Nadya Suleman, better known as “Octomom,” gave birth to her octuplets in 2009, to the great sʜᴏᴄᴋ of the whole world. At the time, her babies were the world’s first surviving octuplets.
However, Suleman doesn’t like the nickname “Octomom,” especially since she has six older children in addition to her octuplets – four boys and two girls.
At the time, Nadya was also very surprised when she found out that she was expecting octuplets, but she faced the challenge bravely. The octuplets, Nariyah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Maliyah, Josiah, Jonah, Noah, and Makai, recently turned 14 and are in the eighth grade. Nadya, who is now a 47-year-old single mother, made her youngest children’s birthday special by going karting and eating pizza.
Nadya always wanted to be a mother, but she never imagined that she would raise 14 children. All of her children were ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ through ɪɴ ᴠɪᴛʀᴏ ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ – she gave birth to her first son in 2001 and a daughter a year later. After that, she continued with I.V.F ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs and became pregnant three more times before the birth of the octuplets – once with twins.
The eight ꜰᴇᴛᴜsᴇs were also a huge surprise for her, but she looked forward to their birth with joy. However, when her story got out, most people were not so positive, and many ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇᴍɴᴇᴅ her for having so many children. She received a lot of ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ and was called crazy, unstable, and irresponsible, but she was sure that she was ready for the task.
All along, Nadya raised her children as a single mother, was extremely responsible, and worked very hard to support her family. She now lives in a three-bedroom apartment with her children in Orange County, California, and says that practically her entire life revolves around them.
The mother says she is impressed by her children’s unique personalities. On the octuplets’ 13th birthday, she shared the following message: “You have become the kindest, humblest, most grateful, and most loving human beings I know. You all have rare and unique qualities, and you are unlike other children your age, especially in today’s society.”
Nadya always wanted to be a mother, but she never imagined that she would raise 14 children. All of her children were ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ through ɪɴ ᴠɪᴛʀᴏ ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ – she gave birth to her first son in 2001 and a daughter a year later. After that, she continued with I.V.F ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs and became pregnant three more times before the birth of the octuplets – once with twins.
The eight ꜰᴇᴛᴜsᴇs were also a huge surprise for her, but she looked forward to their birth with joy. However, when her story got out, most people were not so positive, and many ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇᴍɴᴇᴅ her for having so many children. She received a lot of ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ and was called crazy, unstable, and irresponsible, but she was sure that she was ready for the task.
All along, Nadya raised her children as a single mother, was extremely responsible, and worked very hard to support her family. She now lives in a three-bedroom apartment with her children in Orange County, California, and says that practically her entire life revolves around them.
The mother says she is impressed by her children’s unique personalities. On the octuplets’ 13th birthday, she shared the following message: “You have become the kindest, humblest, most grateful, and most loving human beings I know. You all have rare and unique qualities, and you are unlike other children your age, especially in today’s society.”
Nadya also said that when she became pregnant with the octuplets, her doctor “misled” her and only told her that she was expecting twins. Dr. Michael Kamrava eventually ʟᴏsᴛ his medical license and moved out of the United States. Kamrava ɪᴍᴘʟᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ a total of 12 ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs after saying they had ʟᴏsᴛ six and needed to ɪᴍᴘʟᴀɴᴛ six more.
By then, Nadya knew the I.V.F procedure very well, as she had undergone it several times since 1997. She was only 21 at the time.
Even though she didn’t plan on having so many children, Nadya says she couldn’t be happier. She always fought hard for her family and did everything to give them a good life. And her children are aware of this and appreciate her efforts.
The eight-year-old twins recently started eighth grade, and their proud mom made sure they had a proper first day of school celebration. She set the children on their way to being proud of themselves because they are great role models for the younger students by being kind, respectful, and helpful.
Nadya tries to document the first day of school every year, but with 14 children, it is not an easy task. So sometimes she manages to share the pictures only later, but they always celebrate the beginning of the new school year.
Over the years, the mother has received a lot of ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍ, for example, many people blamed her for not sharing pictures of her other six children. Nadya replied that her older children didn’t want her to share pictures of their first day at school, which she says is completely normal for older teenagers.
Of course, the woman also admits that, although she loves all her children unconditionally, she has never had an easy time as a mother of fourteen children. She says her hardest job is during the school year, when she has to take the children to school every morning and pick them up at noon. She jokingly refers to herself as a “professional bus driver,” but adds that she has no regrets about her job and considers her family to be a true blessing, which she has no idea how she earned.