A pair of identical twin sisters gave birth just hours apart at the same hospital last month, with their partners both named William supporting them.
Rachael McGeoch and Beccy Pistone, 34, were thrilled when they found out their due dates were just 13 days apart.
The twins had joked how great it would be if they gave birth on the same day in the same place.
Identical twins Beccy Pistone (left) and Rachael McGeoch (right) gave birth just 20 hours apart
However, Rachael lives in Charleston, Massachusetts, while her sister lived two hours away on Cape Cod.
‘I wanted to give birth by midwife so I chose Mount Auburn Hospital,’ Rachael told CBS News. ‘Hoped to convince my sister to do the same, but she lives on the Cape, so she and her husband wanted to have their baby on Cape Cod.’
Rachael’s due date was August 1, and by August 13, Beccy’s due date, she still hadn’t given birth.
After two and a half days of doctors trying to induce her, Beccy and her husband Bill drove from Cape Cod so the twins could be together.
The babies were born in the same hospital in Massachusetts in adjacent rooms
When her sister arrived, Rachael finally went into labor.
‘Bec came up to Boston to hold my hand and I finally went into active labor,’ Rachael said.
It was then that Beccy went into labor too. For two hours, Bill supported the pair of sisters until Beccy was admitted in the room next to Rachael.
While Rachael gave birth at 10.41pm, Beccy banged on the walls in support.
Beccy’s labor was not easy. She labored all night and morning with no progress because her baby was in the wrong position.
Rachael McGeoch (left) and Beccy Pistone (right) pose with their newborn babies and their husbands, both named William
Being the supportive sister she is, Rachael and her newborn son snuck into Beccy’s room to offer comfort.
Within minutes, Beccy’s baby was born, 20 hours after Rachel’s.
On August 15 Rachael gave birth to William Charles Bubenicek, and the next day at 6.54pm, Andi Isabella Pistone was born.