# s# @' r, F* k6 z& i0 [ 这对多仔夫妇说,未计划再生孩子,但是会随遇而安。 : d. @4 {1 @5 J e8 v! e ! L8 w5 w7 c' F$ P 0 \! W/ O8 U" ?Supermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years6 t. l& ^$ ^; m. v6 s0 Y
% _1 \9 r$ s$ J$ |/ v # @4 ^. v t: g/ yAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete.6 w& a& E" y0 o6 w! q& A
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But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. ! ?2 H3 k0 p4 m* u' v( P9 c
* T- c7 s: B3 z* TLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. $ |' Y, t9 Y8 h @& N + w6 e1 \5 p" S"I’m hooked on the adrenaline rush I get from having a beautiful baby and it is a miracle that lasts a lifetime," said the former nursery manager, 32. & i* ^3 `$ I% D' K# d1 D$ t5 v! J1 [. X" E4 J+ A4 _, ?' T
"We have one more seat to fill in our 12-seater minibus. If my husband said that’s it, we would stop, but we both enjoy having children so much." 6 P4 Q& C; s1 k
; Q. X% K" I0 s- K& P( f; f1 dThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. % C! A4 T u1 {% a% u5 Y
% F/ u4 w, E: @! n7 G( z0 j& UTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 8 ^6 H9 ?8 u) I# h7 p8 q7 ~ ! B0 v$ s ?+ J) d3 x' b& N7 BAnother boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. : y. Q4 w2 g. h# E- U& G0 O T, K F1 d: N0 |4 X
In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. / D+ P+ W2 |! V" Q* S
1 E6 P0 Q" X! W5 P, W" \% `Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. # N0 I% t4 T x# O. I% g7 U! N
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She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. 3 e" s9 ~# V+ r4 j* i7 s$ o0 y- W+ e( ~, z( q
Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. ) D0 ^- f3 ^) ^( j! O5 p
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But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. ; K$ A. m& Y& T* b" ?
8 M q) q$ r# P. W5 `+ e"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. ! B* P( z+ a$ ]* m" A4 q1 K5 F- ]
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"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. & v- x$ \7 _& O. k5 ~7 d
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"When we married we said we’d have six, then my husband joked that we’d have eight to wind my mother up, but we’ve gone beyond a joke now." 0 x4 Q: T7 ~- `+ f9 B, v1 I$ s$ P4 t) i9 W! Q! V% A
Mrs Warriner spends her exhausting 17-hour day ferrying her children to various schools and nurseries, doing four loads of washing, shopping, cooking, cleaning and reading countless bedtime stories. & ], n \. \5 `0 }. u8 J
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To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. . ~+ x9 {7 Z7 G, D7 N
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They spend £170 a week on their food bill. And as a result of rising bills, they have not been on holiday for three years. . H$ R& q1 J$ s# | G# \$ H6 J9 u/ X# T" j& [5 ?' W% I
They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. 1 s1 I! Z& U* p1 N
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Mr Warriner, 45, who is applying for promotion to inspector to help support his brood, added: "When we got married ten years ago, Rayna said she’d like four children and I joked that I wanted eight. * L2 V/ |8 \, f& t+ l, F' | E 4 _; F/ e8 X; _"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." ' ^1 k7 O8 ]. X1 N3 G7 n9 N6 F+ u % ~# k6 I7 ?( [& k y; r+ V- YHe added: "We haven’t had a holiday for years or a night out together. We don’t have a social life but I don’t feel I’m missing out."
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