(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。 2 Y7 u, L8 a4 f& X# i/ f6 _0 C
) T- q# z' m' ~ 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”。 5 [$ @$ E+ Z- @/ X/ e, R/ z5 x
2 w1 }6 Z5 \2 {% C) p. U( Y- _3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 ) F- i) X" K% X' O/ k: n 8 o3 h0 w( F$ G& K* K 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。” : f6 y5 ~, @. A7 }# i , L! z% u4 v& {6 t- \$ i 这对多仔夫妇说,未计划再生孩子,但是会随遇而安。2 ?: f; a$ l/ d+ E
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Supermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years6 a$ t, I9 S4 r; ]. A
% I4 [3 ]6 G& X4 q , U$ r# H( Z' y1 r4 I J9 W# cAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete.% l9 p, J! u/ `
" ?5 s& Q! l( y3 Z, HBut, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. , G u$ Q# H% N
# o# [' o( i @6 g: vLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. * k5 P4 V* L: Y% y: X: y2 ~ a7 h& ^
"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. ! q I) C o4 b- }5 u' B5 i% u ; y, h F9 ^* ]" Z$ k1 e7 {1 U"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." ; b9 L8 q" q q3 W4 ?
3 g% F8 i# P1 X" JThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. 9 }7 i: ]; E7 B, }6 S' Q) q! Z1 C7 a' m: ]/ K' F% a! I
Their oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. ( }& N2 S: K& I! N' N6 f1 O ! Q" m& }4 s7 {% x/ rAnother boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. ! h; [) ^2 D. i+ H% q$ m% I5 g, j5 E+ N/ s4 A+ G8 z
In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. , T2 _9 R! s7 j p9 k( q 5 o. x9 t$ U- L# j8 o: P! I. oThen on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. - X* o' o9 O e8 [4 N$ N
5 a5 F5 Y, c% B: Z( F. lShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. * d5 k* X' V: L% i# ^( ]
4 y* \) G: n4 v, `Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. % X9 o1 x, [6 N/ y$ U1 u
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But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. / |+ I( j5 m) v2 B " m V5 R- [. D9 ]( ~! p1 A, a"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. ( c: n. Z5 ?! N. m* s( C1 v: U
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"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. & p) q7 G/ f/ U5 `! K5 M4 s 7 |4 ^! h/ d$ M( K! a- f"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." 9 u& U2 H( H* _; [
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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. 8 {! |" W: a% y( _8 b$ y; |1 Z2 f$ I: I, j. L! Y
To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. / o. z. M, `- q+ }
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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. ) o3 K4 j, G8 x' G0 Z- x
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They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. V7 B% ^1 d3 y4 C
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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. 9 k* l5 y3 R3 q
5 \8 S6 j4 e# M- ^' [, ?"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." / ]) P. D! i4 z _2 p
0 u# D; k( N5 y. x% q; d5 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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