Octomom Nadya Suleman, Mother Of 14 Kids, Admits She ‘Regrets Not Suing The Fertility Doctor’

Nadya Suleman, mother of 14 children, has revealed her deepest regret as a mother. Suleman made headlines in 2009 when she became mother to the world’s first surviving octuplets.

At the time of the birth, she was already a single mother to six children. Her story, including her fertility doctor Dr. Michael Kamrava, quickly became the subject of much controversy when it was revealed that Kamrava implanted 12 embryos in Suleman. At the time, Kamrava had told Suleman he only put six embryos in her, despite the recommended amount of two. Kamrava’s license was revoked and Suleman disappeared from the news in 2013.

Last October, Suleman became a grandmother for the first time – but certainly not the last.

Suleman, 49, has launched her second act through the Lifetime film I Was Octomom and the following docuseries Confessions of Octomom, set to premiere on March 8 and 10.

In an interview with People, Suleman shared, “I don’t think I’d do too much differently. I do regret not suing the infertility doctor…I definitely regret that because his insurance would’ve been the one paying and it would’ve been some millions, and it would’ve been helpful for my family.”

At the time of her octuplet birth, Suleman was living with her parents and cash-strapped. 

“I regret that I kind of threw myself under the bus to cover for him, and I shouldn’t have, but I was grateful,” she added. “I wouldn’t have had any of my kids if it weren’t for his innovative technique. No one else in the world did this type of procedure, so I didn’t have it in my heart to sue him.”

Regardless of Kamrava, Suleman did sue the hospital where she gave birth in Bellflower, California, for the employees’ inappropriate distribution of her private medical records.

“We are a loving family and we’re there for each other,” she explained. “All of my kids are just very humble, grounded, kind people with good hearts.”

Suleman reflected on what drove her to want such a big family: “I wasn’t happy as an only child, and clearly, I projected my dream onto my kids and wanted a big—well, not this big of a family—but I did want seven kids.”

She continued, “There is an amalgamation of factors. I wanted kids to create maybe a safe and predictable little world that I lacked growing up…in retrospect…I may have possibly overachieved with kids. I didn’t intend on having this many.”

Over the years, Suleman has faced various legal challenges, including being charged with welfare fraud.