For most parents, the arrival of a new baby is a life-changing event. For Liverpool mum Becki Allen , that joy was multiplied — quite literally — when she learned she was expecting not one baby, not two, but three identical triplets .
Becki and her partner already had a daughter, Indiana, who was excited to become a big sister. The couple had dreamed of expanding their family, but nothing could have prepared them for what they saw during Becki’s ultrasound scan.
“I was in complete shock,” Becki told the Liverpool Echo . “We haven’t got any triplets in the family, so it came completely out of the blue.”
During her pregnancy, Becki suffered from severe headaches. Concerned, her doctors ordered an ultrasound to check that everything was okay. That’s when the incredible news came — she was carrying identical triplets , something that happens in only around one in 200 million births.
The couple quickly realised they had to triple their baby name brainstorming. Eventually, they settled on three matching names for their boys: Roman, Rocco, and Rohan — affectionately known as The Triple R .
“They’ve all got dark birthmarks between their eyebrows,” Becki explained, “but Roman’s is a little darker, and Rohan has a birthmark on his leg. That’s how we tell them apart. Their personalities are completely different, though.”
Caring for three newborns is no small feat. Becki spends around £80–£100 a week on nappies — roughly 150 in total — plus five packs of baby wipes. Indiana, now a proud big sister, loves helping out and has shown no signs of jealousy.
Indiana adores them,” Becki said. “I do feel a bit sorry for her when I think about what it’ll be like growing up with three little brothers, though!”