A MUM-of-12 has listed all the years she spent pregnant but was instantly shamed.
Britni Church, 35, had her first child as a teenager and has been pregnant over 16 different years – around 88 months in total.
She first fell pregnant when she 15 (and gave birth at 16) and gave birth to her youngest at the age of 32.
In a video she shared on TikTok, Britni noted there have only been two years from 2004 to 2021 she wasn’t pregnant at some point.
Since she had all of her kids pretty much back to back, it’s not surprising there was so little time she spend not pregnant, but the mum was still shamed online after sharing the viral video.
One person even slammed: “It’s nothing to be proud of, you should learn to keep your legs closed.”
“Why anyone would do this is beyond me. There’s no way you can look after them all,” another said.
And someone else commented: “Honestly, I’m in pain just thinking about it. You go Mama.”
But despite being pregnant so often, Britni previously confessed she doesn’t actually enjoy the whole process.
“I don’t enjoy pregnancy that much but I’d do it again if I had to. Love these guys so much,” she said.
The mum, who is from Arkansas City, Kansas, US, had her first child, Crizman, six days after her sixteenth birthday with her ex-husband.
The couple then had four more children together – Jordan, Caleb, Jace, and Cadence – but broke up in 2010.
After the divorce, Britni said she went through a carefree phase, partying at weekends, and unexpectedly fell pregnant with her sixth child, Jesalyn in 2012.
She spent three years raising six kids alone as a single parent before meeting her current husband, Chris in 2014.
The pair have since had another six kids together.
Despite the hate she often receives, Britni hasn’t stopped sharing her story on social media.
In fact, people ask her questions daily about what it’s like raising such a large family.
One popular question is how do birthdays work with 12 kids – it turns out there are “only six birthday months” between them, she explained.
Another question the mum gets is about feeding and clothing so many kids, and it turns out it’s quite the operation.
Britni and her husband Chris fork out over £230 on groceries, and go through five boxes of cereal, 66 cartons of milk and 600 nappies in a single week.
The mum said it’s not always smooth sailing financially though, and admitted she had to reply on credit cards “for necessities, not just extra stuff.”
Her husband even secured a new job and the family are set to bring in more than ever before.
However, because of the current rising cost of living they’re still struggling to make ends meet.
“We’re really hoping to get the credit cards paid down and just get rid of them, and hopefully things get better with the economy,” she added.
Although Britni loves being a mum to her bumper brood, she has spent a lot of time defending her big family in the past and said they are “just like everyone else.”
Despite what people think of her, the full-time mum swears her life isn’t endless chaos and says she doesn’t rely on benefits to support her family either.
