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. They presently reside in La Habra, California. They are only the second full set of octuplets to be born alive in the United States and, having survived more than a week, surpassed the previous worldwide survival-rate for a complete set of octuplets set by the Chukwu octuplets of 1998. The extremely controversial circumstances of their high order multiple birth has led to debate in the field of assisted reproductive technology as well as an investigation by the Medical Board of California of the fertility specialist involved, regarding the transfer of six embryos at once.
The children carry their biological father’s last name of Solomon. The babies’ names, gender and birth weight in birth order are:
- Noah Angel Solomon – male; 2 lbs 8 oz
- Maliyah Angel Solomon – female; 2 lbs 2 oz
- Isaiah Angel Solomon – male; 3 lbs 1 oz
- Nariyah Angel Solomon – female; 2 lbs 3 oz
- Makai Angel Solomon – male; 1 lbs 12 oz
- Josiah Angel Solomon – male; 2 lbs 9 oz
- Jeremiah Angel Solomon – male; 1 lb 13 oz
- Jonah Angel Solomon – male; 2 lbs 7 oz
Here are Nadya Suleman’s photos before giving birth to her 8 wonderful babies:
After seeing everything, there’s this question which suddenly popped into my mind. How is it possible to carry so many babies in her womb? Good thing, I found the answer right after watching this short video clip over Youtube.
Sources: Wikipedia.org & Youtube.com
