Octuplets' mother had depression, suicidal thoughts while starting a family
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 21:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Nadya Suleman tells NBC's Ann Curry that she wanted a large family because she lacked 'certain connections and attachments' growing up. State documents give details of her childhood and back injury. For seven years, beginning in her teens, Nadya Suleman tried to have a baby. She suffered three miscarriages. She tried artificial insemination and fertility drugs, to no avail. By 2000, a back injury and her inability to bear children had sent her into a deep depression in which she told a psychiatrist that she had suicidal thoughts.