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Octuplets' Mom: I Dreamed of 'Huge Family'

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2009 8:04 PM CST

(Newser) – In her first interview since giving birth to octuplets, Nadya Suleman says her motivation was simple: As an only child, she always wanted a big family. "That was always a dream of mine, to have a large family, a huge family, and—I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I really lacked, I believe, growing up," Suleman tells NBC's Ann Curry. She described her childhood as "dysfunctional."

In the interview, Suleman says she used the same friend as donor for all 14 children, Us Magazine reports. "I went through about seven years of trying through artificial insemination," she said. "And then the first IVF procedure from that—from that facility—it was successful. And then I just kept going in." The Today show will preview the interview tomorrow and air it in full on Monday.

Ed Suleman carries one of his grandsons back home, as members of the media gather outside his residence in Whittier, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009.
Ed Suleman carries one of his grandsons back home, as members of the media gather outside his residence in Whittier, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Dr. Harold Henry, center, conducts a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, after the delivery of the octuplets.
Dr. Harold Henry, center, conducts a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, after the delivery of the octuplets.   (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
This image provided by NBC shows Nadya Suleman, left, speaking with Ann Curry in New York on Thursday.
This image provided by NBC shows Nadya Suleman, left, speaking with Ann Curry in New York on Thursday.   (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
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I didn't feel as though, when I was a child, I had much control of my environment. I felt powerless. - Nadya Suleman, mother of octuplets

Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn't functional. It was pretty dysfunctional, and whose isn't?
- Nadya Suleman, mother of octuplets

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Guest
Feb 11, 2009 5:05 AM CST
She dreams of huge births. I don't see her spending much time creating her "family" -- diapering, reading to her kids, folding their laundry, working, making sure each is taken care of (instead of saddling them with 8 more siblings she can't take care of).
DeniseVB
Feb 7, 2009 6:52 AM CST
I heard the fertility clinic is under investigation now. Possibly for ethical violations....ya think!?
jaguarj
Feb 6, 2009 8:16 PM CST
It should be...but too late now!!

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