The Suleman octuplets are six male and two female children conceived via in vitro fertilization and subsequently born to Nadya Suleman on January 26,2009, in Bellflower, California.
13 Facts About Suleman octuplets
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Suleman's octuplets were conceived by in vitro fertilization conducted by Dr Michael Kamrava.
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Suleman octuplets claimed to have requested the transfer of six embryos that she had accumulated from previous IVF treatments, despite being informed that the recommended guideline limit for a woman her age was three.
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Suleman octuplets stated she wanted all six transferred, as they were all that remained from previous harvest cycles, and she neither wanted to destroy them nor to continue paying for their frozen storage.
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Suleman octuplets stated that she chose biblical names and gave all eight the middle name Angel, and that their surname would be Solomon, after their biological father.
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One week after birth, the Suleman octuplets became the longest-living octuplets in United States history, as the smallest of the Chukwu octuplets born in Houston in 1998 died seven days after birth.
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Suleman octuplets set the Guinness World Record for the most children delivered at a single birth to survive.
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Ten days after the birth of her octuplets, Suleman was released from the hospital.
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The hospital where the Suleman octuplets were expected to spend seven to twelve weeks, requested significant reimbursement from Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, for care of the eight premature babies.
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Suleman octuplets stated that she dated David once, but then realized that she only wanted him to father her children and not to pursue any relationship with him.
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The octuplets' grandfather and others have accused Suleman of making up a fictitious David Solomon, as she had used the name for the father on birth certificates of her other children, but with a different birthdate.
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Suleman octuplets said they had dated from 1997 to 1999 and that Suleman asked him if he would donate the sperm.
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Suleman octuplets indicated that she was overwhelmed looking after them, and was critical of her daughter in her public statements in 2009.