Nadya Suleiman who gave birth to 8 children. How does the mother of octuplets live eight years after their birth? I have to admit, it's a wonderful feeling to watch eight little kids grow up.
On January 26, 2009, 33-year-old Nadi Suliman gave birth to eight twins at once, and all of them are healthy.
The mother of a newborn octuplet lives with her children and parents in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the small town of Whittier. The family already has six children aged from two to seven years old, among whom there is a pair of twins.
The children’s grandmother, Angela Suleman, left her job and devoted herself entirely to her daughter’s family. And grandfather, to help Nadya, went to Iraq to work under a contract.
Nadia herself claims that she decided to take this step because of her own childhood, in which she so lacked brothers and sisters. In addition, the eccentric American said that she follows the example of her idol, Angelina Jolie, who has many children. A few years ago, Suleman even had plastic surgery to look like an actress.
The octuplets were conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF).
In such cases, doctors insist on reduction (removal) of some embryos. After all, such a quantity can have a bad effect on both the health of the mother and the health of future children.
But the Californian, with the support of her large family, refused the reduction. The mother is a single mother and divorced her husband a long time ago precisely because they could not have children together.
It is known that the woman was observed at the Kaiser Permanente clinic from the 12th week of pregnancy, and from the 23rd week the expectant mother was ordered to adhere to bed rest.
The birth by caesarean section was nine weeks earlier than expected. The team of 46 doctors who delivered the baby were expecting the birth of seven babies, which, although not often, does happen. However, there were eight newborns - six boys and two girls - and all of them were quite healthy. The weight of babies is from 700 g to 1.9 kg. Seven of them were immediately breathing on their own and were bottle-fed. The whole family was discharged from the maternity hospital home just a week later.
The public reaction to this “heroism” was ambiguous. At first they were proud of her. There were also those who felt sorry for Nadya, believing that the poor thing had mutilated herself and would never get back into shape. However, a year after the birth of her octuplets, Suliman posed for the cover of a magazine in a swimsuit - with a story about how she was able to achieve an attractive appearance...
But when the truth about Nadya’s life emerged, it became a scandal. Many condemned the woman and said that with the help of children she was simply trying to become famous and earn money. As it turned out, a mother from California has six more children waiting at home. Evil tongues claim that children are now the only source of existence for Suliman. The young mother has been sitting on the neck of the state for a long time, receiving benefits and food stamps. This “feat” of the unemployed Nadya only caused irritation among her compatriots, who do not want to pay from their own pockets for her passion for procreation.
And indeed, with the birth of eight babies at once, fashion model Nadia Suliman became famous all over the world. Photos of HER in late pregnancy, with an enormously swollen belly, appeared in many media.
And immediately after the birth, her agents appeared and began sending offers to agencies for paid photographs, interviews, etc. They said that Nadi wants to earn at least two million from these births.
They planned to make a reality show out of the life of the Suliman family, but over time, interest in them faded. According to Professor Helen Rapping, who studies media at the State University of New York, TV companies "don't want to take the risk of investing money - Nadia is too inadequate for filming a reality show."
On average, to support all 14 children under 17, Nadia would need between $1.3 million and $2.7 million, not including health insurance. Realizing this, Nadi put a lot of effort into stirring up public interest. As a result, her large family was given a huge house. Volunteers help her clean it.
Having achieved this, Nadi continued to shock the public by appearing in unexpected images in front of ubiquitous reporters:
“The Octomom lady is very busy. Raising 14 children requires a lot of effort every day. And it’s quite understandable if sometimes she doesn’t look entirely presentable. But no one expected this from her...
Nadya Suleman was caught by the paparazzi as she slipped out of her home in California to do routine household chores. Octomom just took out the trash and picked up newspapers from the porch. But even these seemingly ordinary actions caused a storm of indignation among some of her fellow countrymen.
Octomom appeared on the street in striped pajamas, over which was thrown a white terry robe, and monster slippers. The climax was the green mask on Nadya’s face. In it, she very much resembled the hero of the film “The Mask”. In her hands she carried two babies, and in... her teeth a bottle of juice. By the way, Octomom looked great, well-groomed and pretty slim..."
“Nadia Suleman, who has a lot of courage, decided to make fun of the current situation. Octomom will dress up for Halloween... as a pregnant nun. Since coming up with different costumes for all the children is a completely unrealistic task, Nadya decided to dress the octuplets the same way - as little devils.
