SOPHIE STRUGGLES WITH MOTHERHOOD IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF "SOPHIE," MONDAY, MARCH 30 AT 9:30 PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (March 9, 2009) � Sophie must face reality when she brings the baby home in "Sophie Comes Home," an all-new episode of "Sophie" premiering on ABC Family on Monday, March 30 (9:30 � 10:00 PM ET/PT).

Sophie struggles to settle into motherhood as she finds herself totally unprepared to take care of her newborn son by herself. With best friend Matt at work and unable to help, Sophie calls her mother for some backup � which she immediately regrets. Judith's main concern is not for Sophie, but for Rick and whether he will forgive her daughter. Rick, on the other hand, is still completely in the dark and busy trying to convince Melissa that there's a spot in their new life together to include his son.

Meanwhile, Estelle takes on some less than desirable work to raise some money to get the perfect baby gift.

"Sophie" stars Natalie Brown, Sebastian Spence, Jeff Geddis, Amy Lalonde, Mimi Kuzyk, Sara Botsford, Chantelle Chung and Catherine B�rub�.

"Sophie" was created by Richard Blaimert and is executive produced by Jocelyn Desch�nes.

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