'This is what I say when people ask how I tell my identical triplets apart'

Here's a hint: it involves... eyes. But whose?

In a world of ingenious baby hacks and suggestions - many of which create more work than the problem itself - it's refreshing when you come across a solution that's simple and pure and innocent; just like the babies it's for.

In a viral video that's been shared millions of times, mum of identical triplets Meg Korzon, who shares her life as a mum of four under three on her TikTk account @keepingupwiththekorzons, revealed her simple trick for telling the three boys apart.

And it's super sweet.

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Meg and her identical three little men. Source: TikTok

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How to tell triplets apart

One question the mum constantly gets is how she's able to tell apart her three identical triplet sons, Leo, Elias and Oliver.

In a clip, the mum shares her simple solution.

"People ask us all the time, how do I tell my identical triplets apart?"

Her genius solution? She looks at them.

That's right; to her mum's eye, she can see the differences between the boys, and explains what they are.

First up is Oliver, Meg says is the smallest and has a petite face. He also gets frustrated, likes to be independent and has a clogged tear duct (which he is awaiting surgery for), which makes his eye watery and red.

Next is Leo, the 'middle-sized' one, who Meg says a slightly narrower face than the others, making his eyes appear bigger. He also has a skin tag on his finger.

Finally, shares that Elias often scrunches up his nose, and has a rounder face. He's also more adventurous than his brothers.

Meg has her hands full! Source: TikTok

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"I just saw three Olivers"

Although knowing her boys is the best way for Meg to distinguish them from each other, viewers were not convinced.

"You cannot tell me that this isn't the same baby through the whole video!" one joked.

"I just saw three Olivers," another laughed.

But the truth was simply this: "Bottom line: a mum just knows her babies."

It's something many viewers related to.

"I love how much detail you observe and shared. You're a rockstar mum!", wrote a viewer, while another said, "Of course a mother can [tell] because she has been with them since day one."

This story was published in 2022 and updated in April 2023.

Originally published as 'This is what I say when people ask how I tell my identical triplets apart'