Two Iowa sisters deliver babies 29 minutes apart
Linn County Supervisor Brandy Meisheid and Allison Sweeney had due dates weeks apart, but their sons were born on the same day.
By James Foster ·
Two sisters in central Iowa gave birth to sons on the same day, separated by only 29 minutes. Their due dates were originally weeks apart.
Brandy Meisheid, a Linn County Supervisor, was scheduled to deliver on Nov. 13. Her sister, Allison Sweeney, was due on Oct. 31. However, medical circumstances altered the timeline. Doctors induced Meisheid early. Sweeney’s baby also arrived before her expected date.
The two infants, named Myles and Kohen, share the birthday of Oct. 22. They were born in adjacent hospital rooms. Meisheid noted that this was the second time in recent memory that her family experienced such close deliveries. Her other two sisters, Taylor Campbell and Rachel Mantermach, had babies three days apart about four months ago. Those infants, Charles and Merritt, now form a group with Myles and Kohen known as the Quad Squad.
Meisheid said the family has four daughters and long viewed simultaneous pregnancies as a dream. She stated, “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.” She added, “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 reports that all four sisters and their babies are healthy. Meisheid observed that there is too much coincidence in the story for it not to have greater purpose. She specifically noted that Myles and Merritt were born in the exact same hospital room. The next scheduled event for the family is the official recognition of Myles and Kohen’s shared birthday on Oct. 22.
All four children are currently part of the family unit referred to as the Quad Squad. The sisters reside in Center Point, Iowa.
