A father of ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs girls shared his really life with his newbon 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. He wants his followers to know the ɴɪᴛᴛʏ-ɢʀɪᴛᴛʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ of living with new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧s – and he is better placed than most to offer advice. Alex Lewis, 34, and his wife, Charlotte, 32, welcomed ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs Annabella, Florence and Lottie , and are also parents boy, Henry. Accounts worker Alex, from Es𝓈ℯ𝓍, documents the higts and lows of life with his new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 daughters – from messy feedings to rare ‘me time’ – in hilarious pictures posted on Instagram. He also offers candid insights into how their daily routine has changed, admitting their weekly bills have “skyrocketed” and that family life has become a “military operation.”
Alex said: “Since having the ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs our weekly shopping bill has rocketed but it’s not as high as most would think. We spend £50 on milk, £30 on nappies and as the girls all have colic, we are spending another £50 per week on Gripe water and Colief for them. It all adds up but we wouldn’t change anything for the world, there’s nowhere I’d rather be.”
Alex and Charlotte sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ for years before spending £8,000 on I.V.F. The parents were told they were expecting ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs but ᴡᴀʀɴᴇᴅ it was unlikely all three would sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ. They were given the option of ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴇᴛᴜsᴇs to give the third a better chance, but refused to choose between their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. On April 6, the couple welcomed Lottie and identical ᴛᴡɪɴs Annabella and Florence.
Alex said: “I was so ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴅ when they all arrived, it made all the weeks of ᴡᴏʀʀʏ worth it. We never imagined we’d actually be lucky enough to have all three. I quickly sold our car for a six-seater and we ensured their bedroom was ready. We’ve only got a three bedroom house so we’ll need to move once the ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs get bigger.” The father-of-four admitted living with ᴛᴡɪɴs is “hard work”, with the all three girls needing a feed and change every few hours, but said he wouldn’t change it for the world.
Eight weeks ago he set up an Instagram account to document the small hurdles and victories of daily life. He now has more than 14,000 followers. He said: “I will post images just of me enjoying some ice cream or running with the dog while the girls are asleep. It’s important to show people the highs and lows, having ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛs is relentless and Charlotte doesn’t have time to do anything during the day. So when I come home from work we are able to swap shifts so she can have some time to herself. That’s one of the main messages I like to share, everyone needs their “me” time even if have three new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧s.” The couple are now hoping to have another 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 in a few years’ time. He added: “It’s hard work but I wouldn’t change it for the world, we know how incredibly lucky we have been to have had three healthy girls.”
