I don't really know SD,
as much as I whinge I really wouldn't have it any other way, it is just the settling in factor that I find a little challenging and the fact that Paige has chosen this week to start the jealous older sister missing out on attention thing!!!!, when DH is home it is easy to hand off the bubba and spend time with DD, but on my own I can't really give her the quality time she needs with bubba screaming out for attention (often quite loudly)

I do take my hat of to mums of twins I don't know how they do it but as for the adding of stress when you get two instead of one all I can think of is that most people in our position would be absolutely honoured to have even one let alone two bubbas so I guess the initial shock would be replaced with excitement fairly quickly...the financial issue I am not sure about either as I have to work in some form or another anyway, the bonus given by the government would go a long way to helping set up the expensive items of twins I would think ie, two cots, big prams, zillions of clothes and nappies.
I am glad I am not having to be a single mum to twins with DH away though I really would go insane!!!