Days of Our Lives’ Rachel Boyd Teases Sophia’s Second Thoughts — and the Deeply Personal Moment in Wednesday’s Episode

Days of Our Lives’ Sophia may not have known that she had it in her to give up her newborn, but in the July 2 episode, she managed to do just that. “They say mothers all of a sudden become superhumans and can lift cars off of babies,” notes Rachel Boyd, who plays Sophia.

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Now the actress gets it. After ushering her son into the world, Sophia made the painful choice to leave him at the fire station. “Whatever decisions she makes,” she tells Soaps.com, “are always coming from a place of love and wanting the best for herself and for that baby, too.”

Indecision Time

Though Sophia has taken drastic action to ensure that her mother and Tate don’t force her to keep the baby, her POV on the matter is subject to change. “Honestly, my favorite part [of the story so far] has been exploring how complex the situation is,” Boyd says. “It all boils down to the fact that she knows logically what is the right thing to do for herself and for the baby, but emotionally — being able to hold him and not knowing a family that is set up for him — changes things for her.

“She will always have somewhere in her head,” she adds, the thoughts of “what could have been.”

Getting Personal

To drive home that point, Boyd “kind of improvised” a scene in the July 2 episode. “I have this bear prop that is like my own personal bear,” she says, “and it was given to me by somebody who I love very dearly. I had this idea of Sophia coming back to, I guess, a vessel of what could have been with the bear and like adding this moment into the show.

“I wanted to acknowledge that this is a really emotional and painful thing for her,” she continues, “and she will never be able to let it go. Also just remembering that she’s also just a kid, like she’s 18 years old. And at the end of the day, we can all relate to love and loss and grief.”