With five children, Nina Severn’s life was a busy one. For many years, her house was happy chaos, with Hannah, now 34, Laura, 33, Thomas, 28, Ellie-Mae, 25, and Hollie, 23. But as they started to leave home, moving in with partners and having children of their own, Nina’s home and her life quietened dramatically.
‘I was born to be a mum,’ says Nina, 53, from Nottinghamshire. ‘I loved everything about having children – the noise, the hustle and bustle, the school run and chatting with the other parents. We had a bouncy castle in my garden, and