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World’s First Surviving Octuplets Are All Grown Up—See What They Look Like 9 Years Later!
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Jun 4, 2025
World’s First Surviving Octuplets Are All Grown Up—See What They Look Like 9 Years Later! Nadya Suleman, AKA Octomom, grabbed everyone’s attention in 2009 because she got pregnant with eight babies simultaneously! She and her doctor became quite controversial and were heavily criticized, but many also showed their support. All the same, America was quite curious about her large family. Please keep reading to learn more about Nadya Suleman, how she became known as Octomom, and what’s keeping her and her many kids busy these days. 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you never miss a video! ❤️ Like, Comment and Subscribe if you are new to the channel! Join Our Family For More Exclusive Content and Perks : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaD4JxNYk29LHbHTOx3SQA/join 🔗 More Amazing Stories from Our Channel: ✅ Man Walks 20 Miles To Work Until One Day Cop Follows Him And Sees Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlFcQ0OF8g ✅In 1997, She Got Septuplets — See What They Look Like 21 Years Later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQpSkmEv_Y #did_you_know
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naja Sullean aka Octam grabbed
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everyone's attention in 2009 because she
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got pregnant with eight babies at once
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she and her doctor became quite
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controversial and were heavily
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criticized but many also showed their
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support all the same America was quite
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curious about her large family keep
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watching to know more about Naja Sulman
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how she became known as Octam and what's
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keeping her and her many kids busy these
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days but before we start smash the like
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of our upcoming stories naja Sulman's
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biggest dream was having a big family
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since she didn't have siblings she had
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no idea her intense desire for a big and
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happy family would cause her to make
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hard decisions that would change her
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life forever all the same her strong
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determination to make her dream come
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true was the reason why the world
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witnessed a miracle when she graduated
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high school Naja Sulman set off on her
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quest to achieve her dream of starting a
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family she may have had a desire to
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attend college like others her age but
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her goal of becoming a mother was still
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her top priority na was young at the
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time and some say she was a little too
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naive she had no idea what the future
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held for her before Naja Sulman turned
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21 she already met her future husband
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produce manager Marcos Gutierrez she
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felt instantly connected to him and that
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connection became something deep and
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meaningful naja was honest with
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Gutierrez and told him her dream of
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becoming a mother in the beginning it
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wasn't a problem because Gutierrez also
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wanted children of his own and he and
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Naja were madly in love but
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unfortunately fate planned something
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else in 1996 Naja married Marcos
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Gutierrez and earned her psychiatric
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therapy license from Met San Antonio
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College she also began working for
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Metropolitan State Hospital a
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psychiatrics facility while her job was
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rewarding it was definitely not easy and
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would actually become dangerous for
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Nadia her primary goal may be having a
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family but she also wanted a meaningful
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career but an unfortunate event that
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happened in her workplace turned her
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life into a long roller coaster ride on
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September 18th 1999 something horrific
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happened at Naja's workplace and she was
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caught in the middle some patients
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started a riot so Na tried to intervene
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unfortunately when one patient turned
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over a desk it landed on Na's back
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causing her herniated disc injury
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workers compensation may have provided
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some assistance she received
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$170,000 which certainly helped her for
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a while but money became the least of
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Naja's worries her work-related injury
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brought Naja both emotional distress as
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well as physical pain she was still not
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able to achieve her lifelong goal
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despite her efforts and her husbands
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they had been trying to start a family
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for 3 years but their repeated attempts
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yielded the same result no baby nadia
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and her husband consulted professionals
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to find out what the problem was they
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really wanted to have a baby so they
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followed the instructions they got but
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nothing seemed to work and she didn't
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get pregnant naja lost hope and she got
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depressed then the couple learned the
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bitter truth marcos Gutierrez was
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sterile so the natural way won't ever
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work for them and alternatives should be
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considered naja really wanted to have
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kids so she pushed the issue she
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believed that since the traditional
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method did not work she and her husband
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should try other methods however Marcos
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was totally against the idea and their
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opposing views began to create a gap
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between the couple when Naja suggested
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in vitro fertilization IVF implanting a
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fertilized egg into a woman Marcos told
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her he would leave her naja needed to
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choose between keeping Marcos and having
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children her lifelong dream if she chose
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to stay married she would be giving G
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give up her biggest dream but she chose
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to take a chance instead and pursue what
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she always wanted it might have been
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very difficult for Naja but she got
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divorced in 2000 naja then decided to
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get an IVF treatment and start her own
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family though things didn't turn out how
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she wanted them to even though in vitro
