Four Iowa sisters have babies within months and two share a birthday
Two sisters in Central Point, Iowa, had babies on the same day despite having due dates weeks apart, joining two other sisters who also had children within days of each other.
By Samuel Hayes ·
29 minutes separated the births of two newborn boys in Central Point, Iowa. The infants, Myles and Kohen, entered the world on the same day despite their mothers having different due dates.
Brandy Meisheid, a Linn County Supervisor, was scheduled to deliver on Nov. 13. Her sister, Allison Sweeney, was due on Halloween. Doctors induced Meisheid’s labor early. Sweeney’s baby also arrived ahead of schedule. Both boys were born on Oct. 22. They now share the same birthday.
The mothers are two of four sisters who have recently expanded their family. Taylor Campbell and Rachel Mantermach gave birth to sons, Charles and Merritt, approximately four months before Myles and Kohen. Charles and Merritt were born three days apart. The four infants are collectively referred to as the Quad Squad.
Meisheid and Sweeney occupied adjacent hospital rooms during delivery. Meisheid noted that Myles and Merritt were born in the exact same room. "Having a family with four girls, it’s always a lifelong dream to be pregnant together, but it was never anything we put pressure on ourselves to do," Meisheid said. "It was just a ‘Could you imagine if this ever happened and how great that would be?’ And God had plans to let it happen."
The family members view the timing as a series of coincidences. "So, everybody shares something in this story. There’s just too much coincidence for it not to be a greater purpose or something," Meisheid said. All four sisters and their four sons are reported to be happy and healthy.
