Sue Radford is pregnant....

[MadameFoner]

Just seen a post on Facebook...

I'm sorry I just don't see that it's anyone else's business 🤷🏻‍♀️

I wouldn't want 22 kids but the level of vitriol levelled at them is uncalled for.

My dh is a baker. He works for a couple who own a small bakery with some shops . They both take 8k a month - that's 16 k a month wages .

What's the problem in believing that? People are in business to make money.

Of course not OnTop but I'm just shocked that, if she really isn't taking advice on board, counselling hasn't been mandatory....or something? My friend was told she was at high risk of her uterus rupturing after 4 children/she could have no more c-sections (I can't quite remember specifically).
The midwives in her community must be absolutely at their wits end with her.

I don't think you can force someone to have counselling, either. Sadly.
My friend was told the same thing as yours and that it was risking her life to have any more children. She had another three- two were premature and needed NICU, possibly connected to the issues that led to that. You just can't help some people.

I’ve always thought it was a bit mad. Especially as it must be incredibly hard to give them all a decent amount of attention.

It's very strange, it seems like each time her youngest hits a certain age she gets pregnant again. I feel sorry for the children, the family could surely have had a much better quality of life had the couple stopped at say, fewer than 10 kids. Being one of 22 must feel like living in a school.

making dentists appointments, remembering milk money, packed bloody lunches, play dates, doctors appointments, christ almighty, parents nights!!!!

I don’t imagine there are any play dates tbh.

I think it’s obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that sue (at least- not sure about Noel) is suffering from some kind of PTSD related to both being an adopted child and becoming a mother when she was still a child herself. She’s very clearly repeating the cause of her trauma again and again.

So they are grandparents...surely that's a good enough reason not to carry on?? So many of their own children plus grandkids? She will literally keep going until she can't.

I would be very interested to know how so many pregnancies physically affect a person's body.

Having babies really isn't the same thing as parenting. She clearly doesn't give a shit about getting to know her child as a person.

Sweet suffering Jesus, imagine doing the school run for 15 or so kids.
Two still in nightclothes at 8am, 4 missing shoes/bags/coats, 4 need swimming kit, 1 remembers at 07:30 that they need to bring in a specific item you don't have/need to prepare. Trying to get out the door, three need a wee and now you remember that the youngest needs to bring money for a school trip next week.... and now two of the ones who went in for a wee return sans coats/bags...

I don't approve. Just because you can have 22 children doesn't mean you should.

Having babies really isn't the same thing as parenting

I think this sums it up perfectly.

@OnTopOfTheWardrobe when I was at school in the 70's everyone had an older boyfriend. I can't remember anyone going out with a boy the same age. When I was 14 my boyfriend was 18 and I went out with him until I was 17 and that was the norm amongst my friends. There were a couple of girls who got pregnant whilst still at school and they stayed at school until just before they gave birth.

It's just neglectful tbf. Just because they meet the physical needs of the children they are almost certainly emotionally neglected there's no way you can meet the emotional needs of that many kids no way at all

Not one of those kids will feel like they have ever been a priority to their parents how bloody awful

I really don't want to be harsh but this is crazy apart from the strain and damage on her body, can they really honestly say they properly know each child individually as much as a parent should with their children?? Sure, she can recite their names, ages and birthdays but can she really be spending 1-1 time with them much? Know what their favourite subject is at school, who their best friend is, what they want to do when they grow up, biggest hope, biggest fear etc

I just really feel for the kids aged about 6 to teens, too old to be her special baby but too young to be her best mates. It's sad

I thought she was done!

She needs some serious physiological help. All she knows is pregnancy and babies. I feel sorry for her.

How do they even find the time to shag?!

I just can't help but think about her pelvic floor, speaking as someone whose undercarriage looks like a grenade has gone off inside it after only 3.

It just makes me feel so very very sad for the children. Imagine being one of the primary school kids, coming home, knowing that no one is going to ask about your day as your mum and dad have a whole football team of people to feed and get ready for bed.

I’m wondering how they’re all getting homework done and checked and signed off and reading heard etc. Probably not happening. It’s fine, they don’t need exams, they can all work in the bakery.

Her uterus must be like tissue. So dangerous.

If I remember rightly they weren’t in the care system but adopted as babies and raised in loving homes.

Funnily enough the latest update episode was repeated late at night the other week and I googled then as I thought ‘what do they know about another baby...’