The mother of many children put her twins, dressed in red satin jumpsuits with horns and tails, in two huge strollers and went for a walk through the streets of La Abra, reports The Daily Mail.”
“Nadi Suleman - known as Octomom - took her eight twins out for a walk.
Nadi and her 8-year-old son Elijah brought the twins to the park in two huge strollers, each of which accommodated four kids.
In the park, Octomom put her kids on a blanket, spreading it right on the grass. Nadya dressed the girls in pink suits with a picture of Minnie Mouse, and their brothers in green clothes with a drawing of Winnie the Pooh.
This unusual and extremely cute company could be seen in La Habra Park, California. Not far from Nadya Suleman's house.
Walking with children, of course, can cause stress, says an eyewitness to the picnic, but this one looks like a real nightmare. There are not enough hands to feed so many small mouths!
The kids screamed and pushed each other and their mother. Nadi reacted surprisingly calmly to all this bedlam. With the help of Elijah, she quickly and deftly fed all the children, and the peaceful family went home.
You can admire the calmness of Octomom..."
Suleman also opened a website in which she asked for help to feed her numerous offspring.
As a result, Nadi achieved her main goal - they signed a contract with her, and now a large family is filmed in a reality show. Each family member is paid $250 per day of filming.
But doctor Michael Kamrava, who performed artificial insemination on Nadya, was much less fortunate. After Nadia gave birth, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine said the doctor “exhibited conduct that grossly violated the union’s standards.” What this means is that it is not recommended to implant more than two embryos into women under 35, but Kamrava took six at once. Later, two of them separated, and Nadya gave birth to eight children at once.
Michael Kamrava will no longer be able to continue his practice - the California State Medical Board has stripped him of his professional license. The medical board investigated the case for more than two years, eventually accusing Kamrava of “gross negligence” because the embryo implantation operation was fatal not only to the mother but also to the children. The doctor himself does not consider himself guilty. According to him, Nadya became a voluntary participant in a medical experiment and gave written consent to this.
The birth of eight healthy children is very rare. In the United States, for example, this is only the second recorded case: the first octuplet was born in 1998 in Houston to a black couple. Then one child was able to live only a week, but the other seven celebrated their 10th anniversary in December 2008.
The chance of carrying and normally giving birth to 8 babies at once is one in several million. Most often, multiple pregnancies occur either after infertility treatment or after IVF. After this experiment by Michael Kamrava, in many countries of the world it is now strictly prohibited to implant more than two embryos at a time into a woman during IVF.
On January 10, 1974, six twins were born to Sue Rosenkowitz in Cape Town and for the first time all newborns survived.
But this, as they say, is not the limit. More twins have been and are being born in the world. What is the largest number of children born at the same time?
Gears
In October 2008, 31-year-old Digna Carpio from New York gave birth to six twins - four boys and two girls. The weight of the babies at birth ranged from 0.68 to 0.9 kilograms. The happy mother and her husband, 36-year-old Victor, already had a seven-year-old son at that time.
The birth of six twins is an extremely rare occurrence, occurring in one case per 4.4 million population. Only once before had six babies been born at once in New York. This happened in 1997.
In October 2010, in the Italian city of Benevento, near Naples, 30-year-old Carmela Oliva gave birth to six children - four girls and two boys. In Italy this was the first such case in the last 14 years.
To help the babies be born, doctors were forced to resort to caesarean section. Children were born with a low weight - from 600 to 800 grams. According to doctors, this phenomenon is not associated with artificial insemination, but with the treatment that the mother underwent - the fact is that Italian laws prohibit the transplantation of more than three embryos.
Seventeens
Bobbi McCaughey (USA) gave birth to 7 children on November 19, 1997. They weighed between 1048 and 1474 grams and were born at 31 weeks of gestation in 16 minutes via caesarean section.
7 twins were born 8 weeks prematurely - on January 14, 1998 - to 40-year-old Hasna Mohammed Humair (Saudi Arabia). Among them were 4 boys and 3 girls, the smallest weighed 907 grams.
In August 2008, in the northern Egyptian province of Beheira, the 27-year-old wife of a local farmer, Ghazalu Khamis, gave birth to seven twins at once! As it turned out, the Egyptian woman dreamed of giving her husband a son and took pregnancy-inducing drugs. The result is four sons and three daughters.
