'I had a baby then my twin sister gave birth 3 days later'
  • 2 years ago
Twin sisters who fell pregnant at the same time both had their babies just three days apart in the same hospital. Laura Jopson, 35, found out she was pregnant a few weeks before her sister Claire - and neither knew the other was trying to have a child. But they were delighted to experience pregnancy together and even though there were due to give birth five weeks apart, their births were within days. Laura's son Henry was born on February 12, 2021, and while she was still recovering at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, Claire had baby Olive on February 15. The pair, both travel bloggers from Aylesbury, Bucks., were in hospital at the same time, and said it has been a great comfort to be new mums at the same time. Claire said: "Laura told our parents a few weeks before I told them, and they weren't shocked at all when I said I was too. "My dad said to me 'well Laura told me a few weeks ago, so of course you are too!' " "That probably sums up our relationship!" Whilst it may seem rather unusual, Laura and Claire say close births seem to be common amongst twins. "Not every pair of twins have their babies close together, but we've definitely heard lots of similar stories," said Claire. "Maybe not as close as three days apart, but certainly only a few months." Despite being in the same hospital at the same time, Laura and Claire didn't see much of each other due to covid restrictions. Towards the end, the midwives eventually allowed the twins to meet up once a day. "They made it their mission to get us to meet late at night in a common room, which was nice," said Claire. She added: "Being able to text each other pictures of our hospital food at 1am was really comforting just knowing we had each other there." During their maternity leave, Laura and Claire spent much of their time together.
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