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( V- L7 D: {0 `4 P, C3 Q6 wAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete. 5 P* ^0 K8 }, ^ n) {( j P" n. \8 u2 ?
But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 8 `0 b4 ~9 y; f$ S
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Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. ; b8 w; f! L8 X: ]
9 F% Y7 Q6 N: Y/ C _: R6 V& \% y"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" o Q$ i) n
% ^2 r9 L8 @+ O: N"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% Z9 ?0 a& K( b% s8 q 7 y1 T; j7 f# q5 ^5 IThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. , Z; D5 s- V- J/ m 7 u5 q( y2 ^9 uTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 0 m- D. l i4 z1 {( _& a1 ?, c3 [" z' `5 F
Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. + C/ y' s8 l( H. a) w0 b3 Z9 J
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In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. 7 }* @. S' x2 x5 P 2 Y5 L9 }2 r. ?( \* _$ ]Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. ' |% ^" A" A3 T- o
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She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. 4 _2 N/ f5 E$ t! \7 F; a0 ?- l
/ b3 ?4 L/ T# m4 `! @8 ]Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. 4 t3 \* M! g/ Y7 L2 m+ ]9 \
! g8 l$ f ]) |# K5 M; J. v' T+ JBut despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. # i F# C. }- S. A8 h5 J$ K, Z4 n0 v4 z2 O8 Y
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. 7 h# O& A& I! R% T5 L
' I" p( J, e9 f: K"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. # i# M5 b# Z, e0 G1 x
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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." 3 ?* V' C: r6 G* H. W" p4 {
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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. . w! R5 ^9 G2 ?: p# Y9 S; ~& b# b8 m t1 I. a
To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. . T$ |& G5 z2 n7 J/ d6 R- Z" {( P! z; A. Z: X: 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. 6 ~+ S& g$ H7 E( _; ~
3 }2 E' N3 p N& P! O- I9 `They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. / n. S8 a# Y2 R* ?' V8 R
4 ~1 v% t. i6 F6 ]0 xMr 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. 1 l, e% v O' c: g0 r6 Q
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"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." " ^) \+ N( t+ b7 F2 ~
9 Z& N8 ?, [% i4 Z8 l8 ^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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