(每日邮报讯)生一队足球队,不是天方夜谭,住在英国伯恩茅斯镇的沃里纳夫妇快将做到,因他们9年来已生了9个小孩。 X3 k, E1 R7 P1 U5 w0 l
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今年45岁的沃里纳与现年32岁的“好生养”太太雷娜,育有6女3子(包括3胞胎女儿),最大的9岁,最小的还未满月。结婚时他们协议生6个,没想到越生越高兴,雷娜坦言自己已经“生上瘾”。 7 O2 {6 _$ R- B$ I# \ $ b) J l: K' J6 o g5 d3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 ; U4 h' O+ O6 O
' D/ y6 Q8 O9 g* q 小生命带来快乐,但是,照顾孩子相当辛苦。雷娜每日忙足了17小时,要接送孩子到不同学校、每天洗衣服也要洗上4遍,工作量比一般主妇多几倍,一家11口全靠沃里纳的一份薪水养活。夫妇俩已经3年没有放假了,也很少见朋友,但是,沃里纳说:“这个家是我们的命根,我不觉得缺乏什么。” 1 e$ t+ Z. p( T& B6 ^3 F- c4 L4 U 8 I: {% b5 T, |3 G 这对多仔夫妇说,未计划再生孩子,但是会随遇而安。" B, J% Y' G$ Y6 w* X8 Z
$ n R z) e# k; N 2 t3 }1 A0 Z2 V# s- I: VSupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years: C! {& E) u/ t+ U( l
- j) V$ e. x) w. ?& m / Q7 o! U8 E/ s0 P+ aAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete." `7 p6 N: G: E- M& F, g
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But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. : d: x& e* K/ k" P0 _, {. p) D
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Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. 0 d4 h" [9 u( b8 x
2 F3 I! U3 m3 j"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. 4 `& b& ~+ {, g) o/ {' }% ]4 E& ?, i {, S
"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." * Z/ W* V5 Z6 I7 G; X' G; A/ k
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The couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. ) |# I/ c/ K4 X6 L. ? ( F6 F; z* W/ bTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 9 G6 k! { O3 q# B% K4 i1 u7 ?1 _% W" V& T0 `
Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. 4 z# r/ |8 I6 T, t% }% w4 p2 _6 i* B$ |+ z7 B
In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. $ m1 n" |, v/ q& s& ]9 A1 H: K
5 _ o- a% d! G: _Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. ) D. }- H4 t7 r ( z4 R' p: z, F5 t0 `0 VShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. + [, L/ P2 b, B5 p( _! w" j
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Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. 8 `# P1 O8 F% b9 U. u
8 x# z' I9 Y( u3 E: j9 jBut despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. 0 @% e- J; h& W, c3 Y9 R' }* m9 L3 ^* j8 I
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. + W+ A% Q4 o6 ^5 s1 e: V6 O. `. p( H1 |' h0 I1 G/ f& K; p3 i- L
"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. - ]6 h7 E# _: R! ]4 G
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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." / G- k" H3 d1 w+ {: s- b8 J ) L4 V8 F: `% x7 k. |+ n6 X: p, dMrs 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. & h: v) V. L* L! n `% y4 O( N' z
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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. * t. ^4 i: A) T6 o1 [) C- g , K4 T) Y7 x% h' mThey spend £170 a week on their food bill. And as a result of rising bills, they have not been on holiday for three years. 1 v+ C6 `+ `, a+ n, d
/ @* _& D6 T$ O! i7 ^# [! I1 AThey struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. - X q- c) R/ Q" A, [# ]* \6 N $ T9 b Z' x( @9 D9 wMr 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. 9 H% R6 f. k0 U6 t
2 q6 {( {; W4 Z( Z"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." # X% l# u( u( O& D6 `5 a9 U
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He 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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