Ghazala Khamis was placed under observation two months before giving birth: the development of the twins in the womb did not cause any concern - the doctors were only concerned about the increasing pressure on the kidneys. After the caesarean section, the woman in labor also underwent a blood transfusion. But all the babies were born healthy and quite large - from 1.4 to 2.8 kg, which in itself is a mystery of nature.
Octuplets
On January 26, 2009, 33-year-old Nadi Suleman gave birth to eight twins, and all of them were healthy.
The mother of a newborn octuplet lived then with her other children and parents in the suburbs of Los Angeles - in the small town of Whittier. The family already had six children aged from two to seven years old, including a pair of twins.
The children’s grandmother left her job and devoted herself entirely to her daughter’s family. And grandfather, to help Nadya, went to Iraq to work under a contract. Nadia herself claimed that she decided to take this step because of her own childhood, in which she so lacked brothers and sisters. In addition, the eccentric American said that she follows the example of her idol, Angelina Jolie, who has many children. A few years ago, Suleman even had plastic surgery to look like an actress.
The octuplets were conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). In such cases, doctors insist on reduction (removal) of some embryos. After all, such a quantity can have a bad effect on both the health of the mother and the health of future children.
But the Californian, with the support of her large family, refused the reduction. A single mother divorced her husband a long time ago precisely because they could not have children together.
The birth by caesarean section was nine weeks earlier than expected. The team of 46 doctors who delivered the baby were expecting the birth of seven babies, which, although not often, does happen. However, there were eight newborns - six boys and two girls - and all of them were quite healthy. The weight of babies is from 700 g to 1.9 kg. Seven of them were immediately breathing on their own and were bottle-fed. The whole family was discharged from the maternity hospital home just a week later.
From 10 and more
There is information about the birth of ten twins at once. Such cases were recorded in Spain in 1924, in China in 1936 and in Brazil in 1946. But this is not the limit.
Eleven children at once - this is the largest number of twins, information about which is known. The first birth of 11 twins occurred on May 29, 1971 in the USA, in the city of Philadelphia. The second - in 1977 in Bangladesh, in the city of Bagarhat. In both cases, none of the children, unfortunately, survived.
Besides
Largest number of children born to one mother
The largest number of children born to one mother, according to official data, is 69. According to reports made in 1782, between 1725 and 1765. the wife of the Russian peasant Fyodor Vasiliev gave birth 27 times, giving birth to twins 16 times, triplets 7 times and twins 4 times. Of these, only 2 children died in infancy.
Of our contemporaries, the most prolific mother is considered to be Leontina Albina from San Antonio, Chile, who gave birth to 55 children in 1943-81. As a result of her first 5 pregnancies, she gave birth to triplets, all of them male.
The woman who gave birth the most times
Elizabeth Greenhill from Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, UK, allegedly gave birth a record number of times - 38 times. She had 39 children - 32 daughters and 7 sons - and died in 1681.
The father with many children
The Russian peasant from the village of Vvedenskoye, Yakov Kirillov, is considered to be the most numerous father in history, who in 1755, in connection with this, was presented to the court (he was then 60 years old). The peasant's first wife gave birth to 57 children: 4 times four, 7 times three, 9 times two and 2 times one. The second wife gave birth to 15 children. Thus, Yakov Kirillov had 72 children from two wives.
Nadya Suleiman holds her newborn children in her arms In 2009, Nadya Suleman became the first woman in the world to carry and give birth to eight twins. All of America was then shocked by her story. Although it really began, of course, not at the moment of childbirth.
Nadya’s doctor implanted 12 embryos into her uterus, instead of the 2-3 allowed with IVF. Eight out of twelve survived. For such criminal recklessness, the doctor was permanently deprived of his professional license. What about Nadya?
By this time, the woman was already divorced and raising... six more children! What prompted her to go for IVF remains unknown. It is unlikely that the question of “a glass of water in old age” was so pressing for her.
Nadya with all her children - the older sixteens and the younger eighth. The newborn octuplets were named: Noah, Mali, Isaiah, Nariah, John, Makai, Josiah and Jeremiah.
Having 14 children in your arms, you will inevitably begin to twirl like a bee. Nadya finally decided to finish her studies at school in order to be financially independent.
