* v2 O D8 T5 b, ~ 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”。 9 d9 `$ ~+ x; ] ~: f! j! t
$ c1 a0 _4 p* m, S3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 6 o! Y. S: V( R# W v5 o3 h' c# i$ @+ V3 e' X: O/ ^& V/ N5 t
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。” 6 u" H/ w, E3 L
4 t2 F$ ], S- F0 F7 ], T 这对多仔夫妇说，未计划再生孩子，但是会随遇而安。 : l! a* q& x( G# [0 q- G7 t' b1 S) A& a
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Supermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years + C% h; u) C" O2 `8 Q 1 C2 E' L% [& \& ?/ K8 Z 4 m% x; L1 g8 J- mAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete.2 P0 Y2 ~9 m+ w6 H- K' `# X" b" y3 g
& r4 r9 E- z: K- z6 B# w8 }% a( eBut, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 5 S3 m8 M3 n; f2 a" J. \( O( U
( z, D/ Z5 O. r/ _/ W, U% sLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. # H7 t5 H9 V0 H i0 x% I m
* O9 w/ G0 V& {+ U"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. 6 } [8 n) V5 |! n) j5 `0 } % z- M% t% X" V/ \ N. _2 y"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." 7 ~0 b7 T& q2 `* _6 }8 S. I; D# j2 z! [' Z$ z) D% U
The couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. ; G# o' y- w3 r
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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. 5 _1 j i- S# c/ V! {6 u) v; _2 [1 T& U! R4 s
Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. 4 W. ?( C) A" ?9 T Q
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In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. # D5 X* G+ T0 F% H0 r
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Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. 5 x4 ]* ~9 z ]% ~. x( [% Q' R0 x. L- B# j) {. @
She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. + ~8 V1 A! D2 J. {, F' M+ m
! ^+ t0 t* E! ~# S; y5 C' FMrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. 5 V8 U: S1 w5 L/ p. [+ l7 _; P [) c$ c( T
But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. ) ]( |. [2 x( H8 E
- q; i; _4 F' x$ L"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. . I) o+ w- Q$ u$ d8 [
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"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. h F) ~# e4 G0 U2 e! q 0 k/ E6 l) v/ |0 B: i$ `"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." 5 p7 j/ D9 I# q& w e9 k
2 C% {1 ?+ C5 @; [! Y* sMrs 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. 0 a3 ?1 ^' w6 ~8 K8 f( E
4 b6 s, r$ E5 J" {4 WTo accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. & H+ C* w9 M) q# m4 _/ t/ \3 ^8 n+ V* Q" \' b# P/ p
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. # I4 ]* n8 {" `2 o* d0 @' t m8 _
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They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. 3 S& x6 n4 S5 U$ P
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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. 5 q- O* X7 w1 Q5 L5 x- ~% A
; N! k* b8 O: n% N7 h"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." 5 F0 P7 q% S2 f7 O, P+ D$ H( L, R+ e $ C/ V. F+ ^8 h% x$ O# Y- u* KHe 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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