Natalie “Octomom” Suleman became a global sensation in 2009 when she made history by giving birth to the first surviving octuplets. Already a mother of six—Amerah, Calyssa, Elijah, Caleb, Joshua, and Aidan—Suleman’s family grew to an incredible 14 children with the addition of Noah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jonah, Josiah, Makai, Maliyah, and Nariyah.
Her remarkable story, however, has been accompanied by controversy. Suleman underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for all her pregnancies, with Dr. Michael Kamrava overseeing the procedures. In 2008, Kamrava implanted 12 embryos into Suleman. Eight of those embryos developed into live births.
Suleman later claimed she had not agreed to such a large number, alleging Kamrava misled her while she was medicated.
