Families pitch in to help after couple have naturally-conceived triplets

But with identical triplets Heidi, Lily and Ellie to care for, Katie Godfrey and Dan Middleton have had to rely on help from their families to help meet the punishing cost of around 100 nappies a week, large quantities of formula milk and countless new outfits.

The couple surprised the doctors who told them the that odds against the natural conception of identical triplets were very high.