'I'm a mum to three pairs of twins - it's an odd feeling if I'm ever home alone'

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For Karen Rodger and her husband Colin, home is a busy place.The pair, who live in Renfrewshire, Scotland, are parents to six children, though they wouldn't change their set-up for the world despite the endless piles of laundry and washing up. "It's a very odd feeling if I'm ever in the house by myself," Karen confesses, revealing that she craves the busyness of family life. "People would think it must be amazing, but I don't like it.

It just feels a bit weird - no noise, stillness, the quietness. "If I don't hear the rumble of the washing machine, I get anxious.

We have a room dedicated to laundry and the industrial size washing machine is on all the time. It's a busy household but it's absolutely brilliant.

I wouldn't have it any other way." Karen always knew she wanted to be a mum, but tragically experienced a miscarriage shortly after she tied the knot.