A woman is pregnant at the same time as four of her bridesmaids – and says their babies will be “ready-made best friends”. Sophie Hare, 27, had always dreamed of being pregnant at the same time as her pals but didn’t think it would actually happen. But she was over the moon when she found out her sister-in-law, Megan Booth, 29, was expecting in October 2023.
Her other sister-in-law, Amber Freeman, 26, and long-term best friend, Annabel Forrest , 27, announced they were also expecting in December 2023. Sophie and her fiancée, Ross Booth, 35, a farmer and PT, found out they were expecting their own baby at the end of December. When she rang to tell her friend, Rachel Fletcher, 30, the news – she found out her pal was also pregnant and they were a week apart.
The friends have shared their pregnancies together and showed off their growing bumps at Sophie’s hen do in March 2024. Sophie, who owns beauty salon Hare and Beauty, from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, said: “It’s generally just really nice. “It’s a different kind of support as we’re all going through this at the same time.
“Doing it with your best friends is the next level of nice. “The main comment I get is that they will be ready-made best friends.” Sophie met her fiancée, Ross, two years ago – after he reached out on Instagram.
The pair got engaged in July 2023 and are tying the knot at the end of the month. The couple started trying for a baby in autumn 2023 but little did they know their fri.