How many is TOO MANY?
WOMAN - UK|December 25, 2023
From happily child-free to the bigger the better. Three women reveal how kids shaped their family
How many is TOO MANY?

‘I ADORE THE CHAOS OF HAVING SIX CHILDREN’

Emma Paxton-Browne, 39, lives in Surrey with husband Yasha, 42, and kids Poppy, 18, Isabella, 10, Ruby, nine, Isaac, four, Rosie, three, and Lucas, one. 

Growing up, I never dreamt of having a big brood. Then, aged 20, I was shocked to discover I was pregnant. I was apprehensive about becoming a young, single mum, but the moment I held Poppy in November 2005, my life suddenly had purpose.

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