A Kenyan woman who was mocked by her in-laws for only having daughters is in joy after giving birth to quadruplets, all boys.
Alice Khalisia, a resident of Ikolomani, Kakamega County, says she faced endless nudges from her relatives to give birth to a son after having three girls. She successfully gave birth to the four boys at Kakamega County Referral Hospital on Thursday.
In an interview with The Standard, the 31-year-old mother of seven said she is the happiest woman on earth after God answered her prayers in a grand way.
“I challenged God to give me a son. I thank him because he gave me more than I asked for. I have been giving birth to babies who are female and I have been a victim of accusations from my husband’s family that I am unable to give birth to boys, hence denying them joy. They said only sons can make a family complete,” she told the daily from her hospital bed.
“I believe God answers prayers and he did. He has disapproved doubting Thomases. I am very grateful and delighted, and I hope my sons will grow up well and healthy without any complications,” she added.
Khalisia admits that raising the four babies will be challenging for her and her husband as they are both jobless and has appealed for help from well-wishers.
“I have been told to buy a specific brand of milk and food for my children and yet my husband is not capable. I call upon well-wishers to come to my rescue so that together we can bring up these children. They are a gift from God,” she said.
Nurse in charge Patricia Nafuna said Khalisia had a successful delivery through cesarean section, with three of the babies weighing 2.1 kilograms while the smallest weighed 1.2 kilograms.
“We have discharged three babies but we are remaining with one in the incubator, whose weight we are monitoring. The good news is that he is improving in terms of gaining weight, but we are going to keep for some time to ensure he is well before discharging him,” the nurse said.
Those who mocked her are…
Those who mocked her are very stupid. A child is a child regardless of the gender. Farther more, women are more resilient and performs better than men. Known fact!!
So much ignorance and self…
So much ignorance and self blame. Hopefully she is able to feed all her babies especially hawa jamaa watatu.
Maxiley and Guest 1 you still have a lot to teach your people.
Those who wanted you to give…
Those who wanted you to give birth to boys should celebrate and take care of them boys plus you!
I don’t understand some people, would I rather family plan based on my resources at hand or just give birth like a pig trying to appease relatives!
Now who will help care for these family to the end? These are tough economic times! We have to teach people to make the right, rational and practical decisions!
I ain’t mean but speaking my truth.
Ruto will give diapers…
Ruto will give diapers handout while the rest of the children, the new born kids and the mother go hungry. Some of the African traditions have to be discarded.
Who cares what the relatives think? Plan your family well and tell the relatives to stay away from your family planning decisions.
True. Where are those who…
True. Where are those who wanted boys.
It’s the a Man’s JOB or…
It’s the a Man’s JOB or FAULT for a Woman to Have or Not to Have boys or girls. And this is because Men have both Chromosomes (Y and X) for both Boys and Girls; and women ONLY have the X Chromosome. So: You people Learn things and Get a Life. Stop blaming Women for Everything.?
Congrats but Honey, this…
Congrats but Honey, this aint going to bring extra peace. And please people need to stop this nonsense. The man’s sperm is the one that determines if its a boy or girl. Let it also be known, daughters are very precious. They are a jewel. Hawa ma boys wanakunywa madawa wanasaidia the name of the family aji?
Sad part of humanity…
Sad part of humanity. Celebrate the gifts despite the mockery of the past