‘Bringing Up Bates’ Stars Zach & Whitney Bates Share Exciting Family Update: ‘Coming Spring 2026’
Bringing Up Bates stars Zach and Whitney Bates shared an exciting family update on social media: baby No. 6 is on the way! On Thursday, Sept. 25, the former UPtv couple took to Instagram with a pregnancy announcement alongside their five children.
“✨ COMING SPRING 2026 ✨,” Whitney and Zach captioned their post.
In the accompanying video, Zach and Whitney stood outside at first with their two oldest. “Ya know what they say…two’s a crowd 🤗,” they wrote in overlain text. After that, one child joined them, to which they added, “Three’s a party🎉.” As each kid entered the frame, the parents continued, “Four’s a circus 🎪. Five’s a team ⚽.”
Finally, their youngest child joined the frame while carrying a printout of sonograph photos, with Zach and Whitney declaring, “And six is a whole squad!!! 🤭👶🏻✨.” A remix of “There She Goes” played during the adorable pregnancy annoucement.
Whitney and Zach have been married since 2013 and currently share five children: Bradley, 10, Kaci, 8, Khloé, 5, Jadon, 3, and Lily Jo, 2.
In the comments, Zach’s younger sister, Carlin—who just welcomed baby No. 3—commented, “This baby’s joining a powerhouse family 🥳.” She later added, “I’M SCREAMING!!! 🤭🫶😅.” Another younger sister, Katie Bates, commented, “Cutest announcement ever 😍😍.” Zach’s brother, Lawson Bates, shared, “SQUAD GOALS 💯” and “LETS GOOOOOOOO 🙌.”
A different Instagram user wrote, “Congratulations to you all!!! I’m so excited for y’all.” Someone else exclaimed, “I KNEW IT!!! I just knew it!!! You guys are the power couple! I’m so happy for you guys! Many many blessings! This baby is going to be so loved 😍.” Meanwhile, yet another follower commented, “CAN’T WAIT to meet this baby! 🥹😍 SOOO happy for y’all! 🫶.”
The Bates family has experienced a baby boom in recent months. In late August, Erin Bates gave birth to her seventh child, a baby boy named Henry, after which she was hospitalized for nearly three weeks for serious complications. Meanwhile, Carlin gave birth to baby No. 3, a girl named Navy.
In total, Kelly Jo and Gil Bates have 19 children: Zach, Michaela, Erin, Lawson, Nathan, Alyssa, Tori, Trace, Carlin, Josie, Katie, Jackson, Warden, Isaiah, Addallee, Ellie, Callie-Anna, Judson and Jeb. The family starred in Bringing Up Bates for 10 seasons from 2015 to 2021 after being featured in a few episodes of the Duggar family’s 19 Kids and Counting on TLC.
