Joey Lawrence Was Scared for His Baby's Life
Joey Lawrence and his wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson welcomed daughter Liberty Grace on March 4, and now the actor is opening up about the terrifying pregnancy to
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in an interview given exclusively to PopEater. Just six weeks after conceiving, Chandie was diagnosed with Rh disease, a blood disorder that could threaten a developing baby's red blood cells, which store iron and distribute oxygen to the body. The couple had to visit a specialist every 24 hours during the last two or three weeks of the pregnancy and had to fight for their daughter's life. "We were so worried. We wanted to get Libby out so bad," he said.

On March 4, a month before Chandie's due date, a decision was made: Libby was becoming lethargic because of rising red blood cell levels, so she had to be delivered prematurely.
"They handed her to me even before they cleaned her off," Joey said about Libby. "I held her for a second, and then they took her from me and locked her in a tube."
She was kept in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for the next five days.
Now, the two-month-old is healthy and at home with her parents and older sister Charli, 3. "Our family of four is perfect," Joey said.
For more on Joey and his family, check out the new issue of Life & Style.
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Joey Lawrence arrives at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' 'Old Dogs' at the El Capitan Theatre on November 9, 2009 in Hollywood, California. More photos >>
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 22: Actor Joey Lawrence arrives at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue celebration held at Drai's Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel on April 22, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence
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SHERMAN OAKS, CA - JANUARY 08: *EXCLUSIVE* Actor Joey Lawrence, daughter Charli Lawrence, actress Melissa Joan Hart and son Mason Wilkerson attend Mason Wilkerson's 4th birthday party on January 8, 2010 in Sherman Oaks, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joey Lawrence;Charli Lawrence;Melissa Joan Hart;Mason Wilkerson
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Excuse me..........Hollywood no Hoolywood
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I think it is great news for Joey Lawrence.
For those who don't know who he is. He was really known for being on the show Blossom. He also was on Dancing With The Stars.
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