Octuplet Mom: 'I'm OK, the Babies Are Good'

(NEWSER) - The mother who recently gave birth to octuplets did so determined to raise them as a single parent, Us magazine reports. "She did have boyfriends. She did have someone who really wanted to get married," said the mother of Nadya Suleman. But those relationships just didn't work out. "She just wanted to do whatever she is doing by herself," said Angela Suleman. More»

Woman who wanted on baby is now pregnant with quadruplets

(NEWSER) - A 49-year-old woman who went to the controversial fertility specialist responsible for Nadya Suleman's octuplets is now pregnant with quadruplets, even though she wanted only one baby, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dr. Michael Kamrava transferred at least seven embryos—made from eggs donated by a woman in her late 20s—into the woman. She is now hospitalized and experts fear for her health. More»

(NEWSER) - The octuplets' mom swears she isn't trying to be like Angelina Jolie, either through plastic surgery or mothering. But an anonymous source tells the Chicago Sun-Times that Nadya Suleman has sent Jolie fawning letters over the past year concerning the actress's humanitarian work. Jolie is said to be "creeped out" by the whole affair. More»

'Struggling' mother of 14 already collecting food stamps

(NEWSER) - All 14 children of octuplets mom Nadja Suleman were conceived at the same controversial Beverly Hills fertility clinic, reports AP. California is probing the case for possible ethics violations. Doctors "did nothing wrong," Nadja Suleman insisted in a Today Show interview. She also said she does not plan to go on welfare, though she already receives food stamps and disability payments for three of her children. Suleman used some of her own disability payments to pay for the pricey treatments. More»

(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." More»