'Me and my twin were pregnant at the same time – and had our babies days apart'

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pregnant at the same time had their babies just three days apart in the same hospital.Laura Jopson, 35, discovered she was pregnant a few weeks before her sister Claire - and neither of them knew the other was trying to have a child.They were delighted when they found out they were set to experience pregnancy together and - even though they were due to give birth five weeks apart - their births were within days of each other.READ MORE:Parents leave 'savage note' on park bench to reserve for kid's fourth birthday partyLaura'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, from Aylesbury, Bucks, who both work as travel bloggers, said it has been a great comfort to be new parents 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!"Even though it may seem rather unusual, Laura and Claire said that 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," added Claire."Being able to text each other pictures of our.