Ekin Karasin
JESSA Duggar has been criticized for her “unhygienic” parenting of daughter Fern.
The counting on alum was slammed for letting the one-year-old suck on a lollipop stuck to the back of her dress for half an hour.
jesse30 years old, shared a video of Fern roam the living room as they please Arkansas Home looking for her lollipop.
She stepped into the plan and cradled her daughter, pointing out that she was glued to her dress.
“It’s right here. Here’s your lollipop!” Jessa exclaimed. “It’s stuck to the back of your dress.
The TLC star clapped, “Yay!” as Fern managed to pull the treat out of her clothes.


She added, “That’s what you call saving it for later! Yum! As good as half an hour ago.”
Jessa captioned the clip, “‘I was just saving that for later,'” and added a laughing face emoji.
While the mother-of-four saw the funny side of the video, some of her followers weren’t as amused.
One wrote in a since-deleted comment: “Sounds a bit…unhygienic?”
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Another added: ‘Yeah, my first thought was disgusting’, and a third asked: ‘How the hell did it end there?’
Others praised the sweet moment, however, one commented, “It’s so funny. Better the dress than the hair!”
“So cute! She was so happy to enjoy it again,” another user remarked.
Jessa has four children with her husband, Ben Seewald, 27: Spurgeon, Seven; Henry, five; Ivy, Three; and Fern.
Fans think Jessa could be pregnant with a fifth child after spotting what she looked like a lump under her dress in a holiday decorating video late last year.
The reality TV star fueled rumors last week when she appeared on her pregnant sister, Joy Annait is Youtube video.
Fans noticed that Jessa looked just like her trying to hide her belly on a trip to a nail salon with her sisters to celebrate Jana’s birthday.
The 19 Kids & Counting alum sat in a chair with a bag on her stomach while getting a pedicure.
An eagle-eyed fan pointed out the suspicious placement of her bag, commenting, “The old purse in front of the belly trick? Coincidence or #29?”
Another added: “The loose 2x size sweatshirt only adds to the speculation that she is pregnant.”

