( B" }8 I% Z# V: g- x9 eSupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years & [" e. [5 _8 G4 N/ p9 o8 M0 h5 m/ a # E. \9 q6 K; ?. C. c5 W( B2 x+ G: u2 r
After having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete., D& M) y1 i4 G0 J; `/ p
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But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. ! A: \' B: s7 N M. y , q3 a' |( b3 c, R3 W: rLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. % H% h8 f/ v& k( ?' V9 _
7 v2 p$ v0 M# b, N"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. 4 K1 W0 u4 r! m2 T
8 M3 }4 Y$ a; p"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." 6 I2 t- j/ W8 y
# p# F; c; F4 e: s/ p' lThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. ; x' o1 R! a) c. X6 f7 q0 H* F6 C4 U7 w: c" t, ?2 M
Their oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. ! T1 |- q3 \$ \8 m& s* f$ x, F1 X# C+ K
Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. " E4 @5 l- i8 |- T
( V) i: ~0 x( K8 fIn March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. ) X' A$ ^" x I: k1 E B% m
* v0 C& f9 l! {# tThen on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. / B B& z5 A, B% e# ]+ e, s) G, E2 T% H: }8 J. m8 F
She had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. 1 k7 p; h& U& J: J7 Q$ Z4 S# u" m9 Y* w* ~4 `, }& E1 B
Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. - ~) G5 Z4 P. N/ \$ h# H: o# e# W
But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. ) T; {( T. k1 e, J4 \6 G5 W$ g9 {- @' B+ M' n
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. + d$ t5 I2 F- ?
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"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. & s3 U/ k+ y8 H
" s8 u0 o3 Q3 ]+ h# b"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." 7 K: F" f( W! K; L1 V4 |! z: y" W% S* U% @
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. ( j" J$ \* Z% W* e
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To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. * h4 ~" N; ?* L# Q: }
( B% s2 E" k1 a) C9 ]9 Y/ kThey spend £170 a week on their food bill. And as a result of rising bills, they have not been on holiday for three years. % q4 Q: D) C; H2 E' Y
% ^ O: r2 M' Z$ ?3 b( _They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. ) O, |8 X( c- h: U9 r; J* ~0 M0 O2 |; ]: q& Z" [
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. & B# V" A) {* C0 x9 J) ^ 0 i3 X4 @% e4 O4 n4 c! x8 Z/ e"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." . B- e& b! l$ E7 w& X; S5 }8 L2 ?2 r7 J3 K: Q" F6 @: Y0 |8 @
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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