Kenyan Father of Quadruplets Narrates Challenges Balancing Work with Taking Care of Kids

• A hardworking man from Nairobi narrated his fatherhood journey and the challenges he faced in balancing work while raising his children
• John Momanyi, a father of quadruplets, said he deliberately created time for his four kids by visiting them weekly when he is off duty
• He described being a dad as a full-time job when he is with them as he fed them, took them out and showed them around

Many parents struggle to keep hold of their careers or businesses and their burgeoning responsibilities of parenthood.

A Kenyan father disclosed his efforts in trying to keep his job while making time for family.

Not one but three children

John Momanyi, who works at Kenya Airways as an engineer in the technical department under the line maintenance, said having four kids was a shock for him and his wife, Margaret Kwamboka.

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"During our normal routine checkup the scans showed we were expecting not one child but three kids," the engineer said in an interview with his company, Kenya Airways.

Since then, Momanyi and his lover lived expecting they would have triplets at the time of delivery.

Another baby

It did not occur to them that there would be an additional member when the due date arrived.

"When they were winding up the cesarian operation, one of the nurses discovered that there was some movement in the womb," Momanyi said.

His wife added:

"The nurse said there's another baby. So that's how we got to know our miracle baby."

The lovely couple welcomed their first to fourth born in Gianna, Nyangi, Giovanni and Manuel.

Busy day

Momanyi, who has worked in Kenya Airways for six years, said his typical day was a full-time job when he went home.

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"Having four kids around you running here and there, feeding them, taking them out, and showing them around is quite a busy day for me," Momanyi whose family resides in Nakuru said.

He added that he had to make time to visit the family in Nakuru more often when he was not on shift.

High expenses

Momanyi observed that their family budget had shot up because of the members and the economic effect.

"The expenses have gone to the roof so we had to adjust and even put some projects on hold so that we can be able to cater for this big family," he reckoned.

Ghanaian Woman Becomes First-Time Mother

YEN.com.gh previously reported that a 46-year-old Ghanaian woman, Juana Antwi, has become a first-time mother after delivering adorable quadruplets.

Juana and her husband Peter Afriyie Kwarteng, a 66-year-old-old pensioner turned farmer, welcomed the four babies in 2021 at Offinso Asamankama in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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Speaking to YEN.com.gh, Juana revealed that her first child died before labour some 10 years ago and had since dreamed of becoming a parent.

Source: TUKO.co.ke