+ H5 Y4 p- x3 @ W! H7 w1 n7 Q% gSupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years $ T- g" S; B6 s- T 4 E* i; o' D0 _8 j$ ]2 m0 z5 d9 u, {# `: b) W8 x
After having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete. ) s! k- O! }$ L/ B" B+ F. R2 n. v; w+ M# |* x) g" V; }) k3 Y
But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 6 H# c2 {% x, d( b9 E2 X' f6 }, j) G' w( p! r) u! @ b; V2 A
Less than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. . W3 u' _7 L( d" r7 A3 v7 a+ i) }; n3 t2 \# W: N1 c1 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. , j# j2 _0 N8 H$ h3 { E
5 |, J/ S% {! ]6 G7 \! J- F# l"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." % }& t( W1 O" A
% r6 m* w( v/ h SThe couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. + _: Z' q- |+ ~+ i) x# u9 L: x
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Their oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 5 y9 d X' L* q& w( B 0 |3 P# M0 z8 h; K$ M- X: y: y4 W C, \Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. * |7 T# n! J" g" k
9 _* ?$ F& ^" J) K; J# C: wIn March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. % K- I9 Z9 r3 l* Z
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Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. # z& L! i, [$ Y: m3 Y 2 s! e: M) r' N6 nShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. ( i7 p3 |' _: I- ^9 Y3 M* A6 @9 d" P% n
Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. ! x' N0 p* l& W" X( r" w. u" Y) m* ~2 q" Z* h2 g( S3 G, [; L9 r
But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. . M$ s4 R5 M% R! `7 i& M. S& h$ b & {* U) \( j$ q% k( w m"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. 5 x, t M; S G
2 Q U& N1 g) X H! t6 x"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. * y) e' O9 O4 A
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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." # u. d% p0 V4 H' G, k
F' p9 o& J( y: HMrs 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. / ^3 l i9 P4 d6 l) k# l
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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. ! M; Y9 `4 d& N1 b4 s! ?. \1 T3 K3 |% B7 c5 l
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. : E/ g2 _ g1 y
' O# L, l a- u3 w0 { c' W7 e9 IThey struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. % E* F! e% s R5 w- N! o( B1 N
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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. 6 L+ v5 z) \" [! N1 S* } 6 h" Q% f. [* v o9 n; }: p"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." k# T: z8 L/ s# f, _ s/ A. X# j' u/ H/ W: zHe 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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