7 P8 x. c9 q+ | O$ g9 GSupermum gives birth to ninth baby in nine years 1 z9 j3 t+ u0 p$ j. c7 Y E ]/ b6 T5 m. t0 J5 T' ^: D, B
: ?8 h" g* L8 @. A" \3 e* v) A6 FAfter having nine children in as many years, you might think Rayna and Malcolm Warriner's brood is complete. 4 N n7 u0 ^; m( y& g' a# d$ F. s3 G1 E A
But, with one seat spare in the family minibus, the couple feel they still have a gap to fill. 3 [/ j2 k" O& Q
" A# a8 ?" T# P6 a0 k; Y+ e( vLess than a month after giving birth to their newest addition, Mrs Warriner is already broody for a tenth baby. m4 ]+ ], ^" X. N R
: E/ k! M, V/ n; N7 V4 y& V"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. % i+ g4 t o( ~) U % e9 L. a$ e. D8 Y"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/ y2 t- p: `* Y& Y; S4 ?" l# w6 V
The couple support their six girls and three boys on the wages Mr Warriner earns as a police sergeant, without the aid of benefits. * \+ E4 u- b$ S Q& Y3 }4 n8 g$ b3 p, C
Their oldest child, Eryn, is nine. A year after her birth, the couple had Jackson, now eight, followed two years later by Harrison, six. 8 T2 L+ b |' t$ N7 O i" r$ \
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Another boy, Callan, arrived in 2003 and was followed by threeyear- old Taitum. 6 W0 F& i2 i; n: T* s; O6 \( @6 U5 h/ K9 O- Y3 D
In March 2005, Rayna had triplet girls Ilish, Romany and Meredith, who are now 23 months. 5 j" [ K, e1 e8 ~- i/ h: }/ S# w0 Z! x" ~$ V& ^3 {- S( q, F' {
Then on January 27 she gave birth to Avie, weighing 7lb 11oz, at Poole Hospital in Dorset. ' a+ M: s' l7 b! `: ]
/ M2 I- F; j; o% q' fShe had a difficult labour this time round, and needed a blood transfusion after problems with the placenta. / p& h8 A$ q6 c; x0 X7 S5 z. |+ y8 S2 \! K' A# y7 l- N% n4 ]0 g2 G
Mrs Warriner is now considered to be at high risk of complications if she becomes pregnant again. $ ]: _& p4 c. K" n" H( [
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But despite the potential problems, and the considerable squeeze on their finances, she says she remains hooked on motherhood. & o% }" H! D, p2 d2 g2 _( K' f0 I. l3 C' e
"We are not planning to have another one at the moment but we’ll have to wait and see what comes. + P# o! h: ?3 h7 Z, z' h4 Y2 l! f- y5 v j
"People think we are mad but the children are our life and bring us so much pleasure. 5 {9 Z6 H+ D! E; W( \3 s% P9 f& s$ E# w2 M7 d( _# h8 n
"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." 0 u1 s" i- n0 X( a, o2 R4 J( Y
; b3 T: Y) q7 AMrs 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. 9 s' L+ I% ^8 Z
% @. p: S$ R4 J9 q! ATo accommodate their family, the couple, from Bournemouth, have had an extra-large bath fitted and have extended their six-bedroom detached house. & f& ~6 u7 R. d. D4 @ d
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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. 1 B5 y0 T0 _$ ~( q% {" i p! F* n3 E# }3 C9 h2 Q
They struggle to organise even a weekend away as hotels and holiday homes are unable to accommodate so many children. 8 K) s: S. R* l+ f! X" z. }" I" X6 L h" c3 |; M7 @
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. . r/ c$ E( l1 I5 K- z 5 P; s& q. ^2 M2 T4 }9 ~: z"We agreed to settle for six but it hasn’t worked out that way." ' a0 d' U2 }4 ?5 k- E+ K3 V+ h; g' s/ k3 q& V
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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