Mother of octuplets reveals her joy ... but there's no sign of the father

DailyMail.uk ^ | 30th January 2009 | staff writer

[TornadoAlley3]

radio news this am said father was in Iraq, a contractor

[Fawn]

Why all the secrecy?

[cripplecreek]

All the news is reporting that he’s a military contractor in Iraq.

[jessduntno]

“Reporters tracked the family down...”

Stalking? Why?

[TornadoAlley3]

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.

[monocle]

Sounds like another immaculate conception.

[MrB]

Would she have opted for fertility treatments, with 6 kids already,

if she weren’t receiving “public assistance”?

[xcamel]

Over a million buvks for the births...

[digger48]

already had 6 kids........no husband......taking fertility treatment. WTF????

[capt. norm]

...no sign of the father.

Maybe he's thinking in terms of child support.

[gracesdad]

“Why all the secrecy?”

Not everybody wants the media camped on their lawn all the time.

[Guenevere]

Boggles the mind....

She has 6 children....no husband...and takes fertility drugs??????????????????????

[elc]

This story is reporting that the mother’s father (the grandfather) is the one who is the defense contractor in Iraq.

[SMM48]

already had 6 kids........no husband......taking fertility treatment. WTF????

14 kids! How much welfare per kid?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

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.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

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. “

[nuconvert]

Their last name is Suleman

[Kirkwood]

Where does it say she had 6 already? She probably has siblings with kids and altogether that totals up to 14 grandchildren.

[Fawn]

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...