“I understand that everything depends only on me, so I don’t sit staring at the TV waiting for a miracle.” Several times she took part in talk shows, from which she fed her children. She even signed on for her own reality show (and some suspected that the "unplanned" children were part of her visionary plan to become a TV star), but it never made it to the air.
People discussing this story often deny Nadya prudence and look for hidden reasons for her unusual motherhood. But we must admit that all her children look healthy and happy, despite the peculiarities of life in such a large and at the same time incomplete family.
They recently celebrated their eighth birthday and had a blast!
Now Nadya and her fourteen children live in a small three-bedroom house near Los Angeles.
Raising so many children is a heavy burden (it looks overwhelming from the outside, to be honest). It’s good that the younger children have already grown up and become more independent.
For example, imagine how much time it took to change diapers alone?
Remember the mom who gave birth to octuplets in 2009? Before that, 6 other children lived with her. So what's going on with them today?
In 2009, Nadia Suliman gave birth to octuplets, an event unprecedented in American history. All children were born alive.
Dr. Kamrava, Nadya's attending physician, implanted 12 embryos into her uterus. For this, he subsequently lost his license: usually only 2-3 embryos are implanted.
At the time, Nadi was divorced and living with six children.
The eight children are named Noah, Mali, Isaiah, Narya, John, Makai, Josiah and Jeremiah.
Nadi decided to fight for her 14 children. She planned to finish her studies and provide her children with a comfortable existence without outside help.
“I know I can provide for them once I get my education. If I sit stupidly and watch TV without arranging a future for my children, it will be selfish,” she explained.
Nadi made several public appearances to raise money, and even signed a contract for her own reality show. Unfortunately, the show never came to fruition.
I must admit, it’s a wonderful feeling to watch eight little children grow up!
They recently celebrated their eighth birthday and had a lot of fun!
During the day they went to the kindergarten and then ate vegetarian pizza and cake.
The birthday was a great success!
Nadi lives in a small 3 bedroom house near Los Angeles with 14 children.
American Nadya Suleiman gave birth to eight children in January 2009 as a result of a medical experiment, becoming the second mother in the world who managed to give birth to “octuplets.” How did this sensation end? Chronology of events.
A US woman gave birth to eight children at once
The babies were born at Kaiser Permanante Hospital in the town south of Los Angeles and are "doing fine," Dr. Karen Maples said. Dr. Harold Henry told reporters that six girls and two boys were "screaming and kicking their legs very vigorously."
MOSCOW, January 27 – RIA Novosti. An American woman gave birth to eight children on Monday, becoming the second mother in the world who managed to give birth to “octuplets,” the Associated Press reports, citing KCAL-TV.
The children were born at Kaiser Permanante Hospital in a town south of Los Angeles and are “doing fine,” Dr. Karen Maples said.
Dr Harold Henry told reporters that six girls and two boys were "screaming and kicking their legs very vigorously."
According to him, the weight of children ranges from 800 grams to one and a half kilograms.
The agency has not yet provided any other details.
Previously, eight children were born at once in the USA, in the city of Houston, in 1998; however, one child died within a week. The remaining sisters: Ibyuk, Gorom, Chidi, Chima and Eherem - as well as brothers Ikem and Jiok, celebrated their first “round” anniversary in December 2008.
27.01.2009
The mother of eight children will become a trademark
Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies at once, which became a medical and social sensation of the coming year in the United States, intends to register her status as a trademark.
NEW YORK, April 16 - RIA Novosti, Larisa Saenko. Unemployed and unmarried American Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to eight babies at once, which became a medical and social sensation of the coming year in the United States, intends to register her status as a trademark, People magazine reported.
The woman has already submitted documents to register the trade brand “Octomama” with the official authorities.
In total, the 33-year-old mother, who, according to media reports, had plastic surgery “like Angelina Jolie”, has 14 children, three of whom have disability benefits.
The newborns - two girls and six boys - were given biblical names, and all eight were given the name Angel as their middle name. All children were born using the medical implantation method.
Nadya’s atypical story, which seems likely to last for years, fuels commercial interest in the unconventional family. Suleman's website is open to financial transfers as well as business offers from publishers and producers. Nadya is ready to sell the right to publish her interviews, memoirs and the exclusive right to photographs of her children.
