Octomom Nadya Sulemans kids speak out for the first time: She had to sacrifice so much

Octomom Natalie “Nadya” Suleman’s children are addressing the public for the first time to defend their mother.The mother of 14’s history-making octuplets spoke out in a rare interview with People ahead of the upcoming Lifetime movie and docuseries about their life, titled “I Was Octomom” and “Confessions of Octomom,” both premiering in March.While Suleman’s oldest kids “do not want to” break their silence publicly, the 49-year-old’s eight youngest children are ready to control their narrative.“I’m just very excited,” Suleman’s daughter Nariyah, 15, told the outlet of their movie and docuseries.

“Our mom would finally be able to say her side of the story, because I feel like it was very unfair how she was terrorized and hated for just being a mother.And she had to sacrifice so much just for her children.”The news of the movie and docuseries comes as Suleman’s octuplets gear up to celebrate their sixteenth birthday on January 26.Suleman shared that her children wanted their story to be made public.“I’ve been saying, I want to keep them safe and protect my kids, and well, they’re older now,” she told People.”They’re turning 16 and making the decision to really do this.”In 2009, Suleman found unusual fame when she was implanted with 12 embryos by a Beverly Hills fertility specialist and became pregnant with eight out of the dozen.She gave birth to the first surviving octuplets, which coined her with the worldwide nickname Octomom.However, Suleman’s IVF choice was heavily criticized after it became known that she had struggled to take care of the six children she already had before welcoming her octuplets.

To make ends meet, she turned to the adult film industry.She explained the backlash, telling the outlet that she had only hoped for one more kid.“The movie follows my journey, starting with my decision to have one more IVF procedure to try to complete my family of six,” she said.“I wanted only one more,...