{"id":275542,"date":"2022-09-06T18:47:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T23:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=275542"},"modified":"2022-09-06T12:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:40:04","slug":"couple-marries-nicu-daughters-premature-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/couple-marries-nicu-daughters-premature-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple marries in the NICU after their daughter&#8217;s premature birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A Connecticut couple who had to delay their wedding plans due to their daughter&#8217;s unexpected premature arrival decided to tie the knot in the NICU, with their little girl right by their side.<\/p>\n<p>Grier Stanley Barnwell and Jason Barnwell had planned for a wedding in late April, but Grier ended up going into labor and delivering baby Drue on April 21, when she was just 28 weeks pregnant. The newborn weighed just two pounds at birth and immediately needed intubation and a blood transfusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first 12 hours were really really rough,\u201d Grier told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/babies\/couple-says-nicu-cared-baby-100-days-rcna42055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TODAY Parents<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s just a helpless feeling and we are both protectors and doers and fixers and this was really a crazy curveball to not to be really able to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\" src=\"https:\/\/nbcnewyork.com\/portableplayer\/?CID=1:7:2845485&#038;videoID=2058384451829&#038;origin=nbcnewyork.com&#038;fullWidth=y\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Understanding that they were looking at an extended NICU stay, the couple decided to reschedule their wedding. \u201cI was all sutured up and in bed I remember getting out the laptop and emailing Father Tony, who\u2019s our rector for our church, and also the photographer, to say, \u2018Hey we are not going to be able to meet next week. We\u2019ve had a little change of plans,\u2019\u201d Grier said.\u00a0\u201cThey told us we would be in the NICU for at least eight to 10 weeks, which brought her up to her due date of July 14.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple picked a new ceremony date but then Father Tony got ill, forcing them to reschedule once again. Finally, a nurse suggested that they get married in the NICU.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-13\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;She&#8217;s like, &#8216;Oh well, you guys should just get married here,&#8217; because she knew what had happened with Drue coming early,&#8221; Jason explained.<\/p>\n<p>They decided to run with the idea, holding a ceremony right in the hospital room, as Grier held baby Drue in a carrier.\u00a0&#8220;Drue gave us a smile at the end,&#8221; Grier <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/couple-postponed-wedding-after-daughters-premature-birth-but-nicu-nurse-said-get-married-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;She was smiling probably because it was her plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To make things even better for the family, little Drue was released from the hospital on August 5, after more than 100 days in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love each other even more,\u201d Jason said. \u201cIt\u2019s like \u2018Wow, look how far we have come. Look how far Drue has come.\u2019 All those emotions are catching up (to us). It\u2019s like, \u2018Wow look at what we did, look how strong we were as a family, all of us together.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Connecticut couple who had to delay their wedding plans due to their daughter&#8217;s unexpected premature arrival decided to tie the knot in the NICU, with their little girl right by their side. 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