A well-known PR company took over the management of what was beginning to take shape as a business venture.
16.04.2009
Mother of octuplets regrets their birth
A sensational statement in one of the interviews was made by the world-famous “octomom” Nadya Suliman.
The mother of octuplets admitted that the birth of twins was her mistake. She called their birth a “rash decision” and reproaches herself for ruining her life and the lives of her older children. The mother of many children also added that she is ashamed to regret the birth of the octuplets, since they already exist, but she has no idea what to do next.
Let us recall that in January 2009, single mother Nadya Suliman gave birth to eight twins, while having six more children aged from 2 to 7 years. All of her 14 children were conceived through IVF.
When it became clear that the finances of a mother of many children left much to be desired, the tenderness of American society after the miraculous appearance of the octuplets gave way to a wave of indignation. Why did a mother of six resort to IVF to carry eight more babies? Fellow citizens increasingly said that she gave birth to children out of mercantile interest. These speculations came to fruition after Suliman announced that she intended to patent the Octomom trademark and signed a contract with a well-known production company to film a three-year reality show featuring all of her 14 children.
20.08.2009
Mother of octuplets' doctor stripped of license
The Medical Board of California is holding a hearing to revoke the medical license of fertility specialist Michael Kamrava.
As it became known, before the pregnancy of 33-year-old Nadya Suleman, the doctor implanted twelve embryos into her, despite the fact that, according to the recommendations of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), women under 35 years old can transfer no more than two embryos. It was previously alleged that Suleman was implanted with six embryos, two of which separated early in pregnancy, forming two pairs of identical twins. Let us recall that Nadya Suleman became the mother of eight children in January 2009.
If a woman insists on too frequent or multiple IVF, the ASRM recommends sending her for a psychiatric evaluation, which was not done in this case.
Previously, according to medical council expert Victor Fujimoto, Michael Kamrava repeatedly made excessive deviations from existing IVF standards while providing assistance to Suleman and two other patients, and in October 2009 he was expelled from ASRM for repeated violations of the Society's standards, although he then had the right to engage in transplantology left.
25.10.2010
The American woman who gave birth to octuplets took the risk consciously, the doctor said
Dr. Michael Kamrava said his patient Nadya Suliman, who gave birth to eight children, was a voluntary participant in a medical experiment, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Kamrava implanted six embryos into 33-year-old Suliman, two of which later separated, resulting in eight children.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, which categorically does not recommend implanting more than two embryos in women under 35, regarded the doctor’s act as a gross violation of the union’s standards.
After this, Kamrava was expelled from the professional community, which, however, did not prevent him from continuing his medical practice.
In his statement, Michael Kamrava claims that Nadya Suliman took the risk knowingly by giving written consent.
As the agency notes, the fact of Suliman’s participation in the experiment was revealed earlier during an investigation conducted by the Food and Drug Administration of the US Department of Health. The doctor’s words came in response to accusations that he made her a “guinea pig” without the knowledge of his patient Suliman.
The euphoria that arose in American society immediately after the miraculous birth of the “octuplets” was gradually replaced by an increasingly critical attitude towards their mother. Many Americans did not understand why Suliman, who already had six children, resorted to in vitro fertilization to carry eight.
In this regard, many had an inevitable suspicion that the woman had so many children for mercantile interests.
19.11.2010
Mother of 14 children faces prison
American Nadya Suleiman is preparing for trial on suspicion of concealing income and illegally receiving social benefits.
Nadya Suleiman, known throughout the world as a mother who gave birth to eight twins, is under investigation. She is charged with concealing income from numerous television appearances in films and talk shows. According to the prosecution, the California prosecutor's office, in addition to the fact that the "octomom" did not declare the $30 thousand she earned, she illegally received social benefits from the state.
Let us remind you that the suspect is the mother of 14 children - before the birth of eight twins, she was already raising six children alone. Given her large family, law enforcement agencies decided not to take Suleiman into custody. However, if her guilt is proven, the “octomom” faces up to 6 years in prison.
By the way, the mother of eight twins admitted that she regrets their birth. The clinic where Nadya once underwent the IVF procedure was fined, and the doctor who performed in vitro fertilization was stripped of his license.
Dr Michael Kamrava said his patient Nadia Suliman, who gave birth to eight children, was a voluntary participant in a medical experiment.