Michelle Duggar of '19 Kids and Counting' suffers miscarriage; Jay-Z concerts to aid education; and more

Michelle Duggar, whose life with her husband and 19 children is chronicled in the TLC reality series "19 Kids and Counting," has suffered a miscarriage, according to reports.

Duggar, 45, and her husband, Jim Bob, learned the news during a routine physical to learn the baby's gender.

"Earlier today at a routine doctor's appointment, Michelle and I received the sad news that we lost the baby," Jim Bob Duggar said in a statement. "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."

In an interview with People, Michelle said the family will select a name for the child when they learn the gender and will have a funeral service.

"I feel like my heart broke telling my children," she said. "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."

The Duggars caused a stir in early November, when they announced they were expecting their 20th baby next spring. Their 19th child, Josie, was born three months premature in December 2009 and spent four months in neonatal intensive care.

When she announced her latest pregnancy last month, Michelle Duggar told People that she was on a special diet and under the care of a high-risk pregnancy doctor.

"We are just going to do the best we can," she said then. "I am taking a nap every day, and we are just taking good care."

The couple's children range in age from 23-month-old Josie to Joshua, who is in his early 20s and is a married father of two.