A baby girl has been born on the same day as both her mother and grandmother – defying odds of 50-million-to-one.
Harper Taylor, from Birmingham, West Midlands, was born on February 8 this year, joining her mother Evie Berry, 26, and grandmother Jacqui Berry, 59, who both share the same birthday.
Evie was due to give birth in January but ended up being induced on February 4, with her baby daughter holing on to arrive on the special day.
Evie, a telephone salesperson, revealed: ‘I still can’t get my head around it. It wasn’t how I’d planned to spend my birthday – but we have so many wonderful birthdays to look forward to together now!’
Evie Berry, 26, from Birmingham, and her mother Jacqui Berry, 55, were astonished when she gave birth to her daughter Harper Taylor on February 8 this year – meaning all three generations share the same birthday
Jacqui, a business owner, was celebrating her 29th birthday when she went into labour with her daughter Evie, now 26.
It meant she had to forgo her own birthday celebrations for a few years so her little girl could take the limelight on their special day.
But she insists it was ‘completely worth it’ to see the joy on her face.
William Hill claims the chances of three members of the same family having the same birthday are 50million-to-one.
A spokesperson said: ‘This is astonishing. We would put the odds in the region of 50 million to one for three generations of the same family sharing a birthday.’
Grandmother Jacqui and her partner Andy Brownhill, 55, moved away from Birmingham to Dumfries, Scotland, 10 years ago, but it became a birthday tradition for Evie to travel up north for the occasion in order to spend it as a family.
A couple of their ‘big birthdays’ have even fallen in the same year, with the pair turning 50 and 21 in 2015.
‘Andy took us both out for a surprise birthday meal to a fancy restaurant to celebrate that year,’ Evie said. ‘We both got dressed up and had an amazing steak and a few glasses of wine.
‘We’ve never had a big party or anything, mainly because we want to spend the time together as we live further apart now.’
The mother and daughter duo have always been close, having shared a love of horse riding since Evie was young.
Harper was born on February 8 this year – joining her mother and grandmother (pictured together) who both share the same birthday
Despite the geographical distance between Dumfries and Birmingham, they speak every day and think one reason they’re so close is because of their joint birthday.
‘We FaceTime a lot so mum can see the girls,’ said Evie, who has a daughter Georgia, two. ‘Georgia loves to show off on camera to her nanny – it’s a great way for her to watch them grow up despite being 250 miles away.’
Evie’s first daughter Georgia, two, was born on September 7 2017, and was excited in summer 2019 to hear that her mother was going to be having another baby.
When Evie and her partner Josh Taylor, 29, announced to the rest of the family they were expecting, nobody did the maths to work out when Evie’s due date would be.
Mother Evie Berry (pictured on her 21st birthday with her mother who was turning 50), 26, was induced four days earlier on February 4, but incredibly her baby girl held on to arrive on the special day
In fact, it was meant to be January 9 – nearly a whole month before her baby ended up arriving.
But the due date came and went, and only then did the family start to think about the possibility of the baby arriving on Jacqui and Evie’s birthday.
‘To begin with, I was so over being pregnant,’ Evie said. ‘I was so big – my body had had enough, and I just wanted her to arrive and for it to be over.
‘But as I waited to be induced, I was happy at the thought we could be sharing the same birthday, and that it wouldn’t be such a bad thing if she held on a little longer.’
They plan to have a big party next year to celebrate the first birthday they will share together. Harper Taylor with mother Evie, father Josh and sister Georgia
Doctors decided to induce Evie on February 4, which looked to scupper any hopes that her baby would arrive on her birthday.
By this time, Jacqui had raced down from Scotland to support her daughter on the arrival of her second child and take care of Georgia.
The close-knit family just wanted the baby to be healthy but that didn’t stop them from placing bets on when the newest arrival would appear.
‘I’m not normally a betting man,’ Andy, Evie’s step-dad said. ‘But I wish I’d gone down to the bookies and placed a bet on this one!’
Diane Tomlinson, grandmother of Evie at home in Birmingham, pictured left, and Harper with mother Evie, pictured right
When Evie woke up on her birthday in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, she was told by medics that ‘enough was enough’ and it was about time to artificially break her waters to move the pregnancy along.
Evie was delighted when her second little girl Harper arrived at 6.48pm weighing 7lbs 8ozs.
The little one remained in hospital for 10 days under observation, but is now home with her family and bringing a smile to all those who meet her.
Evie said: Now I can relate to how my mum must have felt having me. I don’t think anyone would choose to be in labour on their birthday – but I wouldn’t change it for the world.’
Evie revealed she and her family are already planning a big party together next year to celebrate their birthdays
They plan to have a big party next year to celebrate the first birthday they will share together.
‘Next year will be a big celebration,’ Evie said. ‘Harper’s 1st birthday, and our first chance to celebrate all together, the three of us.’
Evie is excited to share the same bond with her little girl as she shared with her mother, but won’t forget to mention what it meant for Harper to be born on her mother’s birthday.
‘When she’s old enough to understand, I’ll always be reminding her of the hell of a lot of pain I went through to bring her into the world on my birthday,’ Evie joked.
Meanwhile Jacqui said: ‘Evie’s getting a taste of her own medicine now!’