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fertilization or IVF is not that
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complicated it's not successful 100% of
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the time and has a hefty price tag all
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the same Naja wasn't the least bit
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discouraged by these factors since she
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had already grown sick of failure in
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terms of the procedure many doctors
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recommend having multiple eggs
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fertilized so that there is a higher
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chance of success during the
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fertilization process this actually
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entailed another risk that would be
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pretty significant to Na but would she
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choose to take it naga had to think of
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one important thing prior to having an
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IVF treatment the possibility of being
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pregnant with more than one baby if all
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implanted eggs survived this actually
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makes the pregnancy pretty dangerous but
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she was set on starting a family and her
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mantra appears to be the more the
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marrier however some people still think
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that being pregnant with more than one
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baby at one time should have made Nadia
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a little scared no one had any idea what
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the result would be carrying more than
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one baby in a single pregnancy isn't
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always considered a risk especially if
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twins or triplets are what the parent
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wants naja may not have hoped for twins
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or triplets but the result of the IVF
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treatment was amazing it was a success
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and Naja gave birth to her first child
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in 2001 an adorable boy she named Elijah
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finally after her many struggles Naja
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achieved her dream though that was only
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the start for her one year after Naja
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gave birth to Elijah she welcomed
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another baby a girl that she named Amera
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however Naja wasn't satisfied with two
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babies and her positive experience with
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IVF only encouraged her to go through
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more treatments she later gave birth to
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fraternal twins and two more kids all
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from IVF and making her a mom of six in
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the USA and other countries having six
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kids is certainly not common but Nadia
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still wanted to have more children even
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after giving birth to her sixth child in
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2008 the world was shocked with what
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Naja decided to do and she became an
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instant celebrity because she was not
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content with just six children she went
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to Dr michael Kamraa again the same
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doctor who did her past IVF procedures
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nina told him that she wanted another
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IVF treatment with all her six leftover
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eggs implanted she decided to do this
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because she is pro-life and didn't want
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her eggs go to waste dr kamra was
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initially hesitant to comply with
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implanting six eggs at once because of
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the possibility that the mother might be
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in extreme danger however he claims that
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he implanted the six leftover eggs owing
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to Naja's insistence which she did even
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if she knew she might be pregnant with
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multiple babies nevertheless what's most
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intriguing about this entire thing is Dr
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kamraa implanting 12 eggs actually that
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number is way more than the recommended
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and a massive risk like that was bound
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to have a rather significant result many
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would have felt totally terrified but
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she was totally excited about it eight
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implanted embryos stuck so Naja became
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pregnant with aid all at once but the
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question was if she was capable of
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carrying and giving birth to eight
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babies after she already had six
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children carrying eight babies to term
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definitely put Nadia's body under plenty
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of strain seeing as the average woman
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typically carries only one or two soon
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the media heard about her story and Na
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and her kids became sensational the
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moniker Octtoam was born at this time
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the news don't feature all California
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single moms but there was a good reason
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behind Octam's notoriety her pregnancy
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was
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record-breaking soon the time came for
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Naja Sulman to deliver her babies
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thankfully all eight babies were safely
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delivered and came out healthy surely a
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relief for Naja aside from the fact that
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it was amazing to see Naja's case is the
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first in history and the world
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definitely took notice naja's children
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are the first set of octopus who were
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all born alive and survived for more
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than 7 days after they were born najia
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was just happy to see and hold her
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babies at that point and she was very
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much looking forward to introducing her
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babies to their older siblings however
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the world was watching her and they were
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unconvinced that she would be able to
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handle things all the same a lot of
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people especially the medical community
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seemed to be amazed of her story and
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wanted to get all the details many
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doctors tried to speak to Naja because
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not only was her pregnancy an
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extraordinary feat but all her ocuplets
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survived prior to the delivery of her
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octop Naja was already getting a lot of
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media attention with websites news
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channels and newspapers all reporting
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about her pretty unique pregnancy people
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recognized her and even if they didn't
