There is nothing more beautiful and satisfying than motherhood. This joy cannot be compared to anything else.
Images of a Nigerian mother with twins and quadruplets have social media users swooning and desiring such desirable blessings. The mother, identified as Chindinma Offor, is celebrating the first birthday of her quadruplets with a photo of her first children, a boy and a girl twins.
The proud mother, who first welcomed a set of twins before the quadruplets, thanked God and her family for their support in raising her children and shared her incredible journey with the quadruplets prior to and following their birth.
Below are her story (the full text of her post) and some breathtaking photos:
"This has been one bumpy ride.
When I had my first set of twins, Koby and Kaira, I thought I had experienced everything.
Hell NO! Not until I had d Quadruplet. During my pregnancy with Dem, I had problems with my aids ( chai, these helps know how to misbehave at d wrongest time). I was so irritated that I sent them home immediately. My husband and I took care of our home while I was heavily pregnant ( was abt 6months pregnant or so but my tummy was as big as a normal 9months old pregnancy)..
Yes, I preferred to take care of my home and my first set of twins because it was easier to have two adults misbehave because they believed you were disabled. I believed that proving them wrong was necessary. I dusted, mopped, cooked... I could not resist doing these things against the advice of my doctor. My hubby Obiajulu Poco Okafor, oh! My darling hubby… I will marry you again in the afterlife. He bathed Koby and Kaira, fed them, cleaned the house when necessary, joined me in the kitchen when I'm cooking, cleaned the kitchen afterward, asked me to go to bed so he could stay up with Koby and Kaira until they went to bed, and still checks on us every hour. He kneels by my bedside to pray for hours, though he sometimes falls asleep while praying. All of these were completed after enduring the stress of his job.
At some point, False Contractions set in due to stress.
The medical staff at LIFE HOSPITAL AWKA will take proper care of me, so my husband instructed me to pack a few items of clothing.
I wept bitterly not because I was afraid, but because I contemplated a great deal...
I ponder questions such as: who will care for my children and how will they be fed while my husband is in distant Awka? How will they arrive at school? How will my husband care for my children and myself at the same time? oh! I wept so hard. I had no idea that God had everything planned out beforehand.
We were able to transport the children to my in-laws. Pius Ifeanyichukwu Okafor Maureen Okafor, my mother Chukwu Gold, and my younger sister stayed at dem dia. By the way, I thank God for my in-laws, my daughter Chioma Paul and my mother. They provided proper care for my infants. My mother drove them to school, sometimes by herself, and then rushed home to prepare for work. My Swt mum,i love u. chai! You know the saying, "A woman appreciates her mother more when she has her own children." Absolutely true They shared care for my infants while we were away. When Koby and Kaira visited me in the hospital, I was ecstatic because they had gained so much weight. They appeared to be well cared for. But I wondered how my mother and little sister were coping because Koby and Kaira were still waking every three hours to eat at night. To make a long story short, my sister was able to stop that. How? That's a tale for another time.
The birth of my quadruplets at 32 weeks marked the beginning of a new journey. These past few months have not been simple. The four of them may decide to maintain a temperature of 1 degree Celsius (especially after immunization), causing me to sleep no more than 30 minutes per night. At a time I asked myself if Immunization was really necessary . Dat shit makes dem sick like crazy. Everything involving dem has been difficult. They all want equal attention, and they want to be fed at the same time. I had planned to use three different outfits for this photoshoot, but after much pleading, we only used one. Koby and Kaira are not excluded, o!
Life itself hasn’t been easy at all,coupled with d fact dat i have to add my fashion dream to d whole thing.b4 i started, i had doubts, i wondered if it was possible to go to a proper fashion shool to learn with d time constraint n all…dia was no free time.i decided to learn online.YES! I learnt to do all dese without going to a fashion house.At night wn everybody must have gone to bed, i will have 2hrs sleep n wake up to to go 2ru d internet n find thing dat will help me n my fashion dream.THE MIND!!! The mind has a vital role to play inorder for success to b achieved,Trust me! .It’s bn months n I’m here, waxing stronger by d day.I never thought i could do it buh here i am.
Today is our first birthday, so you can see why I'm particularly excited. It signifies the beginning of freedom to some extent. Shebi, you see all these people tapping upandan; let me repeat, it's not easy, o! You will experience frustration at some point, but if you persist, you will be amazed by your level of strength.
Happy 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day my swt babies."