Fans were shocked by the update. “Crazy she’ll have 2 kids with the same dude. Never thought that would happen,” wrote user B*tchcat on reddit. User DrDavidsKilt theorized, “Yuppp and this is exactly WHY they did it too- they both had two kids with two people, but they haven’t had two with anyone but each other. So it’s a true love story legit marriage soulmates this time, babe! This new baby will show the haters they are for real so happy and in love.” The added, “In reality this is their – 6th – child?? F*cked up swamp Brady bunch wannabes. I hope this one is what drives them finally to lose the kids-I don’t hope something horrible happens to the kids -I just hope someone somehow puts a stop to this craziness. A new baby is the last thing they need!!”
That’s not the end of the theories fans had. “Kinda had the feeling they would start trying as soon as they heard Chelsea was pregnant,” chimed in talastar. User Cancersurvivorgirl thought Jenelle could be using her pregnancy as a way to get David filming again after his firing!
“Does anyone else think that this is a ploy to start filming again?” they wrote. “And to get the contract saying David is allowed to be present during filming like she wants? It sounds like a plan David would dream up. How can the producers possibly turn down a new pregnancy ? An added bonus is that all of this takes the spotlight away from poor Kaiser’s situation and all of the hate on social media.” The added, “Personally, I hope it’s not true. What a nightmare! They are abusive and horrific parents. But I wouldn’t put it past Jenelle to lie about a pregnancy either way. Oops! I’m pregnant. Oops! I had a miscarriage. Are you filming me or not?”
Even though many have been waiting for this pregnancy reveal for months, not all fans were buying it. “Guys it’s a joke,” one fan wrote on the post. Another replied, “I think David was 100 percent being sarcastic.”