Bringing home a new baby is a big milestone in a family's life. Add an older set of twins into the mix and you'll find that some of the burdens appear to increase exponentially.

Feeling overwhelmed and sleep-deprived is par for the course for any parent of a newborn. Plus, with a third baby in the family, you're suddenly outnumbered, too! But don't despair, adding a third sibling can be easier in some ways as well.

Going from one to two children, parents must learn to multitask, split their attention and deal with the challenges of bringing up each child as a unique and special individual. Parents of twins already have a huge head start on mastering those skills!

"Having a singleton after multiples is wonderful!" says Dr. Rebecca Moskwinski, executive vice president of the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs as well as the mother of twins and four singletons. "It is so much easier. When you have fed the baby – you're done! When you've changed him – you're done! (Unlike with twins when it seems you are never finished!) I got to hold him a lot more since there was just one of him. Plus, the twins were used to sharing Mom and Dad with someone else, so it wasn't as much of a shock to them."

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