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'Octu-Dad' Bares Mom's Breast Stunt

Sperm donor believes Suleman was still married when they dated

(Newser) - A sperm donor who believes he fathered all of Nadya Suleman's octuplets said he thinks she was still married when they started dating and she asked him for sperm, reports the Huffington Post. They had been seeing each other just weeks when she took a sample of sperm he had... More »

Octu-Gramp Rips 'Irresponsible' Daughter

But don't punish her babies, he pleads with public

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman's father blasted his daughter and the doctor who implanted her eight embyros as "absolutely irresponsible" in an Oprah interview, reports the Huffington Post. "I'm no psychiatrist, but I question her mental situation," said Ed Doud in comments to air next week. But he pleaded with... More »

Octuplets' Birth Certificates List No Dad

(Newser) - The birth certificates of most of Nadya Suleman’s children list no father, TMZ reports, though all 14 kids have the surname Solomon. A "David Solomon"—who may be from Israel, based on a liberal interpretation of the documents—is listed as the father of four of Suleman’... More »

Octuplets' Home in Danger of Foreclosure

Octu-grandma in loan default; Octu-grandpa talking to Oprah

(Newser) - Nadya Suleman acknowledges that her 3-bedroom home is too small for her brood of 14, but the family is in danger of losing even that, the Los Angeles Times reports. Records show that the suburban California home, which is owned by the octuplets' grandmother, is in pre-foreclosure, with a projected... More »

Doc Files Complaint vs. Octuplet Mom

Shrink hasn't met her; meanwhile, TLC rules out reality show

(Newser) - A psychiatrist who has never met Nadya Suleman has filed a formal complaint against the mother of 14 with LA County’s child-welfare department TMZ reports. The doc, who frequently appears on talk shows, alleges Suleman “is not stable enough” and is putting her kids, including her newborn octuplets,... More »

Birth Defects, IVF Linked, but How Linked?

Study finds increased genetic issues among test tube babies

(Newser) - Though the octuplets have pushed in vitro fertilization into the spotlight, there's still one question that's going largely unasked, reports the New York Times: "What is the chance that an IVF baby will have a birth defect?" Though a November study provided preliminary evidence—of 9,584 babies with... More »

Octuplet Mom Rules Out Reality Show

Another PR firm cuts ties, former publicist speaks out

(Newser) - Is a reality show in octu-mom Nadya Suleman’s future? “No, I think that's exploitation of my kids,” she told TMZ. Good thing that's her attitude, because yet another PR firm has denied having ties with the mother of 14, reports Access Hollywood. The president of Ambassador Agency,... More »

Octuplet Granny: Nadya's a Good Mom After All

(Newser) - The grandmother of the California octuplets has backtracked on a well-publicized, and rather dim opinion of her daughter, Us reports. Nadya Suleman “is trying so hard to take care of these children, and she's a good mother,” her mother, Angela, said. “She's a very good mother,”... More »

Octuplet Mom Swears Off Sex for 18 Years

(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 »

Octuplet Mom's Agents Quit Over Death Threats

(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 »

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

(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 »

Octuplet Mom Sent Jolie Admiring Letters

(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 »

Patients Push Fertility Docs for Extra Embryos

Though hazardous, many parents take the risk to up their odds of having kids

(Newser) - While Nadya Suleman's octuplets remain the in vitro exception, about 30% of such procedures result in multiple births. One attempt can cost $12,000, so patients regularly implore docs to up their pregnancy chances by planting multiple embryos—even though medical guidelines push for the transfer of no more than... More »

NBC Denies Channeling $1M to Octuplet Mom

NBC denies any money was exchanged

(Newser) - When octuplet mom Nadya Suleman's reps named the price for footage of the birth—$1.2 million—NBC was the only outlet to indicate interest. The network denies paying for her exclusive sit-down with Ann Curry, but an insider tells the New York Post NBC used an intermediary to deliver... More »

Octuplets' Mom in Hiding After Death Threats

Flood of hostile messages overwhelm frightened mother of 14

(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 »

Octuplet Mom Launches Site to Reel in Cash

'Proud mom of 14' provides updates on newborns

(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 »

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... More »

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... More »

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... More »

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... More »

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