‘I came down with a pregnancy test and mum was like “I can’t have anything for myself,”‘ says 24-year-old Keesha Warburton.
Keesha realised she was pregnant at the same time she learned her mum, Melanie Warburton, 44, was also expecting.
Mum Melanie intended the break the news to Keesha after her six-week scan in June 2018, but couldn’t hold it in any longer after finding out about her daughter’s positive pregnancy test.
The mum and daughter went to appointments together, shopped for baby clothes with each other, and even shared a joint baby shower.
The pair both gave birth to baby boys just two weeks apart, and although the babies are technically uncle and nephew, they are now like ‘brothers’.
Keesha, a trainee teaching assistant, from Atherton, Greater Manchester said: ‘I came down the stairs with a pregnancy test in my hand and there was my mum with a scan in her hand.
‘It was bonkers but amazing to go through pregnancy and giving birth with her.
‘She reassured me every step of the way.
‘Our two boys get along amazing with each other.
‘They bounce off each other.’
The close mum and daughter spent the nine months shopping for baby essentials and preparing for their arrivals together.
When the duo both found out they were expecting boys, they even had a joint baby shower together with friends and family.
On January 14, 2019, Melanie was taken to Bolton Royal Hospital, Greater Manchester, to have a c-section after she suddenly went into labour three weeks early.
She gave birth to her son, Grayson, four – her third child – via c-section a day later on January 15 2019 at 4.08pm, weighing 6lbs 7oz.
Keesha was induced two weeks later on January 29, with her mum Melanie as her birthing partner, giving birth to Carter (now four) at 10.55am. He weighed just 5lbs 4oz.
Melanie, 44, a stay-at-home mum, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, said: ‘It was wonderful but because of the hormones we both had we did rip into each other a few times.’
Melanie had been trying for a baby with her husband William Warburton, 36, Keesha’s stepdad, a health and safety specialist, after getting her tubes untied.
Keesha – who has been with partner, 23-year-old Callum Pearson, for six years – said: ‘I had suffered a stillbirth previously so it was amazing having my mum telling me everything was normal or OK.
‘She’d feel the baby move and then two weeks later I would.
‘We just went through everything together.
‘To get a little brother and have my own son at the same time was incredible.
‘A little bit bonkers but just amazing. The two boys now get on amazingly and have even worn matching outfits for Halloween.’
Keesha has been able to reach out to her mum Melanie every step of the way and said the pair are ‘best friends’.
Grayson and Carter are now due to start school together in September.
Keesha said: ‘It will be so lovely to see my little brother start school.
‘It’s been amazing seeing how well Carter and Grayson get along. They had every milestone so close together. It has been so lovely to see.’
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