HGTV Star Jenny Marrs Had A Difficult First Pregnancy

Posted by Erma Hippe on Friday, May 17, 2024

When Jenny Marrs was just 29 weeks along with her twin sons, in the summer of 2010, she went into labor. It was months before her due date and much sooner than anyone expected or hoped the babies would arrive. She wrote in an Instagram post, "The doctors gave us the best-and-worst case scenarios (and both were soul-crushing) as I was rushed off the helicopter in Little Rock and wheeled under the fluorescent lights of the hospital hallway toward the ICU."

After being airlifted to the hospital, Jenny was given steroid shots in the hopes that the medication could help her sons' lungs mature quickly should she continue laboring. Fortunately, her medical team was able to keep her from giving birth too soon, and after a month, she was released from the hospital and given the all-clear to head home. Jenny notes, "One week after returning home, it was time." She delivered two happy boys, Ben and Nathan Marrs, on May 29, 2010, at 33 weeks into her pregnancy.

The "Hometown Takeover" co-host explained to People, "That first year with twins was really hard," as the boys were required to stay in the hospital with Jenny by their side. However, throughout the entire ordeal, she credits her faith for all the miracles during her pregnancy and birth. Writing on her post to celebrate the boys' 13th birthday, "[They] have had angels surrounding and protecting them every step of the way."

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