7 Little Johnston's Trent and Amber on 'Fear' of Daughter Elizabeth Giving Birth with Achondroplasia (Exclusive)

Amber and Trent Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston with her boyfriend Brice Bolden and their daughter Leighton.Photo:official 7 little Johnstons/Instagram; Elizabeth Johnston/Instagram

official 7 little Johnstons/Instagram; Elizabeth Johnston/Instagram

TrentandAmber Johnstonhad their reservations about daughterElizabeth Johnston’s high-risk pregnancy.

In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the7 Little Johnstonscouple opened up about the worries they had upon learning that Elizabeth was expecting and the complications that can arise when women with achondroplasia give birth.

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Elizabeth Johnston and Brice Bolden with their daughter Leighton.Liz Johnston/TLC

Liz Johnston/TLC

“That’s just not a perfect world,” she continues, adding how her daughter attempted to soothe her worries upon breaking the news of her pregnancy.

“And I’m like, ‘Okay, Elizabeth. You’re right. However, that’s not the only problem that can happen,’ " she says.

Instead, her boyfriend Brice Bolden was the one to do the honors.

“Brice was there this time. You know, Elizabeth and Brice, this was their child and they needed to be together for this, but still, as parents, that’s our daughter going back and going on with surgery and it’s not us walking her back there,” Trent says. “So that was tough.”

Trent and Amber Johnston with their daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Brice.liz johnston/instagram

liz johnston/instagram

Now that Leighton has been introduced to the world, Amber and Trent say it’s been “awesome” to see Elizabeth settle into her new role as a mother.

“She is a great mom, and I knew that she was going to do amazing, and she really has,” Amber says with a smile. “I will say that her and I have probably become even closer because now that she’s a mom, she’s like, ‘I get it, Mom.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, good. I’m glad because just wait until she’s 16.'”

“We’ve been telling you this for 22 years. Y’all don’t get it until you have your own child,” Trent adds with a laugh. “And we promised her, we said, ‘Elizabeth, dear, these are the easy days. But when they turn into something like you right now when you’re pregnant for 21 weeks [and wait] until you decide to tell mom and dad, those are the tough days.'”

“But it is amazing to watch your kids become parents,” he raves. “And Elizabeth is a nurse and she already has a huge tender love and caring bone in her body, and that helps to be a mom too.”

Season 14 of7 Little Johnstonspremieres March 12 at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.

source: people.com