We're devastated': Parents of Britain's biggest family say they are heartbroken after losing baby number 17
- Sue Radford has had a baby every 17 months for the past 24 years
- Sue and husband Noel have 16 children - nine sons and seven daughters
- 'Our beautiful baby's heartbeat stopped 2 days ago we are utterly devastated beyond words,' they said in a statement
- Until today she'd been expecting again, 11 months since her last child
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The parents at the head of Britain's biggest family admitted to being 'utterly devastated' today after losing their 17th baby.
Sue Radford went for her 12-week scan this morning only to find the child due in April had died.
It came a day after she and her baker husband Noel, from Morecambe, Lancashire, spoke of their excitement at expecting again just 11 months after giving birth to their youngest Casper.
'It's with such sadness that we have to say our beautiful baby's heartbeat stopped two days ago, we are utterly devastated beyond words,' they said in a statement today.
Sad news: Sue and Noel, from Morecambe,
Lancashire, pictured with their 16 children, have announced that Mrs
Radford has had a miscarriage
Yesterday, before their bad news, the Radfords said they were ‘absolutely thrilled’ to be having another baby, who will be a sibling for Chris, 24, Sophie, 19, Chloe, 18, Jack, 16, Daniel, 14, Luke, 12, Millie, 12, Katie, ten, James, nine, Ellie, eight, Aimee, seven, Josh, five, Max, four, Tilly, three, Oscar, two and Casper, 11 months.
Mrs Radford wrote on Facebook after her 12-week scan: ‘We are so excited to announce Radford baby 17 will be joining this family in April.
‘As you can imagine, the children are so excited. Little Tilly said to me: “Mummy you have a baby in your tummy”. It was so sweet.’ But she added: ‘I feel so sick. Whoever named it morning sickness was lying. Try morning, noon and night sickness.’
The hard-working couple, who own a bakery, live in a former children’s home and use a minibus to get around.
Clan: The Radfords have been a couple for over 25 years and have nine sons, seven daughters - and one granddaughter
Just can't get enough: The couple, who found
fame two pregnancies ago on TV show 15 Kids and Counting has become
parents on average every 17 months for the past 24 years
Laundry: Five children from the Radford family standing next to their washing machine
Mrs Radford, 38, first became pregnant with Chris when she was 14. She and husband Noel, now 41, were determined to keep the baby as they had both been given up for adoption. The couple married four years later and second child Sophie soon arrived.
Their youngest child, Casper, was born last October weighing 8lb 8oz and the labour lasted just 16 minutes.
Not long after his birth, Mrs Radford – who has on average had a baby every 17 months over the past 23 years – pledged to have even more. The couple also became grandparents last year when Sophie gave birth to daughter Daisy.
A family friend said: ‘They are a lovely family and the children are so well-behaved. They are obviously great parents.’
The family rose to fame in 2011 when they were featured on Channel 4’s 15 Kids and Counting.
Collection: The Radford children neatly pile up their shoes. The family gets through 60 pairs of footwear every year
Home: The Radfords squeeze their 16 children into this property in Morecambe, Lancashire
Family portrait: Sue Radford (front right) cradles their newest addition, Casper, while the other 15 children gather behind
Sunday Roast: The Radfords settle down to a family meal in their large dining room
Holiday: Sue Radford enjoying a week away in Lanzarote in 2011. At this point she had 15 children
Television: The Radford family speak to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford during an appearance on This Morning
'There might be more': During the interview, Sue
Radford indicated there was a chance she would not stop at 16 children.
She had been expecting number 17 in April
Big family: Sue and Noel Radford met as teenagers, and had planned to have three or four children
Height order: The Radford family relaxing by the pool in Lanzarote during a holiday in 2011
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