Mother of Octuplets.....
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Ruth Ann Landry
Mother of Octuplets.....
is a SINGLE mother with 6 other children..........What were those doctors thinking? I'm convinced it was a medically aided pregnancy......
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Ruth Ann Landry
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
I said, SINGLE.... and lives in a two bedroom house......
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Lynn K
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
That is crazy that people cant make smart choices. No I am sure she will expect someone to build her a house and pay for all her kids. Sorry sore subject with me. I feel if you are responsible enough to make babies, then you should be responsible enough to PAY FOR THEM! Ok I will start dodging tomatoes now 
I am stepping down now 
I am stepping down now 
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
Wow!! No wonder she was keeping her identity hidden for a short while. I agree with you Lynn that she will probably be looking for the freebies now.
Gwen Godfrey
#6 in the order of PAO
#6 in the order of PAO
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I just heard this on the news tonight, too! She has already had another multiple birth, twins, I think, and still no confirmation on fertilization. I would like to know what she does for a living, if she is single, and already has children? Or is she on welfare?????????
Paula
Lynn, no need to step down, I think we are up on that soap box with you
Paula
Lynn, no need to step down, I think we are up on that soap box with you
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Not only single, living in a small house, but also living with her parents!
Sue in NC (formerly known as Sue in Colorado)
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Maree
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Yeah don't worry I am pretty sure alot of us would block you from those tomatoes too.
I agree
I agree
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troublesmom
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Lynn I totally agree with you. She can't possibly be able to care 14 children with her parents helping.
Lynn K wrote:That is crazy that people cant make smart choices. No I am sure she will expect someone to build her a house and pay for all her kids. Sorry sore subject with me. I feel if you are responsible enough to make babies, then you should be responsible enough to PAY FOR THEM! Ok I will start dodging tomatoes now
Cheryl
Myrtle Beach
#59 in order PAO
Myrtle Beach
#59 in order PAO
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Oh dear lord. Lynn - scoot over honey! I could climb up on that soapbox and gripe about this very situation for DAYS.
The first 10 minutes of the movie Idiocracy comes to mind. That movie would have been lots more funny if it hadn't scared the heck out of me. LOL.
The first 10 minutes of the movie Idiocracy comes to mind. That movie would have been lots more funny if it hadn't scared the heck out of me. LOL.
Julie Fugina
#26 in the order of the PAO
#26 in the order of the PAO
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ErinLovesRats
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
Wow.. that's very irresponsible. I bet she'll be rewarded for that with all kinds of donations too.
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Connie Catlin
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Just curious, how'd you know the mother was single, etc.? I haven't seen any info on her. Thanks.
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Cathy
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
Here is today's article.
WHITTIER, Calif. – The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week has six other children and never expected to have eight more when she took fertility treatment, her mother said.
Angela Suleman said her daughter expects a big challenge raising 14 children. The good news, she said, is all the babies appear healthy.
"I looked at those babies. They are so tiny and so beautiful," Suleman told The Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
Suleman's daughter gave birth to the octuplets Monday at a hospital in Bellflower but has requested that doctors keep her name confidential. Media knew little about the woman until a family acquaintance told CBS' "The Early Show" on Thursday that the mother is "fairly young" and lives with her parents and her six children.
Within hours, media had camped out at the family's home in Whittier, where the babies' grandfather pulled up in a minivan in the evening and briefly spoke to The Associated Press. Beside him were two children — a 7-year-old and 6-year-old — who said they were excited to have eight new siblings.
But the grandfather warned that media may have a tougher time finding the family after the babies are released from the hospital.
"We have a huge house, not here," said the man, who would only identify himself as Ed. "You are never going to know where it is."
The mother also has two children, ages 5 and 3, and 2-year-old twins, neighbors told the Times.
Suleman said her daughter had embryos implanted last year, and after finding out she was pregnant with multiple babies was given the option by doctors of selectively reducing the number of embryos. The woman declined.
"What do you suggest she should have done? She refused to have them killed," Suleman told the Times. "That is a very painful thing."
Dr. Harold Henry said the woman was already pregnant when she came to Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, and she was counseled about the risks of her pregnancy and on the option of aborting some of the fetuses. Doctors had been expecting only seven babies, but an eighth was born in the cesarean delivery.
The six boys and two girls, the second octuplets born alive in the United States, have garnered worldwide attention as media have attempted to find out more about the mother and her family. Hours after media gathered outside the Whittier home, Kaiser issued a statement on behalf of the mother requesting privacy.
"Please know, in our own time, we will share additional details about this miraculous experience," the statement read. "The babies continue to grow strong everyday and make good progress. My family and I are ecstatic about all of their arrivals. Needless to say the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well."
