A MUM-of-seven who had four children by the age of 19 says it’s hard to stop having kids because she’s “hyperfertile”.
Sharnae Morrison, 27, discovered she was pregnant with her first child just a week after she turned 16, in February 2014.
She started being home-schooled for her GCSEs during her pregnancy, then took a year out once her daughter, Cazaiya, now 11, arrived on October 13, 2014.
Three months later the young mum got into a new relationship and discovered she was expecting again in July 2015.
Her son, Jeremiah, was born on March 12, 2016, and the couple got engaged in the December.
Sharnae found she was pregnant again in April 2017, and was diagnosed with a condition called hyperfertility – which means uterine lining is too receptive to fertilised eggs, leading to easy conception.
She gave birth to twins, Isaac and Isaiah, on October 27, 2017.
The couple split up, but Sharnae was pregnant again, and had another daughter, Soraiya, on May 20, 2019.
Sharnae moved out of her mum’s house and started her YouTube channel, sharnae60, about being a mum, keeping her home, and cleaning.
She met her current partner, support-worker Romario, now 27, online in November 2020.
They were an item in October 2021, and Sharnae was pregnant in December 2022.
Their son, Azhari, was born August 3, 2023, and Romario moved in with Sharnae.
She was pregnant again in the November and their daughter, Kehlani, was born 27 June 2024.
Now a mum to seven kids by three different dads – Sharnae says she’s open to having more kids, especially since her twins, now seven, Soraiya, six, Azhari, two, and Kehlani, one, were all conceived while she was using contraception.
She said: “Luckily I love kids.
“But being hyperfertile is emotionally difficult: something that should feel safe, like sex, never really does. Even with contraception.
“There’s always that worry in the back of my mind.
“It’s made me view pregnancy and my body in a completely different way: I have to be constantly aware of what could happen.
“It affects my sex life as I’m constantly checking My Flo app and finding I’m in the very fertile window and we can’t risk it, which can ruin the moment.
“I actually use two types of birth control now, but it still doesn’t seem to make a difference my body just does what it wants.
I ovulate at least three times a month and my periods are really short too, so everything happens faster than normal.
“I always get strong positives when first testing and most of the time notice symptoms of pregnancy early or produce milk early.
“I had unprotected sex some times before diagnosis and got pregnant each time.”
DAILY ROUTINE
Sharnae is a stay-at-home mum but makes around £250 a month on social media and plans to start her own business or train to be a midwife in the future.
She spends up to four hours a day making her home calm and clean – cooking, cleaning, tidying, and even collecting fresh flowers to put around the house.
She said: “Having a clean tidy home is like therapy for me, it’s really important for my mood.
“I’ve got a busy house so I need order somewhere.
“It’s also nice for my kids and partner to come home to somewhere calm and welcoming.
“I like to hoover, freshen everything up, cook dinner, make the bed and light candles every day.
“I don’t chase perfection though, some days it’s spotless, some days it’s lived in, and that’s fine.”
What is hyperfertility?
HYPERFERTILITY describes a reproductive condition where the lining of the uterus is overly receptive to fertilised eggs.
While this makes it very easy to conceive, the womb is “too unfussy” and often allows poor-quality embryos to implant.
Because these embryos are often not viable, the pregnancy can result in a recurrent early miscarriage.
Sharnae said playing mums and dads, and house, were her favourite games growing up in north London, with her mum, a midwife, and younger brother.
She has five sisters and two brothers in total, most older than her, and as a teen she would babysit their children as often as she could.
She said: “I always knew I wanted to be a mum one day.
“I just love children and always have.
“When I was little I learned everything about babies, I just wanted to learn.
“Children are so much fun.”
PREGNANT ON CONTRACEPTION
Sharnae got pregnant twice on the contraceptive implant, and once on the coil, she said.
She said: “I love babies but I didn’t plan to have them all when I did.
“Once I went to a clinic and was given an abortion pill, but I couldn’t go through with it.
“Lots of people comment on how many kids I have, and say things that make me feel ashamed.
“But I love being at home with my children, and guiding them through life.
“I’m not saying everyone should have kids young, it’s just what happened to me and this is where I am now.
“Having more children isn’t something I’m planning, but I wouldn’t rule it out.”
MONEY MAKER
Sharnae likes to stay home and make the house nice while Romario goes to work.
But she likes to earn her own money and has a life assurance policy, and all her children have savings accounts.
She said: “I like the idea that he goes out to work and I keep the house nice for him to come home to.
“I think it’s good that he can just come home and spend time with me and the children.
“But I also think it’s important to have something for me, so I will always have a job to bring in some money.
“Plus I don’t think you should be entirely reliant on someone.”
