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0:00:42 > 0:00:43- I'm Emma.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- I'm Chris.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50- We have seven children - and we're expecting our eighth.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- I'm Osian. I'm twelve.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- Noa is almost one.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- I'm Sion and I'm eleven.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I'm Georgia. I'm seven.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- I'm Mia and I'm six.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- I'm Cameron and I'm four.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- This is Cian. He's two.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- We hadn't planned such a big family.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- I've got a thing - about not liking odd numbers.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- That hasn't helped.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- After having Osian and Sion, - there were two boys.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- I wanted a girl.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- We had a girl, - but three is an odd number.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- So we had two girls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48- Fine.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Then we had number five.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- So I had to have an even - number again, six.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- Then we had a shock with Noa.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- I had decided, no more.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- I'd have to deal - with the fact he's an odd number.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- But now we have number eight.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- It's definitely the last.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13- Shocked.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Yes! Shocked.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- But happy.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Go down for a bit.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- They've all gone upstairs.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- OK, give it to Dad.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- I'm Welsh and Chris is English.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- We're a bilingual family.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- I only speak Welsh - with the children.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Get dressed, there's a good girl.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- Mia's on the Xbox.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- Mia's on the Xbox.- - Not now.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- Not again!
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Good boy.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- There's a military routine - in the morning.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Everything must be done on time.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- We get things ready - the night before.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- If things aren't ready, - it takes more time.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Everyone has a job.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- We share out activities.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Never a dull moment. - It's not too bad.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- As frustrating as - any one day can be...
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- ..one smile, and it's all forgotten.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- We moved to this house - six months ago.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- We lived in a three bedroom house.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- That was quite challenging!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- It's much better, since moving here.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- One, two.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Three, four, five.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11- Six.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Seven and Mum.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21- We've finally bought a minibus, - so we can all go out.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- It's like a mission, - even before leaving the house...
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- ..to get everyone ready.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Mia.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35- Cian is next.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- We load everyone, one by one.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41- That's fun.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- We tend to load them up - in the order of the seats.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- So fill up the front row, - and then everybody...
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- ..subsequently after that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- It's the fun of the journey.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- We cope fairly well.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- They're generally well-behaved - when we are out and about somewhere.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- We do get comments, - but most are positive.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- As far as I know, - no-one makes negative comments.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Some people joke that we're crazy.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- But most people say, "Good for you."
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- We cope with them all...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- ..even though we don't - have family in Blaenau.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- We do most things ourselves.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- We depend on friends, if we have to.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- I never like asking.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- We bought the Doppler...
0:05:51 > 0:05:56- ..because I miscarried, at the stage - before feeling the baby move.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- It's peace of mind...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- ..that everything's still alright.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- I've put on a stone in weight.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- I carry the baby low anyway.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- This time, I'm carrying - more weight round my back.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- With the boys, it looked - like just a football in front.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- But with the girls, - I carried a bit more weight.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- The scan was inconclusive.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- But I hope it's a girl.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- It might be a sign that it's a girl.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- How are you? Tired?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40- How are you? Tired?- - Yes!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Come in.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- So you've seen the consultant.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- So you've seen the consultant.- - Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- What are the plans?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- I'm going to be induced at 38 weeks.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- I'm going to be induced at 38 weeks.- - OK.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- I am worried.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- It's a new, - totally different process for me...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..although I'm on my eighth child.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- I've never been induced.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- They all came naturally.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- Oh!
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- The foot.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- That's what it should be.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- That's what keeps you - awake at night.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21- Bone?
0:07:21 > 0:07:22- Bone?- - Yes.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- Today's date.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- As you see...
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- ..at 37 weeks...
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- ..the measurement is 39.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- The baby measures a little - more than you'd expect.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- You're used to having larger babies. - There's no need to worry about that.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- That's one reason why - they're starting you off earlier.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Lovely. Nice to see you.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- I'm sure I'll see you - after the baby is born!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- If I don't see you, good luck.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- If I don't see you, good luck.- - Thanks.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- I'm being induced on Wednesday.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- I hope the baby will - be born on Wednesday.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- All the children have been born - on different days of the week.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- But we don't have a Wednesday baby.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- We have two Fridays!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- I hope we do, then I'll have - a baby for every day!
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- Hey!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Excuse me.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04- Oi!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- What's happening today?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Sion and I are going to school. - Everyone else is staying at home.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Isn't anything else happening?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Mam is having a baby!
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- We have to take the two girls - to a friend's house by about 9.30am.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- We have to leave at ten, - to get to Bangor...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- ..by eleven.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- I'm more worried - about the children than myself!
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- See you when I'm back home.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46- See you when I'm back home.- - OK.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Enjoy your first day back.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50- Good luck.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51- You too.
0:09:52 > 0:09:52- Ta-ta, Mam.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Ta-ta, Mam.- - Ta-ta.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02- Baby clothes.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- We think it's a girl, - so I put a few pink things.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I have put white things!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Mam died when I was three.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- She had cervical cancer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- She died a fortnight - after my third birthday.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- I have a vague memory - of my birthday.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- I remember having a pink T-shirt!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- From what I've heard, - she wanted a big family.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Maybe I'm having one - on her behalf, in a way.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- The kids are anxious - for the baby to come home.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- But they're not looking forward - to not having Mum around all day.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51- Cardinal sin.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Where Mum is, they have to be.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- They're not looking - forward to that bit.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- You be good children for me.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- I'll see you when I've had the baby.
