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"In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, The Killing&amp;apos;s Jamie Anne Allman reveals she had a &amp;quot;horrible&amp;quot; pregnancy that resulted in the premature birth of twin boys. Eighty-one days before her due date, the actress welcomed sons Asher James and Oliver Charles on Thursday, Jan. 31.\r\nJamie, who wed True Blood&amp;apos;s Marshall Allman in 2006, didn&amp;apos;t get to take her boys home until late April. &amp;quot;Oliver was 2 lbs., 11 oz., and he was discharged at 7 lbs., 7 oz,&amp;quot; she says of her son. &amp;quot;Asher was 3 lbs., but he was discharged from the hospital at 8 lbs., 1 oz.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe star&amp;apos;s pregnancy was far from ideal. &amp;quot;I puked seven to 12 times a day, and then I peed my pants every time I puked,&amp;quot; Jamie recalls. &amp;quot;I popped blood vessels all around my eyes from every time I vomited, and if I moved slightly I would puke, so I couldn&amp;apos;t really walk to the bathroom.&amp;quot;\r\nJamie lost her appetite (&amp;quot;I ate toast and apples,&amp;quot; she says) but continued to eat for her twins&amp;apos; sake. &amp;quot;My husband gave me snacks all day long, and I ate horribly because I couldn&amp;apos;t eat anything else,&amp;quot; she admits. &amp;quot;Pop-Tarts and Toaster Strudel really helped me!&amp;quot;\r\nBecause the Kansas native had a shortened cervix, she was put on bed rest for most of her pregnancy. Calling her second trimester &amp;quot;horrible,&amp;quot; Jamie -- who was also diagnosed with gestational diabetes -- says she used a wheelchair before being admitted to the hospital in January. &amp;quot;They wanted me in the hospital for three months because the shortened cervix was slowly disappearing,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;Then I got a bladder infection and delivered that day.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThough she&amp;apos;d hoped to give birth vaginally, Jamie heeded her doctor&amp;apos;s advice and decided to get a C-section. &amp;quot;They opened me up and Asher came out, then Oliver. I heard them cry and I looked over at Marshall to see what he was thinking. He looked at me and said, &amp;apos;It&amp;apos;s amazing.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nNew father Marshall was so awestruck that he fainted and fell off his chair. When he awoke, he began vomiting. &amp;quot;I was so nervous because I wanted to help him and I couldn&amp;apos;t do anything. So I just said, &amp;apos;You gotta get out of here!&amp;apos;&amp;quot; Jamie recalls. &amp;quot;He started crawling out of the operating room on all fours.&amp;quot; Once Marshall sat down and collected himself, his wife says, &amp;quot;He was fine. We&amp;apos;ll never forget that one because he videotaped the babies coming out, and right when they came out, boom! The camera stops.&amp;quot;\r\nJamie was on bed rest in the hospital for five days before she was allowed to return home. She visited her twins in NICU daily, though their interactions were limited. &amp;quot;The first month, I only got to hold them for two hours total,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;They went through a lot. In the second month, thank God, I got to hold them a little bit more.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nDuring that time, Jamie worked to regain her strength. &amp;quot;My muscles had atrophied quite a bit because I hadn&amp;apos;t used them for sixth months,&amp;quot; she tells Us. These days, the actress says she feels &amp;quot;totally&amp;quot; great&amp;quot; and has her &amp;quot;body back.&amp;quot; Though Asher &amp;quot;is dealing with acid reflux&amp;quot; and Oliver &amp;quot;is allergic to milk and soy,&amp;quot; Jamie says she&amp;apos;s the proud mom of &amp;quot;two normal, healthy babies.&amp;quot;\r\nDespite her difficult pregnancy and delivery, Jamie Anne hopes to add to her brood in the years to come. &amp;quot;I kind of want maybe four more,&amp;quot; she tells Us. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;apos;s really amazing to have a big family. I&amp;apos;ve always wanted one.&amp;quot; She isn&amp;apos;t yet sure if she&amp;apos;ll carry any future children or use a surrogate, but she hopes her story gives other women who&amp;apos;ve been through similar experiences a sense of comraderie.\r\n&amp;quot;It was not fun,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;I just like to be open and honest and transparent about stuff like that.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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