Michelle Duggar of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting has suffered a miscarriage in her second trimester.

She and her husband Jim Bob were expecting their 20th child in April.

“Earlier today at a routine doctor’s appointment, Michelle and I received the sad news that we lost the baby,” Jim Bob told Us Weekly.

Michelle is resting comfortably at home with the support of the entire family. We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, but ask for privacy during this difficult time.”

Michelle, 45, spoke to People magazine, saying:  “After the appointment, we came back home and told the children… We had just been talking about baby names last night and they were getting excited about naming a boy or a girl. It has been a real sad disappointment.”

Michelle also suffered complications with her last child, daughter Josie, born in December 2009.

After suffering a previous miscarriage and believing birth control had caused it, Michelle stopped taking the pill, deciding “to allow God to determine the number of children” she would have.

The Tontitown, Arkansas parents are famous for their large family, ranging from 23-year-old son Joshua, who is married with two kids of his own, to Josie who is almost 2 years old.

“I feel like my heart broke telling my children,” says Michelle. “They have all been so excited about this baby and looking forward to April coming around and having a new little one in our arms. That was the most difficult. The Lord is the giver of life and he can choose when that life is ready to go on and be with Him.”