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Octuplet Mom: Angelina Who?
 Octuplet Mom: 
 Angelina Who? 

Octuplet Mom: Angelina Who?

(Newser) - Pouty lips, obsessed with motherhood, a tribe of children—octuplet mom Nadya Suleman resembles a certain world-famous actress but says, "I have never thought of Angelina Jolie except the last time I saw one of her movies," reports MSNBC. But a plastic surgeon says she may have had...

Octuplets Will Likely Cost Taxpayers Millions

Broke family already racking up $10K a day

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman says she plans to raise her 14 kids without relying on welfare but the reality is that the bill to taxpayers will likely run into the millions, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suleman has no job, no income, owes $50,000 in student loans, and her octuplets have...

Mom: I'll Raise 14 Kids on Student Loans

Octuplets' mother has 'an alternative way'

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has no income “at the moment” and will "temporarily" use student loans to raise her children, she said on the Today show. “I am providing for my children,” Suleman said. “I have my own way. It’s an alternative way, but...

Controversial Clinic Treated Octuplets' Mom

'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...

Let's Go Easy on Octuplet Mom
Let's Go Easy on Octuplet Mom
OPINION

Let's Go Easy on Octuplet Mom

She may be ridiculous, but her life will be tough enough without ridicule

(Newser) - When the McCaughey septuplets were born in 1997, the president called to congratulate the parents, who scored a free car, a free house, and free Pampers for life. When Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets, she scored national revulsion, ridicule, and death threats. Nancy Gibbs tries to understand why in...

Octuplets' Mom Offers First Look at Kids

Suleman: 'This is my choice'

(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman gave the Today show the first look at her babies—while maintaining that she can handle raising 14 children, MSNBC reports. “This is my choice, to be a single parent,” said Suleman. “I will do the best I possibly can. And in my...

Octuplet Mom 'Not Capable': Grandma

Having 14 kids is 'unconscionable,' says Angela Suleman

(Newser) - The mother of the California woman who added octuplets to her brood of six tells Radar that her daughter’s “not capable of raising 14 children.” "She really really has no idea what she's doing to her children and to me. She already has six beautiful children....

Calif. Medical Board to Investigate Octuplet Births

Doc who performed in vitro fertilization procedures may have violated standards

(Newser) - California’s Medical Board is investigating whether there was a violation of medical standards by the doctor who helped Nadya Suleman become pregnant with octuplets, the Whittier Daily News reports. Suleman told NBC all 14 of her children were born through in vitro fertilization performed by one California specialist. “...

Octuplets' Mom Collected $165K in Disability

Work injury aggravated by her pregnancy

(Newser) - A California agency paid Nadya Suleman over $165,000 in disability benefits for an on-the-job back injury, records obtained by AP reveal. Suleman was employed at a state mental health hospital from 1997 until December, although records show that her injuries—which were aggravated by pregnancy—left her unable to...

Octuplets' Mom: I Dreamed of 'Huge Family'

(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...

60-Year-Old Canadian Gives Birth to Twins

Birth raises medical-ethics questions

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Canadian woman gave birth to twins this week, the CBC reports. Ranjit Hayer and her twin boys, delivered 7 weeks prematurely by cesarean section, are recovering in intensive care. Hayer underwent in vitro fertilization after trying to get pregnant for decades, but even her obstetrician has ethical concerns....

Octuplet Mom Leaves Hospital
 Octuplet Mom Leaves Hospital 

Octuplet Mom Leaves Hospital

(Newser) - The woman who recently gave birth to octuplets has been released from a Los Angeles-area hospital, the Times reports. Where Nadya Suleman will go, or whether any of her eight infants will accompany her, is uncertain. Doctors had suggested that she would be released while her children remained under supervision....

Octuplet Mother Happy To Be Single Mom

(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....

Octuplet Grandma: Her Need for Kids 'Not Normal'

Mom of 14 begged for siblings as only child

(Newser) - The path that led Nadya Suleman to become mother to a whopping 14 kids traces back to her upbringing as an only child, her own mother tells Us magazine. “She always blamed me for only having her. She was always upset I didn‘t have more,” Angela Suleman...

Octuplets' Mom Hires Publicists as Offers Roll In

Suleman calls in pros to deal with deluge of book, TV, diaper offers

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman has hired two publicists to help her juggle the demand for LA's eight newest celebrities, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mother, still in the hospital with her octuplets, is weighing offers from around the world for interviews and first pictures of the eight, along with book and...

Mom on Pill Has Twins&mdash;Twice
 Mom on Pill Has Twins—Twice 

Mom on Pill Has Twins—Twice

Docs say odds are over 11 million to one

(Newser) - A British woman has given birth to her second set of twins conceived while on birth control pills, the Daily Mail reports. Doctors say the odds are more than 11 million to one. Carly O'Brien—who switched to a stronger pill after the first pair came along—says she was...

Story-Pitching Octuplets Mom: 'Show Me the Money'

Mom seeking $2M for tale

(Newser) - The single mom who gave birth to octuplets to increase her brood to 14 is seeking $2 million to tell her story, reports the Times of London. Nadya Suleman, 33, plans to negotiate with Oprah and Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer. She is also seeking diaper sponsorship and other lucrative...

Octuplets' Grandma Threatens to Walk Out on Daughter

'I'm going to be gone,' she warned mom of 14

(Newser) - The overwhelmed grandmother of octuplets born this week has threatened to walk out on her daughter and leave the divorced mom of 14 to fend for herself, reports the New York Daily News. "I'm going to be gone," she said she warned her daughter. "It can't go...

'Obsessed' Octuplet Mom Wanted 'One More Girl'

Grandmom: 'Obviously she overdid herself'

(Newser) - The California mother of octuplets “is obsessed with children” and wanted “just one more girl” even though she already had six kids, her mother told the Los Angeles Times. The 33-year-old divorcee “is very good with children, but obviously she overdid herself,” said her mother, who...

Octuplets' Mom Already Has 6 Kids at Home

She lives with parents; babies' grandpa plans to return to work

(Newser) - The California woman who gave birth to octuplets last week already has six kids at home, and never expected that fertility treatment would leave her with a brood of 14, her mother tells the Los Angeles Times. The woman declined the option of having any of the embryos selectively removed...

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