76. How do you budget for such a family with multiples?

77. How do I manage chores with multiples?

78. How do cook for a family with multiples?

79. How do I make one on one time with each child and my spouse?

80. How do I keep up with all the laundry?

81. Will my multiples fight each other, and what can I do?

82. What should I do with sibling jealousy over accomplishments or achievements that one child has attained but his or her multiple birth siblings have not?

83. What limits should I put on extracurricular activities with multiples?

84. How do I manage birthday parties?

85. Is the empty nest experience different for parents of multiples?

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FunFacts

About Multiples

Number of good night kisses in one year:

• twins - 730
• triplets - 1,095
• quadruplets - 1,460
• quintuplets - 1,825
• sextuplets - 2,190
• septuplets - 2,555
  

Number of feedings/bottles (breastmilk/formula) in one year:

• twins - 4,420
• triplets - 6,630
• quadruplets - 8,840
• quintuplets - 11,050
• sextuplets - 15,470
• septuplets - 23,333

Number of school lunches packed in one year:

• twins - 510
• triplets - 765
• quadruplets - 1,020
• quintuplets - 1,275
• sextuplets - 1,530
• septuplets - 1,785

Number of diapers changed in the first year:

• twins - 4,534
• triplets - 6,800
• quadruplets - 9,067
• quintuplets - 11,333
• sextuplets - 13,600
• septuplets - 15,869
  

Number of diaper wipes used in the first year:

• twins - 5,000
• triplets - 10,000
• quadruplets - 13,000
• quintuplets - 16,000
• sextuplets - 19,200
• septuplets - 22,4000

Number of tiny toes and fingernails to be clipped in one sitting:

• twins - 40
• triplets - 60
• quadruplets - 80
• quintuplets - 100
• sextuplets - 120
• septuplets - 140

By age 18, the average number of pizza slices consumed by

• twins - 1472
• triplet - 2,208
• quadruplets - 2944
• quintuplets - 3680
• sextuplets - 4416
• septuplets - 5152 (source: Domino's Pizza)