+ |' z0 n3 W" L% |) Z" j# F 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。” ) `; R/ C( g! I: h, s
* }. x; I. B% _8 C, n) _7 h 这对多仔夫妇说，未计划再生孩子，但是会随遇而安。% M8 [: ]* V2 [* z. b" k& w' N
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9 a5 Y, e& C$ |1 ]% ^1 jSupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years ; D% R" K0 z" R ! n9 o: p& u3 @' i" Z3 X- Q * y6 H# Y' |6 H' f& T) K/ wAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete. }! Y3 V2 A3 N, g& Y
% |$ M2 ]- ]% g& c0 uBut, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. A, ~& x8 F3 o+ y0 b# l' J6 E
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Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. 1 C7 q: N( j8 o. @5 m0 o; a
' t: }. |" m# n2 u& b6 [, S 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. $ r9 U7 I4 M- m; {; M
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"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." 1 n" h3 P6 n: ?/ U+ B6 y% N
/ h5 U& y8 ^$ X* TThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. 7 g# g( R7 `2 `- d( l$ _/ C* C' }
, m6 c4 A: Z# x# x+ x: a/ E1 qTheir oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 6 E- L1 q2 j3 v0 ~! q, l& v) K6 {- w& F+ w7 W( u) t1 Y- s
Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. 6 ~& W1 J& O/ t3 [* b" c 1 W) s5 a3 w2 L- g N& |" sIn March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. . ?; U/ q+ t5 `/ f! V4 N+ n( [% z : p4 I$ I7 k3 iThen on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. 4 @4 W& |/ J+ Q- \' u9 x# Z% k. f ! I9 p9 C8 w# L2 b7 A+ dShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. % d! D; d; [5 T, O( s ! j4 b- W" f! m, FMrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. / t' _& x9 g; [. M* Y6 A. z8 A3 \& F/ c1 w
But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. 5 |6 w* ^- U6 O# R# N" @- ]5 g/ y, e6 u4 }8 }8 e% N
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. 1 c! h1 q- Q3 l" V' [' K' P
3 B! J! R0 e" p6 F4 P"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. ) r; W0 z- }" g9 \: a! x3 s6 p
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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, b9 Y3 q7 K
: M5 y8 c* G bMrs 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. / L$ g. Q8 A( \/ K7 p$ R- m$ ]0 j2 {% }9 K
To accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. 3 N3 s, o: V; A
6 y4 R! P/ N6 I: N5 j7 n( TThey spend £170 a week on their food bill. And as a result of rising bills, they have not been on holiday for three years. ( a* b' G: V# S s$ i1 I
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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 V/ w% o" [7 ^6 z
1 F* L$ w" c! c% s"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." ( G- h" l/ I2 W4 p2 H
5 m" }7 q/ {5 dHe 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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