Singleton baby girl

I still can't get over the difference between caring for twins and caring for a singleton. I honestly don't know myself.

I just remember the rush of panic with Oscar and Bailee when one would cry to feed. I couldn't quite manage to enjoy the moment as the whole time I was anticipating the other one waking to feed and screaming for it when there was nothing I could do about it. (And before you suggest tandem feeding, we will get to that topic another time).

It really is taking me some time to get used to feeding Maple, burping her and then..... that's it. No other baby to worry about and a much bigger block of time inbetween for doing other stuff (i.e. attending to the twins!)

Also if she does cry there is no "Which one do I pick up first?" type predicament (This usually was resolved by picking up the loudest one).

When I am sleeping at night and she is next to me, I have one whole side to move without fear of squashing the baby...

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't swap our experiences with the twins for the world. It has sure made me stronger.

On the flip side, Oscar and Bailee have always been very independent children. It is definitely a lot easier to pick up and cuddle a singleton baby and thus habits do form that may not necessarily make things so easy down the track. Maple is definitely getting more cuddles then the twins did, she gets picked up a lot more because there are more arms available. This is in no way a bad thing, as it is fantastic to be able to comfort and cuddle your baby all the time. I am just wondering what the perfect balance is as there needs to be a certain amount of time 'left' for Oscar and Bailee too....

Anyway, I am going to try and not over-analyse things and just enjoy the moment.