Bates, Karen Grisby (February 6, 2009). "Octuplet Mother Remains Target Of Ethical Debate". npr.org. National Public Radio. - radio transcript

Curry, Ann (February 10, 2009). "Her side of the story: Nadya Suleman shares details about her family, which now includes 14 kids". NBC News. Natalie Suleman and her children were stalked by the paparazzi. She played along and seemed to enjoy the attention. The tabloids said she’d had cosmetic work done to look like Angelina Jolie: new boobs and new lips to go with the tribe of kids. Natalie swears to me, it’s not true. Max Verstappen coasts to victory in Abu Dhabi season finale as Mercedes fend off Ferrari to take second in the constructors' standings in a dramatic battle... with Charles Leclerc and George Russell on the podium a b Dobuzinskis, Alex (June 1, 2011). "Octomom doctor loses California medical license". Reuters . Retrieved 1 June 2011.

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The panel rejected the suggestion of an administrative law judge that Kamrava receive five years’ probation. Unless Kamrava successfully appeals his license revocation through the state court system, the revocation would mark the end of his medical career in California. Connor, Tracy (February 3, 2009). "Octuplet mom driven by lonely childhood, babies' grandmother says". New York Daily News. In March 2019, the Australian current affairs program Sunday Night interviewed Suleman for the octuplets' tenth birthday; it was noted that the Suleman household is run with "military precision", and the children are "happy, healthy, and well-mannered". [52] See also [ edit ]

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According to The New York Times, Kamrava hid his assets in the Cook Islands, making use of its asset-protection trust laws. [50] Later years [ edit ] Possible octuplet dad demands paternity test". smashits.com. SmasHits. February 24, 2009 . Retrieved March 4, 2009. Her oldest daughter, Amerah, turned 18 in 2020. “I am not ready to let go,” Suleman wrote on her birthday that year. “Despite you being an ‘adult,’ you will forever be my baby girl. I will always love you.” ABC News: Octo-Mom's Publicist Quits; Calls Her 'Nuts' ". ABC News. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-11.

When Nadya gave birth to the octuplets at 31 weeks in 2009, 46 doctors and nurses were on hand to perform the C-section, delivering six boys and two girls weighing between 1 lb. 8 oz. and 3 lbs. 4 oz. I went through about seven years of trying,” Suleman told NBC News in February 2009 about her and Gutierrez’s attempts to have a family before their split, revealing they had wed when she was only 21. “And through artificial insemination. And through medication. And all of which was unsuccessful.” But Suleman’s dream came with a price. As a single mom of 14, she inevitably became a target of criticism. A media frenzy ensued.

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In January 2023, the octuplets celebrated their 14th birthday. Suleman’s love isn’t limited to the eight we’ve often seen in media coverage. In May 2021, her first-born child, son Elijah, turned 20. “Despite the battles we have fought and challenges we have faced over the years, you have grown into such a kind, caring, conscientious and humble young man,” she wrote to him via social media.

Suleman famously gave birth to eight children—Noah, Jonah, Jeremiah, Josiah, Isaiah, Makai, Nariyah, and Maliyah—in January 2009, but many people are unaware that she was already a mother to multiple children. The octuplets were born in January 2009, and initially the news was greeted as a medical feat for the doctors and a joyous event for the family. There has been much public discussion about Nadya Suleman's decision to transfer, carry, and give birth to octuplets. [36] [37] Many expressed concern that her decision for more children, despite being unemployed and unmarried, would burden taxpayers via public support. [38] Octuplet Mom's Ex: We Split Because We Couldn't Have Kids". Archived from the original on 2009-04-16 . Retrieved 2011-07-10. Suleman's ex-husband, Marcos Gutierrez, who divorced Suleman in 2006, denied being the biological father. [28] Grandparents [ edit ]I have the spotlight, I know it's my responsibility (for my kids) to brush it away and get rid of the Octomom character," she said. But expressing regret for contributing to "this mess (that) has deleteriously affected my kids," Suleman said that she's now speaking out in part to refute having been made into what she called a "parody without permission." She explained that she is a 'predominantly raw, ethical vegan' and her older children have continued to follow her eating habits by choice. THE DOCTOR: All 14 of Suleman's children were born through IVF treatments provided by Beverly Hills physician Dr. Michael Kamrava. He faced harsh criticism when it was learned he implanted 12 embryos that resulted in the octuplets. Medical guidelines recommend no more than two embryos. Kamrava said he was trying to please an insistent patient. The California Medical Board revoked his license, citing gross negligence. The pair have differing stories on whose idea it was to use all 12 embryos at once, but in 2011, Dr. Kamrava lost his United States medical license, according to the New York Times.