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know her name they knew her by her
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nickname Optimum naja attempted to
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control the story or the reports about
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her and she wanted to use the attention
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to financially support her large family
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thus after giving birth to her octop she
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hired people to manage her public
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relations so that she could share her
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story and have some form of control over
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it but this task turned out to be
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extremely difficult naga continued to
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get a lot of media attention even after
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she welcomed her octopitz to the world
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and her critics often accused her of
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wanting to be in the spotlight they even
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said this was the actual reason she
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decided to have all her children
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meanwhile her public persona was
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something Naja had to get used to but as
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time passed her fame became even more
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difficult to handle as a matter of fact
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Californians assailed her saying she is
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wasting taxpayers money and she embodies
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practically everything negative about
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modern society in America even though
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there were still those who supported
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Naja she eventually reached a point
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where the media attention and exposure
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was too much for her her original goal
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of controlling the story seemed too far
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away so she decided to make a bold move
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and open up about the struggle she is
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facing in an interview with People
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magazine she reacted to the caricatures
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about her i don't get much sleep about 2
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or 3 hours a night but I'm continuing to
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move forward with my life and trying to
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be the best mother I can be she
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commented though her attitude towards
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the attention she received made people
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still skeptical about her even though
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years had passed since she had given
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birth people still speculated about Naja
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Sulman and despite many in America
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adoring the Sulman family Nadia's
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critics kept sharing their skeptical
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remarks and did not back down
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unfortunately this started to affect her
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ability to raise the children and there
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were even reports of her grim situation
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nadia might have been at a very low
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point in her life since she still felt
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alone despite having 14 children since
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she was struggling to raise her 14 kids
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she accepted welfare but what she didn't
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know was that she would have to face
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another obstacle that even government
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assistants would not be able to handle
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actually child protective services
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looked into the matter and investigated
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whether the rumors were true but when
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they formally visited Naja's house to
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conduct the investigation they didn't
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discover any signs of negligence and
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found the rumors baseless even declaring
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her home rather suitable for kids have
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declared the Sulman home suitable for
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children but unfortunately someone who
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could very much affect Naja's life
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completely disagreed with the statement
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her landlord he said that Naja had
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violated the terms of the lease and even
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told the media about Nadia's situation
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prior to evicting her and her entire
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family naj simply wanted to be the kind
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of mother who is good to her kids but
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they were now about to lose their home
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and this made her resort to desperate
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measures to Naja's dismay there wasn't
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anything that could make her landlord
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change his mind naja and her 14 children
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needed to move out she has always
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maintained that her real self was a mom
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who loved her kids deeply but the
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pressing problem was her money wasn't
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enough to put a roof over their heads
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because she needed some money she tried
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all sorts of things to get it like
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joining the film industry going into
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some business and even trying out a
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music career it is very stressful being
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in the spotlight and all that stress got
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to Naja Sulman in the end when she
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realized this she decided to change and
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start a new she knew that this change
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would allow her to become a better mom
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and lead a much happier life so she was
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successful at turning her life around
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first she got a name change then she got
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a degree and then she began working as a
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part-time family
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therapist niga now called Natalie is
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raising her 10-year-old octopus on a
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vegan diet and practices open honest
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parenting she feels her life and media
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journey turned out well and shares her
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healthy lifestyle on Instagram in 2013 a
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mysterious man inspired her to leave her
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past behind and start fresh she admits
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having so many kids without thinking was
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immature but she has no regrets and now
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focuses fully on her children choosing a
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celibate and simple life living in a
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small apartment and getting by with food
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stamps Naja says she's finally at peace
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she's close with her 14 kids and
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recently moved them to her hometown for
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stability despite challenges especially
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raising her autistic son Aiden she
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teaches her kids strong values like
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gratitude and service though life is