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0:11:05 > 0:11:06- Love you.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- You be a good girl too.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- See you when I come home.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- CHILD CRIES
0:11:21 > 0:11:22- Oh!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- One more goodbye.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30- Right.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- And we're off.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- And we're off.- - Yes.
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0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Hiya. Emma Vaughan Edwards, - in for an induction.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- OK, come in.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- We're on Llifon. - I'm being induced today.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- I hope!
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- I'm Grace, the midwife. - I'm with you until quarter to two.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- I'll just check the baby's position.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- It's 38 weeks, and how many days?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- One or two.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Your other babies - were quite small...
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- ..but normal.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- You've had two shoulder dystocia.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- You've had two shoulder dystocia.- - Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- And one or two normal births - after that?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- The last one was shoulder dystocia.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Six pounds and...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Six pounds and...- - He was eight pounds.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- I missed that somewhere. - I can feel the head.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It's come back up.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00- It's easier to tell what we feel - after the examination.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- Are you happy for me - to do the monitoring?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- Press the button - when the baby moves.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- When the baby moves, - the heartbeat increases...
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- ..just as it would - if you were running.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- It's a new, - all singing, all dancing monitor.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28- It picks up your pulse. - It isn't 225, it'll level out.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- That's the baby.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- If there are contractions, - this can get up to 99.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- It can't hit 100.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- It looks like Snowdonia.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- The baby's heartbeat is 140.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Anything between 100 and 160 - is normal.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Press the button - when the baby moves.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- We'll know why it went up to 160.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Emma is going to be induced.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Her previous babies were quite big.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- They got a little stuck coming out.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- The shoulders buckled - in a place we don't like.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- We've brought her in - a fortnight early.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- The baby won't grow too big.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- She doesn't have a large frame.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- An eight or nine pound baby - wouldn't come out easily.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- The baby is very happy in there.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Are the limbs facing the back?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- I wouldn't say so.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Perhaps she's sleeping.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48- You've had a dozen child movements.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- We've been here...
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- ..what time was it...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- ..for three hours.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- I'm still waiting. - I've been on the monitor.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I'm bored!
0:15:15 > 0:15:16- Bored.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- This is the bit I hate.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- A lot of waiting around, - doing nothing...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- ..knowing not a lot...
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- ..where you go from nothing - to full speed ahead in seconds.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- We encourage the mothers - to keep active...
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- ..to walk round the hospital, - up and down the stairs.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- There's a greater chance - of going into labour.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- Do you need a hand?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Do you need a hand?- - Yeah.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- I'm worried the baby will pop out - if I stand up.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- It'll hurt more then.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- INAUDIBLE
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- I went down to the shop - to go and get something to eat.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- I came back up and she was - just walking out of the toilet.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Her waters had just gone.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- By the time we got her on her back, - the head was out.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- It's all been a bit manic ever - since! It was literally seconds.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- All finished.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- She gave birth on the bed - where she is now.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- I'm not entirely sure - what they're up to with Emma.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- The baby is a bit shocked, - coming out so quick.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- She seems absolutely fine.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- I'll wait and see what happens.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- I'm in shock.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- That was really quick.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- My waters broke - when I was in the toilet.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- I saw Chris as I was coming out - and told him to get someone.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- She flew out, basically!
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- A bit quick.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- I haven't had the chance to change!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Dad will be here soon.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Good morning!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Oh!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- I couldn't find any hats in Tesco's.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- So I got a little bonnet.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- It's the closest thing to mini size - I could find.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- This is Enya Gwen.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- She arrived yesterday.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- It's Thursday, so - I had my baby on Wednesday.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- I'm happy about that.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- I'm glad it's over.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- I want to go home.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- I miss the other children.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- They're looking forward - to seeing her.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- Hello!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Welcome home.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Reality now. I have eight children.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- It's a novelty in hospital.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- All I have to think about - is the baby.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- But now, everyone will be together.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Are you OK?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- Are you OK?- - Hello, Mam.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Are you coming to see her?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Have you had a good day?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- She's tiny.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- She's like a dolly...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- ..considering my belly was so big.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Your belly was massive. She's tiny!
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- Ssh!
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Isn't she like a dolly?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- But she isn't a dolly, is she?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- Hello.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- There won't be any more.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- My body couldn't cope - with carrying another one.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- Eight full term pregnancies, - and five or six miscarriages...
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- ..is a lot for anybody - to take in twelve years.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- I think we'll do everything - we possibly can...
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- ..to ensure there is no more.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- ..to ensure there is no more.- - Yeah.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- BABY CRIES
0:22:08 > 0:22:09- She's happy.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Come here.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- She's cute.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Do you think she's cute?
0:22:29 > 0:22:30- She's mega cute.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- We haven't seen you for two nights.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Since yesterday.
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