Britain's biggest family from Morecambe celebrate arrival of baby number 19 modicanews,com

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Parents of newborn babies often worry about how they are going to cope with their new arrival.

But for Noel and Sue Radford, the experience has become second nature because the 41-year-old mother, from Morecambe, Lancashire, has just given birth to her 19th child.

The couple, whose children’s ages range from a few weeks old to 27, are the parents of Britain’s biggest family, and brought home their newest member this week – Phoebe-Willow.

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

And even though Mrs Radford is still getting over the birth of her 7lb 15oz daughter, she was still thinking about the possibility of having another child.

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 kids are lining up to have a cuddle with her. I find it easy to run the family because they muck in so much.’

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

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.

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.

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

Four years after the couple became parents to their first child, they decided to get married and shortly after the wedding, received the news that they were expecting their second baby, Sophie.

Another year on, Mrs Radford fell pregnant again and since then, pregnancy has been a recurring theme within the family.

Mr Radford leaves for work at around 5am every morning, where he works an 11-hour shift at the bakery with help from their eldest children.

Mrs Radford, who takes care of the family at home, has to make her way through nine loads of washing a day to keep her family in clean clothes.

The family spend £300 a week on food shopping, with 18 pints of milk, three litres of juice and three boxes of cereal being consumed every day.

When it comes to celebrating their children’s birthdays they have a budget of £100 for presents, while at Christmas they set aside between £100 to £250. 

Writing on their website earlier in the year, the couple said their other children were thrilled with the prospect of a new baby brother or sister. 

‘We announced our news to the children last week after having a brilliant scan, we decided to put the scan photo on the fireplace and sit back and watch to see who noticed it first,’ they said.

The announcement of Mrs Radford’s latest pregnancy in January came just a few weeks after Sophie welcomed her third child, a boy called Leo on Christmas Eve. Sophie, who married husband Joe last year also helps out with the family business.

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

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE RADFORDS: HOW BRITAIN’S BIGGEST FAMILY SPENDS A TYPICAL DAY  

After an early start in the bakery, Mr Radford returns home every day at 7.45am to sort out the children and get them to nursery at school.

All their uniforms are washed and laid out the night before, while breakfast is staggered into two shifts. 

Six of the children are at the same primary school ten minutes away and five are at secondary school. Noel drives them in a minibus which, as it carries more than nine passengers, is entitled to use bus lanes.

Meanwhile, the three youngest, Oscar, Caspar and Hallie, remain at home with Sue, though Oscar goes to nursery in the afternoons.

The family do between six and 12 loads of washing a day, get through 30 bottles of washing liquid every month and use four toilet rolls a day.

Incredibly they manage to feed the family on £250 a week, feeding them all pasta or a large stew using deals with their local butcher and greengrocer.

Bathtime at home begins around 6pm and while the younger ones will be bathed and in bed by about 7pm, the older ones stay up until 9pm. 

Mr and Mrs Radford say they are in bed by 10pm.

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