* a/ E; \2 O$ f. L& S3年没有放假 每天洗衣4遍 ) z5 v* Q0 z. m3 C" w * d6 Q- m+ W2 q+ L6 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。” # z+ `6 ~9 \9 `) ~% k " X7 C6 |+ `5 |, F$ e5 g 这对多仔夫妇说，未计划再生孩子，但是会随遇而安。 ) [, Z9 s; q8 u; D0 a, [& y; P; ]- f" [3 X+ F& v. ?8 U
8 d/ z7 M$ j8 e9 t/ n$ |6 USupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years' [, x8 V3 Z; l
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After having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete. - \) m$ e' k# f5 m+ b l& f7 Y& n! {$ X4 B# y
But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 5 [+ ~/ r' Y2 V7 R1 h7 ^3 T) P) M
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Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. 5 o3 _" f& W) H6 Q1 k, Z
% n8 \1 m7 k$ E2 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. ' S4 d% \# |8 z: c O1 o% G( Q " m7 n1 e1 Q1 X0 \% O"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." $ W$ g& I; P! B! J* ?% g
S$ b5 b( P& W) qThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. Z% S* Q# m0 [3 l" j0 \! g5 j* v 0 k2 p- k' I8 E# f( ^# CTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 3 g. V6 r5 v0 f) k+ z: n4 r
: b: b7 q& u+ \Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. % C- G- H: w: R. X. v2 g% b- R( } ( U: F5 k7 Q: F7 w3 r3 fIn March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. ; a2 p. F0 ?* q( p* @7 D 6 q' k+ }: X( U5 Y2 t' F/ \& SThen on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. ; s% F' R! I5 |2 I 6 L7 m* M+ R1 R" p e- }She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. ; N# |% P: Y" s+ \0 K
' Y0 d. m) G$ Q9 WMrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. 5 o) A$ E ?4 t9 y) B# g 8 k$ B- v. X; t+ V7 h% D a$ lBut despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. 8 ~* l0 O) M! u4 w9 P+ [: B
8 ~+ z5 H9 {' ~"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. % J2 x: D* z |- q& n' i( m" A 5 m4 X1 D% R2 r, B"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. 8 d4 f. k' _& P% o
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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." % G% r* `' F6 B5 D$ ?3 m7 W6 P
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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. ) c& h( Y) z7 q8 ]4 a* H% Q3 i. a
8 v$ b7 a W# M l5 l5 l1 JTo accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. & `* v: N! y3 ?+ _6 [
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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. ! D; ?4 ]* p( z9 e5 t 2 i- E8 @7 r; B1 x3 D- o7 {' q"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." 2 ]3 }& m5 w% Y# i$ w
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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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