Cramped: This two or three bedroom bungalow
in Whittier, California home to the woman who gave birth
to octuplets this week
Posted on 01/30/2009 5:57:14 AM PST by yankeedame
The mother who gave birth to octuplets - giving her a grand total of 14 children - has said her babies are 'miraculous'. But as more details emerged...neighbours raised questions over whether her children will have a father in their lives at all.
The woman's mother...confirmed the octuplets were indeed the result of fertility treatment - and...had had the opportunity to abort one or more...but turned it down.
It was also revealed that the woman's father - a contractor - may be forced to return to work in Iraq to help support his 14 grandchildren.
Cramped: This two or three bedroom bungalow
in Whittier, California home to the woman who gave birth
to octuplets this week
Residents....where the unidentified mother lives said they have never seen the woman – who they said looks to be Hispanic - with anyone who looked like a boyfriend or husband.
A neighbour...said: 'I don’t think she is married or has a partner."
Concerns...also raised over the family's home...
But the babies' grandfather said the family have a far larger house elsewhere....
'We have a huge house, not here....'You are never going to know where it is.'
...The mother of the octuplets is believed to be 33.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Why all the secrecy?
All the news is reporting that he’s a military contractor in Iraq.
“Reporters tracked the family down...”
Stalking? Why?
WHITTIER, California (AP) — The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets this week has six other children and never expected to have another eight when she took fertility treatment, her mother said Thursday.
Angela Suleman said her daughter expects a big challenge raising 14 children, especially with the husband expected to return to Iraq.
Sounds like another immaculate conception.
Would she have opted for fertility treatments, with 6 kids already,
if she weren’t receiving “public assistance”?
Over a million buvks for the births...
already had 6 kids........no husband......taking fertility treatment. WTF????
Maybe he's thinking in terms of child support.
“Why all the secrecy?”
Not everybody wants the media camped on their lawn all the time.
She has 6 children....no husband...and takes fertility drugs??????????????????????
This story is reporting that the mother’s father (the grandfather) is the one who is the defense contractor in Iraq.
14 kids! How much welfare per kid?
5 pregnancies in 8 years. Seems like rampant fertility to me! Why was she still being given fertility treatments? The whole business sounds very fishy.
From the story:
“Under U.S. guidelines, doctors would normally not implant more than two embryos at a time in a woman under the age of 35. “
Their last name is Suleman
Where does it say she had 6 already? She probably has siblings with kids and altogether that totals up to 14 grandchildren.
In a case like hers, it would be wise to open up....I think the last family this big received diapers for life, new home, volunteers to help, food.....all kind of help. She’s going to go out of her mind taking care of 14 kids...
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