Charlotte Boon and her partner, Tyrone Sobers, both 30, decided to try for another child to add to their brood at the end of 2021.

The pair who are already parents to twins Lavae and Lovelle, nine, were delighted when they fell pregnant in December 2022.

But when Charlotte went for her six-week scan in late December she was shocked when the sonographer told her she was expecting triplets.

Despite the initial shock, Charlotte and Tyrone, who was previously self employed, are "so excited" for their new arrivals – who are due in August 2023."

Charlotte, a carer for her son, from Manchester, said: "I went for the scan and the sonographer was giving me the weirdest look."

"The she said: ‘There’s more than one - there’s actually three.’"

"I thought she was lying."

"I was in shock and told Tyrone over text."