Dr. Mandhir Gupta said seven of the babies were breathing without assistance. One was still receiving oxygen through a tube in his nose.
Seven of the infants were being tube-fed donated breast milk. One of the boys was expected to begin feedings Friday.
All babies continued to receive an intravenous nutritional combination. They were expected to remain in the hospital for several more weeks.
Some fertility specialists have said the children face increased health risks because they are octuplets and born nine weeks premature. At birth, they ranged between 1 pound, 8 ounces and 3 pounds, 4 ounces.
Doctors say they advise against higher-order births, but acknowledge the decision is not theirs to make.
"Who am I to say that six is the limit?" said Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg, medical director of Fertility Institutes, which has clinics in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City. "There are people who like to have big families."
Dr. James Grifo, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the NYU School of Medicine, added: "I don't think it's our job to tell them how many babies they're allowed to have. I am not a policeman for reproduction in the United States. My role is to educate patients."
WHITTIER, Calif. – The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week has six other children and never expected to have eight more when she took fertility treatment, her mother said.
Angela Suleman said her daughter expects a big challenge raising 14 children. The good news, she said, is all the babies appear healthy.
"I looked at those babies. They are so tiny and so beautiful," Suleman told The Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
Suleman's daughter gave birth to the octuplets Monday at a hospital in Bellflower but has requested that doctors keep her name confidential. Media knew little about the woman until a family acquaintance told CBS' "The Early Show" on Thursday that the mother is "fairly young" and lives with her parents and her six children.
Within hours, media had camped out at the family's home in Whittier, where the babies' grandfather pulled up in a minivan in the evening and briefly spoke to The Associated Press. Beside him were two children — a 7-year-old and 6-year-old — who said they were excited to have eight new siblings.
But the grandfather warned that media may have a tougher time finding the family after the babies are released from the hospital.
"We have a huge house, not here," said the man, who would only identify himself as Ed. "You are never going to know where it is."
The mother also has two children, ages 5 and 3, and 2-year-old twins, neighbors told the Times.
Suleman said her daughter had embryos implanted last year, and after finding out she was pregnant with multiple babies was given the option by doctors of selectively reducing the number of embryos. The woman declined.
"What do you suggest she should have done? She refused to have them killed," Suleman told the Times. "That is a very painful thing."
Dr. Harold Henry said the woman was already pregnant when she came to Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center, and she was counseled about the risks of her pregnancy and on the option of aborting some of the fetuses. Doctors had been expecting only seven babies, but an eighth was born in the cesarean delivery.
The six boys and two girls, the second octuplets born alive in the United States, have garnered worldwide attention as media have attempted to find out more about the mother and her family. Hours after media gathered outside the Whittier home, Kaiser issued a statement on behalf of the mother requesting privacy.
"Please know, in our own time, we will share additional details about this miraculous experience," the statement read. "The babies continue to grow strong everyday and make good progress. My family and I are ecstatic about all of their arrivals. Needless to say the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well."
Dr. Mandhir Gupta said seven of the babies were breathing without assistance. One was still receiving oxygen through a tube in his nose.
Seven of the infants were being tube-fed donated breast milk. One of the boys was expected to begin feedings Friday.
All babies continued to receive an intravenous nutritional combination. They were expected to remain in the hospital for several more weeks.
Some fertility specialists have said the children face increased health risks because they are octuplets and born nine weeks premature. At birth, they ranged between 1 pound, 8 ounces and 3 pounds, 4 ounces.
Doctors say they advise against higher-order births, but acknowledge the decision is not theirs to make.
"Who am I to say that six is the limit?" said Dr. Jeffrey Steinberg, medical director of Fertility Institutes, which has clinics in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City. "There are people who like to have big families."
Dr. James Grifo, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the NYU School of Medicine, added: "I don't think it's our job to tell them how many babies they're allowed to have. I am not a policeman for reproduction in the United States. My role is to educate patients."
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flojo
Re: Mother of Octuplets.....
Wow, I'm thinking those tomatoes are coming at me now. I was not aware that she was single, living in a small house, with her parents, and already had other kids. Man oh mam, that's a shame, very irrisponsible (sp?) Although it's not those poor kids fault so for their sake, I hope someone helps them. She is probably on welfare or if not she will be. That means we are all paying for her selfishness. I thought she was a married woman who had been desperately trying to have kids. I had no idea of all the rest of the story.
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Cathy
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So my thoughts on this are - ya, have as many children as you like AND can afford on your own without state assistance. (and I say this because she was taking fertility) Geez, us Californians are being taxed to death these days!
Cathy:)
Cathy:)