Brandy Meisheid checked into the hospital on Oct. 22 for a scheduled induction. Her sister Allison Sweeney came in the same day for what she thought was a routine appointment, and then her water broke. By that evening the two sisters had each delivered a baby boy in neighboring rooms at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Meisheid’s son Myles arriving at 5:48 p.m. and his cousin Kohen at 6:17 p.m., CBS2 Iowa reported.
“Almost Thought It Was a Prank”
The sisters were not supposed to be delivering on the same day. Meisheid, whose son Myles was born first, had a due date of Nov. 13. Sweeney’s due date was Halloween. That left about two weeks between them on paper, and neither expected to share a delivery floor.
When the family realized Sweeney was also in labor and delivery, Meisheid told CBS2 they “almost thought it was a prank.” She said they knew the births were going to be close, just not that close.
Meisheid said the sisters had always talked about the idea. “Having a family with four girls, it’s always a lifelong dream to be pregnant together,” she told KCRG, in a report republished by Dakota News Now.
Four Sisters, Four Babies in One Year
Meisheid and Sweeney are two of four sisters, and the timing of their deliveries is only half of the story. All four sisters had babies in 2026. The other two gave birth in June, three days apart, according to CBS2. The family calls the four sisters the “Quad Squad,” KCRG reported…