They say three is a lucky number and what could be luckier than triplets getting pregnant at the same time?
Gina Purcell, Nina Rawlings and Victoria Brown were 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 within four minutes of each other in 1986 — and 35 years later, these triplets will all be giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 a few months apart.
“We’ve always talked about having babies together when we were younger but since I was the first to get married and have kids, our timelines were different and never thought it would actually happen,” Gina Purcell said.
“We never officially sat down and said let’s ‘plan’ this because of the different stages of life we were in even though we’re triplets.”
The 35-year-old sisters from Southern California are overjoyed to be sharing another memorable life milestone.
Brown is due to have her second 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 boy, on July 9.
Rawlings is expecting to have her first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, also a boy, on Aug. 28.
And Purcell will give 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to her third 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 girl, in November.
Purcell explained that her sister Victoria announced she was pregnant with her second 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 at Thanksgiving dinner.
“We all had a feeling she was pregnant because we offered her wine and she said no,” she said.
Meanwhile, Nina announced she was pregnant with her first 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 at Christmas “while we were opening gifts” and Purcell found out she was pregnant on St. Patrick’s Day, but told her family during Easter dinner .
The triplets were 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 within four minutes of each other in 1986 — and 35 years later, they will all be giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 a few months apart.
But Purcell said her sisters were actually the reason she decided to have another 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 in the first place.
“My husband and I went back and forth on having another since we miscarried a couple years ago,” she said.
“It was on our minds for over a year and then when my sisters got pregnant, I definitely was thinking about it way more.
It was always in my heart that we were meant to have three babies.”
The sisters have never left each other’s side for 35 years.
Since the triplets live within 15 minutes of each other. Naturally, their sisterly bond lends itself well to become pregnancy pals.
However, Purcell said she’s become the go-to for motherhood tips.
It’s been so fun to share tips and what we learn with one another.
Nina in blue, Gina in red and Victoria in pink.
Rawlings is particularly excited to be sharing this moment with her sisters being that this is her first pregnancy. “Talking to them and knowing their stories and being so close to them has definitely helped me and like, eased my nerves a little bit,” Rawlings said.
“We shared everything before,” she added. “But now that we have this – because being pregnant in itself is a blessing.”
That’s great!