Sue Radford, baby 21 is here..

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21 babies! That's some achievement. I cannot believe her body is still in one piece. I feel sorry for those kids though. There's absolutely no way they can all have the individual attention they need growing up. Four kids maybe, perhaps 6 at an absolute push but 21 seems like collecting trophies for a hobby to me. It'd be interesting to see what families those children decide to have when the time comes. It seems like she's putting her own want for babies ahead of her existing children's wellbeing & that isn't healthy. I'm curious that she's practically guaranteed herself an endless supply of babies as her children have children. But they're supposedly paying for everything themselves so we're not allowed to say anything against them. I don't agree with it. Tell me I'm being U.

Yes and they have designated drivers.

Not any old one that shows up.

Why are people even talking about how they’d manage when a car is out of action and other nonsense?

She had her first child at 14. He was several years older. That’s child abuse. Can’t believe people are ignoring that and deliberating about door handles, cars and what the poor kids are wearing in their Cots

The whole debacle is dreadful

My point is it's they have put their need to have kid after kid after kid above even being able to achieve basics.

Calling taxis sounds easy but here on a schopl run on a taxi thats not pre booked. Yeah good luck witg that. Also good luck having one that doesn't drive like a maniac or has an unroadworthy vehicle.

It's not about fulfilling requirements is it.

You cant expect a taxi firm to have one driver who you approve of hanging around waiting in case your car breaks down one morning.

Nor can you base you base decisions on friends or neighbours you have around you.

You base then on what you can logistically achieve yourself

What a selfish and irresponsible pair - and poor children, who can't possibly receive enough individual attention and probably dread yet more siblings arriving. What a drain on the taxpayer, both from benefits given and resources used. Are there not MH problems here, as this is so far from normal behaviour?

It's selfish and bizarre imo. They court the fame so much too.

I’ve just watched episode 1 of 15 kids and counting and after reading this thread it was very interesting. Both Sue and the only lady on the programme (pregnant with babies 10 and 11) mentioned the feeling of having a newborn so I do believe it’s babies they want rather than children. Also, Sue’s need to have a new pram for every baby made me think that she does just view babies as toy dollies.

@zzzzz ugh. I think it’s clear I was responding to your implication that it would be fine and easy to sort and I’m saying it would not be. I couldn’t give a monkeys what happens if their car breaks down and I’m not interested. I responded to a point and you can’t understand what I’m saying so it’s pointless as now people think we are discussing their transport. Of course they don’t get taxis to do the school run.

For @MumTo2BabyBoys (and anyone else who's interested) Here's the Radford FAmily Blog via the Wayback Machine. <a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130115000603/www.theradfordfamily.co.uk:80/category/sueradfordblog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">web.archive.org/web/20130115000603/www.theradfordfamily.co.uk:80/category/sueradfordblog/

It’s interesting in regards to age and fertility though. There’s obviously a lot of information sources claiming that fertility falls off a cliff at 35 and is practically obsolete by 40, even for healthy women with no issues. Sue has had four babies since turning 40 so she’s obviously some sort of exception or there’s a lot of misleading info out there

@beefchowmein I think it’s more awareness that it can drop. I’ve had 2 since 4 even with breastfeeding (which I find as I’ve got older naturally causes longer periods without cycles- 21 months with my son!) I’ve a friend who had her 2 at 41 & 44 and someone in my village just fell pregnant at 47!

@zzzzz my point was it’s not the kind of insurance and transport that everyone has s but I’m sure you’re right. When the car breaks down a family friend with a 9 seater does 2 School runs for them or the local taxi service provides escorts to take their kids to school because they’ve arranged this on the off chance.

That's the point isn't it. They have worked it all relying on the older obes and grand parents.

But not for one off emergencies. For every single day. For school runs, for night times, for bath times, for constant supervision, for getting dressed, for feeding, for taking care of any baby that dares start crawling and ergo isn't a babe In arms any more .

bluelady, you have no idea of whether they have a happy marriage or not. Yes they have been together 30 years and, sadly, that is quite an achievement today although I have been married longer than that as have my parents and siblings.

My parents in law were married for 60 years but definitely did not have a happy marriage.

As others have said, how could they split up even if they wanted to? Anyway Sue comes across as extremely childish and I think depends on Noel far more than most women would depend on their husband.

My mum was one of nineteen and she said it was hard work growing up! She was the third eldest and they looked after the little ones all the time.

@zzzzz not cross, just bored because you keep changing what you are talking about.
In response to your comment that if they have an illness or family problem to deal with, I disagree that they simply do what workers no parents do or parents of disabled children do.
It’s not possible to simply manage like the average working parent. The transport was just one example.
They’ve stated they have 6 in Primary and 3 or 4 younger than that. I’d imagine there are 5 or 6 at secondary and college. Just managing the younger children’s school run would be quite tricky.

Would most of the kids notice if Sue wasn't there for a day or two? They are already mainly being raised by their siblings.

I've had a look at the vlogs. The most recent one has mum, (dad has already gone back to work) wandering around with a camera and filming her very small children holding the two day old baby whilst repeatedly demanding they say they love their sister.

Tbh she looks knackered and a bit depressed. And looks like she should be resting, not doing the school run and vlogging.

It is mad to think she has never ever had a period of her life without having a baby/toddler in tow from age 14-43. If you really think about that it’s crazy. The baby/toddler stage is her permanent state of existence.

I definitely think there will be another pregnancy announcement in the next 12 months. I do wonder how she will cope when she is no longer able to get pregnant, I think it will be extremely hard for her.

She will have grandchildren to scratch that itch then.

I definitely think there will be another pregnancy announcement in the next 12 months. I do wonder how she will cope when she is no longer able to get pregnant, I think it will be extremely hard for her

And given noel seems to be the driving force behind it. He seems.more keen in the show than she does anyway, he theoretically can do it all over again with someome else. Men can father children their whole lives.

That has to be a worry for her