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(Newser) - It's too late for the decision to limit the size of her family, but the octuplets mom has sworn off sex for 18 years, she tells the Sun. "I cannot maintain a social life and be a mother," said single mom Nadya Suleman, 33. "To even take... More »

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(Newser) - The octuplets mom now has two fewer people in her life: The husband-and-wife publicity team who represented her has quit because of death threats, the Los Angeles Times reports. "They hope I die, they hope my business goes under, they want to rip her uterus out," said JoAnn... More »

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in vitro fertilization • mothers • death threats • multiple births • octuplets • fertility drugs • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman became a national sensation this week, receiving death threats and a getting the business end of critical interview with her own mother, but she says she’s doing just fine. "I'm OK, and the babies are good," she told Us Weekly reporters today outside her home.... More »

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(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... More »

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Angelina Jolie • in vitro fertilization • mothers • baby • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octuplets' Mom 
 in Hiding After 
 Death Threats 

Flood of hostile messages overwhelm
frightened mother of 14

Feb 12, 09 4:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman and her six oldest children have moved from their California home to a secret location after receiving death threats, Reuters reports. Suleman's publicists said they and their client have been deluged with hostile messages following recent negative media coverage about the divorced mom's inability to financially... More »

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 Octuplet Mom 
 Launches Site 
 to Reel in Cash 

'Proud mom of 14' provides updates on newborns

Feb 11, 09 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has launched a website to collect donations, making good on her claim to have an alternative way to provide for her kids. The site features photos of the "proud mother of 14" with her eight newest arrivals, an address to send gifts, and a link... More »

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children • mothers • baby • donation • website • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Octuplets Will Likely Cost Taxpayers Millions

Broke family already
racking up $10K a day

Feb 11, 09 4:04 AM CST
(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... More »

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California • personal finance • student loans • mothers • baby • welfare • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman


 Octuplet Mom 
 'Not Capable': 
 Grandma 

Having 14 kids is 'unconscionable,' says Angela Suleman

Feb 9, 09 9:41 AM CST
(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.... More »

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Octuplets' Mom Collected $165K in Disability

Work injury aggravated
by her pregnancy

Feb 6, 09 3:03 AM CST
(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... More »

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(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... More »

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 60-Year-Old 
 Canadian Gives 
 Birth to Twins 

Birth raises medical-ethics questions

Feb 5, 09 2:59 PM CST
(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.... More »

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(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.... More »

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 Mom on Pill Has Twins—Twice 

Docs say odds are over 11 million to one

Feb 2, 09 8:26 AM CST
(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... More »

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 Octuplets' Mom 
 Already Has 6 
 Kids at Home 

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

Jan 30, 09 3:37 AM CST
(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... More »

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(Newser) - The mother who gave birth to eight babies is expected to be able to touch them tonight for the first time since delivery, the Los Angeles Times reports. The newborns are kicking and "doing amazingly well," said a doctor who helped in Monday's delivery. The six boys and... More »

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(Newser) - Doctors and parents often schedule elective C-sections too early, raising the risk of health problems for the baby, USA Today reports. Nearly one in four such Caesarians occur before the recommended 39th week of pregnancy, a new study shows. It makes a difference: Babies delivered by elective C-section at 37... More »

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 Facebook Moms 
 Protest Breast Ban 

Breast feeding not obscene, angry group declares

Dec 22, 08 6:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A 58,000-strong Facebook group plans to protest the site's ban on breast feeding photos through, er, Facebook. Cyber-organizers are asking users to temporarily swap their profile photos this weekend for breastfeeding pictures banned by the Facebook policy, reports the New York Daily News. The revolt started when the networking... More »

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Facebook • mothers • baby • obscenity • breast feeding • ban • Internet censorship

 Mom Gives Birth to Baby No. 18 

'I like to snuggle,' says Arkansas woman

Dec 19, 08 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - And you thought Angelina Jolie had a lot of kids. An Arkansas mom has just given birth to her 18th. The baby, Jordyn-Grace Makiya, joins a crowd of sibs with names that start with the letter J and star in the TLC series 17 Kids & Counting. The spree began... More »

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Indian Woman, 70, Is Oldest First-Time Mom 

She and husband say they'd wanted a child together for 50 years.

Dec 10, 08 9:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A 70-year-old woman in India says she gave birth to her first child in late November, making her the world’s oldest new mother, the BBC reports. Rajo Devi underwent fertility treatment so she and her husband, Bala Ram, could realize their 50-year dream of having a child. Ram is... More »

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motherhood • India • in vitro fertilization • mothers • birth • new parents • senior citizens

(Newser) - Modern moms are more likely to sing their babies to sleep with pop songs than with classic lullabies, the BBC reports. For two-thirds of mothers, "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" and its ilk take a back seat to songs such as "Take That" by Patience or "I Kissed a Girl" by... More »

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