Nadya Suleman, better known as Octomom, used her fifteen minutes of fame to shock the world when she became pregnant through IVF with eight babies, all at once! Though many didn’t realize she already had six other kids at the time, making her a mother of fourteen children. Now that some time has passed since her story broke, her kids are all grown. If you’re curious to see how they ended up, read on.
Who Was Octomom Before the Fame
Nadya Suleman is an American woman who became a media sensation and shocked the world when she was pregnant with eight babies. She gave birth to all of them despite claims that this was extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening to her as well as the little ones. But before she had this many kids, she was a child herself. She was born in California, United States, and lived with her mom and dad as an only child.
They say life is full of surprises, and Nadya’s life is no different.
A Mother’s Love Is Like No Other
Nadya Suleman grew up very close to her mother and credited her for being a good role model in her life. Nadya always knew she wanted to be a mother and influence children like her mom did for her. Thankfully by the time she had her children, her mom was right there, along her side to help. All fourteen children have grown up with their grandma playing a very active role in their lives.
No one could’ve guessed that the little face in the picture above would be a single mother to fourteen children when she grew up, or what she would do to raise them.
Maybe This Is Why She Wanted a Big Family
Today Nadya has an enormous family and children galore. But that wasn’t always the case for her; being in a big family is relatively new. To much surprise, she actually grew up as an only child, which can be incredibly lonely sometimes. Some even believe this might be the reason why she wanted such a large family of her own. This allowed her to experience something she was missing her entire childhood.
In hopes of filling that void, the future Octomom needed to turn to something.
Another Year, Another Kid
It was 2002, and Nadya had just given birth to a baby boy Elijah a year prior while welcoming a baby girl Amerah. Both these kids were, of course, born from in vitro treatments to the single mom, yet she wasn’t quite satisfied. She continued the fertility treatments and soon birthed a set of twins followed by another two kids. Although she had six children at that time, which is a hefty load for most, she couldn’t stop.
She had already struggled at that time to support her family but decided to keep going. She would soon turn to bizarre measures to keep up with the chaos she created.
This Was Never Supposed to Happen
Nadya wanted to ensure she got pregnant again after undergoing another fertility treatment, so the Beverly Hills doctor Michael Kamrava, implanted way over the advised amount of embryos. Although this was an enormous risk for a woman of her age because the recommended max of embryos to carry was three. However, she apparently asked for six and was injected with twelve! This was ultimately against protocol and turned into an ethical dilemma as well.
The doctor who did the procedure lost his medical license because of how irresponsible and dangerous it could’ve been. She’s lucky to have lived and only time would tell if the babies would survive.
Getting a Taste of Fame
When the world heard about Nadya Suleman and her birth to the first surviving octuplets in America, they were fascinated. Her face was everywhere, every talk show wanted to interview her, and reality show offers were endless. Her drive to give birth to dozens of children left many speechless. She got a taste of fame and ran with it, joining celebrity boxing matches. She was as controversial as it got but admitted, that she was so broke that she felt it was the best thing to do at the time to support her growing family.
She even hired a PR team in hopes of managing her public image and maximizing any other opportunities that came her way. Although it didn’t help, it only got scarier from here on out.