Alex Lewis, 34, from Essex, was left dumbfounded when he found out his wife, Charlotte, 32, was expecting not one but three babies.
The couple had struggled to conceive for three years and after forking out £8,000 for IVF, the pair hoped their baby dream would come true.
But despite being told they were having triplets, doctors warned that they might not all survive.
Charlotte and Alex were given the option to terminate two of their girls, giving the healthiest one the best chance of survival – but they refused.
Also born on April 6 were Lottie Bluebell, Annabella Rose, and Florence Violet, who were identical twins.
Alex decided to set up his ‘dad’s guide to living with triplets’ and since setting up his Instagram page, he now has over 14K followers.
His guide, which is displayed in a series of photographs, highlights the highs and lows of life with triplets while also demonstrating how parents of multiples can still have fun.
Dad of four, Alex, said: “Since have the triplets our lives have become a military operation, we have to feed and change all three every four hours.
“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.
“We didn’t want to start buying anything for triplets because we were warned the whole way through that they might not all make it.
“It was terrifying and Charlotte had scans every week to ensure they were all alive.
“After the triplets were born, I created an Instagram page for our family’s life with them, and after only a few weeks, I already have over 14,000 followers.
“I’m hoping to give a dad’s guide on triplets by sharing our family pictures every day.
“Every week, we still find time to visit the seaside, go shopping, eat supper out as a family, and we’ve even taken the children to Center Parcs.
“It has been amazing to show other parents that you don’t have to live at home when you have multiples, trips out are possible.”
The couple, who already have a son called, Henry, were over the moon when their three girls were born healthy at 33 weeks and six days.
Three weeks later, Anabella Rose, Florence Violet, and Lottie Bluebell, all of whom weighed 3 pounds, 5 ounces, were allowed to go home.
Alex added: “I was so overwhelmed when they all arrived, it made all the weeks of worry worth it.
“We never imagined we’d actually be lucky enough to have all three.6
“It’s important to show people the highs and lows, having triplets 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.”
Alex and Charlotte haven’t been put off having any more kids in the future and have even planned to have one more.
Alex added: “We opted to have two embryos implanted last year as we wanted to double our chance of it working.
“But we had never imagined one of those would split and form three babies.
“We have two twins and one non identical baby which is Lottie, she was the smallest.
“Despite now having four kids, we are hoping for another in a few years’ time.”
To continue chronicling his triplets’ lives on social media, Alex plans to keep posting updates there every day.
He said: “It’s so easy to do and I’ve already given so many other people advice.
“We were fortunate to have so many generous friends and family members who donated high chairs or old clothing, which significantly reduced the cost of everything.”
