12 Real Struggles of Being a Mom to Multiples

No matter where you go or how lightly you try to pack, you always feel like you're taking up way more room than a "singleton" family.

You're constantly trying not to compare their development (which is hard since they were born on the same day!) and not to compare yourself to moms who don't have multiples. You're also always trying to keep them from always feeling in competition with each other.

There's no such thing as a quick errand or spontaneous outing. From packing multiples of everything to purposefully picking locations with the widest aisles and the most space, there's a strategy behind everything you do.

Whenever you're out in public, you can't help but continuously count to make sure that you have everyone and nobody's gotten left behind.

It doesn't matter if everyone is moving around with their eyes closed — family snapshots are considered perfect if you can at least manage to get everyone in it!

Your home quickly becomes overflowing with multiples of every item — not just kids — and products that are sold in packs of two or three become your worst nightmare, depending on how many little ones you're shopping for.

From public meltdowns and sleepless nights to back-to-back illnesses, sometimes you wish they wouldn't share quite as much.

Even when you try to be conscious not to only refer to your kiddos as a single unit, it can be equally hard to get people to see them individually and understand that they have different personalities and interests.

Being a parent to multiples can feel like an uphill battle when immediately confronted with statistics of couples being more likely to get divorced and having unique financial struggles.

From calling each person the right name (so what if you call your husband the dog's name every once in a while?) to knowing what artwork and clothing belongs to which second grader, it can feel beyond difficult to identify everything and everyone correctly when you're dealing with more than one tiny human who is the same age.

You have to become a one-handed pro and quickly get good at feeding, changing diapers, and swapping onesies with only one hand while also cradling an upset little one in the other.

Whether you're accidentally knocking into something with your large stroller or answering endless questions about if your kids are twins or triplets and how they were conceived, it always feels like people are looking whenever you go out.