Octomom
What do you think of OctoMom? (Hit Me)
Chocoholic writes...
So everyone knows OctoMom right? She’s been on the news way too many times for me to count, and she’s said some really outrageous things, which have shocked many people and made them wonder if it is a good idea for her to take care of her fourteen children. That’s right. Fourteen. Six previously, and eight after she purposely had embryos implanted through an IVF procedure.
Let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Circa 2001, newly separated Nadya Suleman decided it would be fun begin IVF treatments from the doctor. In all of her six pregnancies she was implanted with six embryos. “The treatments resulted in four single births and one fraternal twin birth, with four boys and two girls born between 2001 and 2006.” Yeah. Try saying that five times fast. She had six children ON PURPOSE even though she’d filed a worker’s compensation’s claim in 2000. Did that mean she was essentially out of work? She received her money, and reportedly went to university to study child and adolescent behaviour in 2006. So by now, she has:
- Elijah Makai Suleman (boy, 7 years)
- Amerah Yasmeen Suleman (girl, 6 years)
- Joshua Jacob Suleman (boy, 5 years)
- Aiden Suleman (boy, 3 years)
- Calyssa Arielle Suleman (girl, twin, 2 years)
- Caleb Kai Suleman (boy, twin, 2 years)
Then, realizing that she had six more embryos left from the IVF treatments, she thought, “Wouldn’t it be a good idea to implant ALL those leftover embryos? Yeah!” And she told the doctor to go ahead. When asked why, she stated that she didn’t want the frozen embryos to be destroyed. They implanted all six embryos, and one of the embryos split into two, which resulted in eight whole babies being born. Of course, news of the pregnancy caused worldwide speculation. People were outraged that an unemployed mother had purposely implanted herself with six embryos and gotten eight more babies when she already had six previously. This even caused a mini protest outside her house. She started receiving death threats, as public reply was largely negative. Many people were angry over the fact that Suleman’s decision would burden taxpayers via public support. A baby seat has been thrown at the back window of her Toyota Minivan.
Publicity still circulates around Suleman. In February 2009, Vivid Entertainment asked Nadya to do a pornographic flick. Although she declined, she has had a history of being a topless exotic dancer previously. She has also had a ton of money problems. In 2008, her parents filed for bankruptcy, “citing nearly $1 million in liabilities.” There are also rumours of the Octomom undergoing plastic surgery to look more like her idol, Angelina Jolie, while Jolie herself claims that OctoMom’s “totally creepy”. Below are some before and after pictures: 
Even an untrained eye can tell of the work she's had done. So my question to you, Hit Me readers is, what do YOU think of Nadya Suleman? Do you think it was the right decision to not destroy the frozen embryos? Do you think it was okay for her to give birth to 8 children, even though she's financially not stable? Tell me what you think!
Tags: assisted reproductive technology, ivf, octomom, high order multiple births