The family
posted these photographs of their latest arrival on their website,
including one of Phoebe Willow with her older sister Hallie, who was
born last summer
Mrs Radford told The Sun: ‘Phoebe is so beautiful and I am happy to have her here safely for now — but never say never.
‘Our friends and family keep saying I should have one more child to get an even number, rounding the family off at 20.
‘I
can’t rule it out. At the moment I am happy to have Phoebe with us. She
is healthy and a little stunner. We are over the moon to have her here.
‘The rest of the kids are lining up to have a cuddle with her. I find it easy to run the family because they muck in so much.’
The
couple, who rose to fame on Channel 4 documentary series 16 Kids And
Counting, run a successful family-owned bakery and pie business and do
not claim benefits.
Phoebe,
who was born after a 40-minute labour, joins siblings Chris, 27,
Sophie, 22, Chloe, 21, Jack, 19, Daniel, 17, Luke, 15, Millie, 14,
Katie, 13, James, 12, Ellie, 11, Aimee, ten, Josh, nine, Max, seven,
Tillie, six, Oscar, four, Casper, three and Hallie, 13 months.
Noel and Sue Radford from Morecambe,
Lancashire pictured with their large family last year before the birth
of their new daughter Phoebe Willow. The family now live in a large
£240,000 Victorian house that they bought 11 years ago
The family said they were 'thrilled to
announce the safe arrival of our precious baby girl Phoebe Willow
Radford', who was born on Sunday
Mrs Radford, who takes care of the
family at home while her husband works at the family bakery, has to make
her way through nine loads of washing a day to keep her family in clean
clothes
The couple, whose children’s ages range from a few weeks old to 27, are the parents of Britain’s biggest family
Writing on their website
today, Mr and Mrs Radford said: 'We are so thrilled to announce the
safe arrival of our precious baby girl Phoebe Willow Radford, who
arrived on Sunday the 24th July at 3.37pm weighing 7lb 15oz she’s so
gorgeous and so far a very chilled out little girl. The children are
totally besotted with the newest member of the family.'
Though
Mr and Mrs Radford consider themselves the parents of 19 children, the
couple sadly lost their son, Alfie, in July 2014, 23 weeks into the
pregnancy. They gave Hallie, who was born last summer, the middle name
'Alphia' as a tribute to her brother.
Mrs
Radford had noticed that Alfie had not been moving much, and she could
not find his heartbeat. The couple went to hospital for a reassurance
test, only to learn that their child had died.
Writing
shortly after, Mrs Radford, said: 'I think losing a child changes you
as a person, I’m not the same person I was before I lost Alfie.
'I
will never be that person again but I’m learning to live life as an
angel mummy and put a smile on my face when there’s times I really don’t
feel like smiling.'
Speaking
of the loss, she told the Mail last year: 'Your life simply shatters
and nothing is the same ever again. When the doctor couldn’t find a
heartbeat, I remember Noel grabbing me and I was screaming "No!" with
tears running down my face. I gave birth to Alfie that night and we
spent the next 24 hours saying goodbye and taking photographs. It seemed
so cruel and unfair.
After
falling pregnant with their first child when Sue was just 14-years-old,
the couple decided to keep the baby as they were both given up for
adoption at birth.
The
family now live in a large £240,000 Victorian house, a former care
home, that they bought 11 years ago and they pride themselves on having
no credit cards or finance agreements. They also enjoy a holiday abroad
every year.
The family, pictured last year after the birth of daughter Hallie, get through 20 loaves of bread and 28 toilet rolls a week
The Radfords enjoying a holiday in the sun. The couple run a family-owned bakery and pie business and do not claim benefits
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