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tough Naja finds joy in motherhood and
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continues to inspire others even sharing
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relatable moments like back to school
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stress online to cope with the stress of
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raising 14 kids Naja now Natalie works
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out regularly and shares this with her
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followers online she also bonds with her
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kids through spa nights with her
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daughters and movie nights with her sons
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always making sure each child feels
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loved in 2018 she appeared on the Dr oz
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show to talk about her journey from IVF
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to becoming Optimum and now a healthy
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focused mom she and her kids even
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launched a YouTube channel naday
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embraces her children's differences and
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loves that they all look unique the
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octopus live active lives run races and
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raise money for causes reflecting the
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values Naja taught them from a young age
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her kids also work hard in school and
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she shares their accomplishments online
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on Mother's Day their love and handmade
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gifts remind her that all her hard work
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is worth it she's now writing a book
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about raising her autistic son Aiden and
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her large family despite the challenges
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Naja maintains a strong bond with her
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daughters and sons especially during
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their weekly family fun night a
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tradition that keeps their family close
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on holidays they stay active many joined
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a turkey trot and won pies naja battles
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chronic pain from past pregnancies but
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stays strong through daily workouts as a
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child Naja showed her motherly side by
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caring for cats especially one named
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Boots her daughter Kalissa a cat lover
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too enjoys old photos of her mom an old
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picture from Germany shows young Naja
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resembling her son Caleb sharing these
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photos reminds her to stay grateful
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despite the challenges of raising 14
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kids when asked about her roots Naja
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shared that her Palestinian father
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embraced all people explaining her
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choice of giving her kids Jewish names
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she promotes unity and love for all she
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avoids reality shows to protect her
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kids' development but is open to a
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future American documentary her kids
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love animals and even help care for them
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niga ensures both her kids and pets eat
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healthily she shops for fresh organic
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food every 2 days sharing meal photos
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and tips online some fans even suggest
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she publish a cookbook something she's
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open to after her memoir keeps
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things real on social media showing her
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kids being happy and playful her honest
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parenting approach has earned her praise
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and admiration from many followers
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niga's kids surprised her with a sweet
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early birthday vegan breakfast showing
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their love and appreciation despite
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being a busy mom Niga makes time for
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healthy vegan meals and shares her
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lifestyle online inspiring other single
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moms though some criticize raising kids
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vegan Naja says their pediatrician
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confirms they're very healthy many
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followers praise her for promoting a
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compassionate lifestyle after the birth
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of the ocuplets Naja accepted paid
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interviews to support her family but
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later admitted she felt like a fake
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doing it out of desperation she shared
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her struggles growing up and revealed
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that her doctor misled her into
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implanting more embryos than planned
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leading to controversy in the revocation
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of his
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license to fund IVF she used disability
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payments from a work injury and a family
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inheritance though she once welcomed
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media attention it overwhelmed her and
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she realized pretending wasn't
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sustainable eventually Na turned her
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life around despite lasting physical
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damage from pregnancy she found healing
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through running and involved her kids in
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her fitness journey despite daily pain
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she avoids pharmaceuticals relying
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instead on prayer and raw veganism
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fitness became her therapy and she
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credits her family's health to their
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clean lifestyle now Nija is proud of her
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thriving kids the only surviving octopus
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and openly shares their journey
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including their struggles with honesty
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and pride the reporter turned to Na's
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older kids who had mixed feelings about
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media attention her daughter Amera
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shared that while her friends didn't
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know much about the octop she was often
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asked about them responding with respect
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for privacy her son Joshua on the other
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hand appreciated having siblings and
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liked answering questions from friends
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who didn't have
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siblings at the interviews close Naja
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reflected on her past choices
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acknowledging her mistakes but
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emphasizing the extraordinary way her
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children turned out the Oroplets
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recently celebrated their 10th birthday
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and Naja shared a heartfelt Instagram
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post of them at age 4 expressing her
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deep love and pride for them she
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continues to reflect on how blessed she
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feels to have them in her life thank you
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