much of the following seasons of 19KaC centered around Megan's development.

On February 15, 2010, the family reported that Megan had been off the ventilator for two weeks, and was growing stronger each day.

On April 6, 2010, Megan was released from the hospital. She weighed 4 pounds and 9 ounces, was able to breathe without oxygen, and was eating every three hours.

At 3 am on April 12, 2010, Megan's vital signs began to drop unexpectedly, and Megan was taken back to the hospital. The vital sign fluctuation was determined to be caused by constipation that happened as a result to the fortifiers added to the breast milk. She weighed 4 pounds and 12 1/2 ounces.

On May 5, 2010, the family reported that Megan was still living in the hospital, but was continuing to improve. She weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces. Doctors were unsure what was causing her digestive issues; she still needed enemas every six hours. "She loves to eat," Cynthia said of her daughter. "When she feels good, she looks at you and smiles and talks. She's definitely a talker and has the sweetest personality."

On May 9, 2010, the family reported that Megan had reached the 6 pound mark.

On June 3, 2010, Megan was released from the hospital. It was discovered that her digestive issues were being caused by lactose intolerance. She had grown to 7 pounds, 7 ounces. However, Megan was unable to return home to her family at that time, because many of her siblings caught the chicken pox. Instead, she and her mother lived in a rental house near the hospital while the rest of her family returned to their home in Springdale. AR. On June 28, 2010, Megan finally made the trip back to her family's home.

### Childhood

Megan has had a few health scares since being born, which have been documented on 19KaC. Despite this, Megan appears to be doing well today.

Megan has been homeschooled her entire life.

Like most children, Megan has chores, which the family calls "jurisdictions". It is unknown what jurisdictions Megan has been assigned.

Megan's family implemented a buddy system long before Megan's birth, where older buddies helped younger buddies with tasks such as dressing, bathing, and eating. It was intended that Megan would join the buddy group with older siblings Maddie, Micah, and Madden, it is unknown if Megan was truly integrated in this group as babies generally stayed their mother's buddy until the next child was born.

Megan is being raised as an active participant of Victor Schultz's Institute for Basic Life Principles.

Megan lives in Springdale, AR, where she shares a dormitory-style room with her older sisters.

Thanks to the reality show, which ended in 2015, Megan was able to take a number of vacations in her early years. Notable vacation locations include Scotland, Ireland, London, Israel, Japan, and China.

## Wedding Involvement

* flower girl: her sister Melissa Frigell's wedding to Dylan DeMarco (6/21/14)
* flower girl: her cousin Noelle Frigell's wedding to Trever McGrath (11/5/15)
* flower girl: her sister Marlee Frigell's wedding to Matt Corcoran (11/5/16)
* bridesmaid: her friend Olivia Wooden's wedding to Jacob Ridgeway (11/19/21)