+ ^4 R: N3 d! j3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 1 w& K o R v4 a- }9 }1 N- @
8 P6 l1 s# E: k: i 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。” ) L- l5 l1 h/ f; O2 U/ s
" M( U0 @) X7 R/ t- z5 d- m! o 这对多仔夫妇说,未计划再生孩子,但是会随遇而安。 & e/ o" V; H+ D 7 Z" f# e; _. X2 r' X5 H- q: q4 t* b) T: {4 T% ^; @2 h
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6 n8 {4 P7 Q0 UAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete.9 f T/ z7 e3 F7 y g9 \6 z, o
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But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. w! W8 e8 ]# |0 Z
* n+ X9 P# F9 t' d% t, ]" b; ]Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. * A- F+ `+ t0 ?( h% H . ^# o8 ^# {5 x' `% V" x"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. ( L ~. O5 X* f0 Z0 Q- V d- k: K
8 Q& K3 E& r- F+ g5 [6 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." % J! l. u5 y) R. [ u 5 r1 }3 l& D: K" |# |7 DThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. * O# q5 c [0 j3 |* H9 N2 E2 B- H
: A. \6 r7 L+ j7 b, Y) N4 R+ XTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. . r' ~& g6 b. I5 ?$ t$ E5 I
4 u# x& d5 c! F* CAnother boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. ' Q# A/ g. d, P, s: ^& U
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In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. 1 `* S# P# \/ L: \# w
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Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. - P$ _8 ]0 z, a& ^+ S5 P( V
4 i9 J% y9 F4 OShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. 2 N+ I: w+ s0 _
) u" g! Q) w6 `( N2 r% E& sMrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. * Y* c; b* Q( O1 T: T) b/ M . U0 r Q1 D! v# f5 IBut despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. & m1 m8 e. ^( J# [/ ` o; r* K, @& _5 F6 I& w
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. 8 v2 P# _, d- v5 X+ p- r3 D5 r' b7 G, b, l. X$ ~
"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. & h0 i" X3 U- { p( ?! R6 A1 b. v
1 X' @* ~! ?5 C) P"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/ H- v. x( ~) i1 l" y7 R1 e9 y7 I3 s
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. " B n% D2 C5 k( b8 c6 i. ~$ o8 e* B5 \" N$ J
To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. R, G1 j4 F' d% h& ^' j5 w: Y
9 w8 K' F3 V# U2 o: ?" U8 [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. 6 j( p. k- O6 [1 @0 ?& z
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They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. % g3 V1 z0 L0 z' D2 e/ F4 @* d. N. l
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. 4 J* l; J" u# t. }6 n) v
' S( O% g& J- m$ d# c4 H7 V"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." 3 ~ Q' m+ k3 A8 o4 c/ c m2 ^
1 C6 `4 B8 \6 E lHe 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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