英國夫婦喜迎第17個寶寶 成全國最大家庭

Baby bumps are nothing new in the Radford household.
對雷德福一家來說，新生嬰兒降臨早已不是什麼新鮮事了。

But even though they are Britain’s biggest family, the sight of two together is a first.
但是雖然他們是英國最大的家庭，兩個嬰兒幾乎同時出生還是第一次。

When Sue Radford, 39, heard her eldest daughter Sophie, 20, was giving her a second grandchild she was thrilled. Just a month later, the excitement was doubled when Mrs Radford discovered she was expecting her 17th baby – so now mother and daughter are sharing the pregnancy process.
女主人蘇·雷德福今年39歲，聽說自己的20歲的大女兒將給她帶來第二個孫兒的消息，她非常激動。就在幾個月後，這個家庭迎來喜上加喜：因爲雷德福夫人發現自己懷上了第17個孩子！所以現在，媽媽和女兒可以共享懷孕的喜悅了！

The Radfords run a successful bakery. Mrs Radford, who has nine sons and seven daughters, said she was ‘ecstatic’ to find out she was pregnant.
雷德福一家經營的麪包店生意很好。雷德福夫人已經有9個兒子和7個女兒，她說自己發現再次懷孕後欣喜若狂。

She said sharing the experience with Sophie helps to stop her worrying about her own pregnancy after she suffered a miscarriage last September. Yesterday, Mrs Radford said: ‘Baby No 17 is due in November and we couldn’t be happier. It has been fantastic being pregnant at the same time as Sophie.
她說，自己去年9月懷孕時流產曾留下心理陰影，但這次和女兒蘇菲一起懷孕可以幫助自己減輕焦慮。昨天雷德福夫人說：“第17個孩子是在去年11月份懷上的，我們簡直高興壞了！和女兒蘇菲一起懷孕，這感覺簡直太妙了！”

Sophie already has a 21-month-old girl called Daisy with her 22-year-old boyfriend Joe and they share a privately rented home.
蘇菲和22歲的男友喬生活在一個出租房裏，他們已經有了一個21月大的女兒名叫黛西。

She said: ‘It was strange. As soon as I found out I was pregnant I just knew my mum was too. When she told me I was so happy. It just makes everything less stressful and I feel like it has brought us even closer. It is lovely to be able to share this experience with my mum and we are both doing really well.’
她說：“很奇怪哦，我一發現自己懷孕了就知道媽媽也懷上了。當她告訴我確實懷孕了的時候，我特別高興。有了彼此的陪伴我們都沒那麼大壓力，我覺得這讓我們更親密了。和媽媽一起共享懷孕的體驗，這很可愛，並且我們兩個狀況都很好。”

The family were featured on Channel 4 show, 16 Kids and Counting. And will they stop counting at baby No 17? Mrs Radford said: ‘I always say “never say never” but maybe this time it is the last.'
這家人登上了一期英國4頻道節目——《數數16個孩子》。那麼第17個孩子之後，他們家的人口數還會繼續上漲嗎？雷德福夫人說：“我之前一直說的都是‘永不說不’，但這次也許是最後一個了。”