(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。 ; E6 N; B# e; T1 \
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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”。 # S1 k, p( t0 N0 T 4 }8 m& ~* ^9 R2 g/ N7 s3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 2 l( ^( Y0 X1 n& H6 e5 \2 d- a7 z' _; g) J. U
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。” : h+ X( U9 z& E" S+ }9 O4 Q6 L ( Z% z9 d! G8 b4 j0 t 这对多仔夫妇说,未计划再生孩子,但是会随遇而安。% k: M$ J9 p/ h' o' |: o
! c9 j+ B/ ?3 j# B $ J( ` \3 w, i$ [% ?Supermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years $ o7 D, \) L' J) p ' Q, u( `) z) F2 Z* F 9 D& g& e. C w8 B: E8 g% O! ~After having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete.9 e( n/ M8 k. K) ~( x
+ L- E7 x F! R9 f% {5 CBut, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 6 j$ h( N# Z3 ^. P" ] ) G2 |6 |0 j& LLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. 7 L, q+ G7 c ~8 F3 K: `# m8 O
( T' R* U) i& Z, K2 d% m"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. + A7 D) Q$ Z. R2 e) `' f9 u* A9 P" H( B8 I1 j/ K; ]' g( [8 q d0 B1 }
"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." + r. v1 l+ q4 T$ K; i& {) c$ E
/ {! F8 a2 ?. x; k0 E9 I* bThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. & s6 b- n) v2 O
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Their oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 4 D0 }( U; n" Y( v! K
/ ~' e7 N) w4 UAnother boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. 4 R3 p- ` n1 d" y
0 r8 } v" ]7 P) F3 l7 YIn March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. 2 L4 a. I1 N. c/ y) U" {8 p) j4 E: a' w9 _
Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. ' L- T9 d: w. t5 p1 x$ M3 O' v
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She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. , X% D, R$ O4 y3 M% Q G
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Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. 2 ?' S/ p! V/ |
3 H w. ?+ c1 K" \" H3 iBut despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. - N+ }& Z- ~- D2 q* a9 d * H9 H9 K5 w0 A7 ?, p"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. ' L) M+ B% W& @/ D' f9 q* _: t% Z6 p; i2 |' m
"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. ( H) p) i, Z8 E6 e4 @' L
) g: n: _" x5 q1 w2 o& g0 {"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." # P& n' g: R- o# i5 t5 A, d, i
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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/ g! J, N" m& N( b) {2 T) Q' ]6 W6 r/ O; U) o9 U$ ?: x( r/ P
To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. ! ~5 C o4 I6 o: c) y0 E) F4 _) A+ I9 n/ c3 V4 x: ?3 E* D3 b) A z
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. ' Q# o o0 @% N( ]+ i/ k7 m- t; B. y* d' O- i0 G2 Y( p
They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. * H: Z/ {! v( \7 B. e( f+ h
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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. - G# h9 ~4 p4 }! [6 t1 \# E9 [7 |" I' w- o
"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." 5 \, M2 D) B4 Y2 e1 {' j& _
7 f2 ~. y1 u0 v/ ?- d( t+ `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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