"I wanted them all transferred," Nadya Suleman told NBC's "Today" show. "Those are my children, and that's what was available and I used them. So, I took a risk. It's a gamble. It always is."
"It turned out perfectly," Suleman added in a portion of the interview broadcast Friday. Other portions of interview, her first since the octuplets were born, are scheduled to air next week.
Experts say there is a small chance that embryos can divide, which apparently led to eight babies.
The interview and public documents obtained by The Associated Press lifted the veil of secrecy in which Suleman shrouded herself after the Jan. 26 births.
The 33-year-old single, unemployed woman has been widely criticized for having a fertility procedure and risking multiple births when she already has six young children, including twins.
During the interview, she said the same fertility specialist implanted all the embryos and explained the risks each time. In portions of the interview yet to be aired, NBC said Suleman told them all 14 of her children were born using sperm donated by the same man, a friend. She said she hoped that when he's ready, he would be in the lives of her and her children.
"It turned out perfectly," Suleman added in a portion of the interview broadcast Friday. Other portions of interview, her first since the octuplets were born, are scheduled to air next week.
Experts say there is a small chance that embryos can divide, which apparently led to eight babies.
The interview and public documents obtained by The Associated Press lifted the veil of secrecy in which Suleman shrouded herself after the Jan. 26 births.
The 33-year-old single, unemployed woman has been widely criticized for having a fertility procedure and risking multiple births when she already has six young children, including twins.
During the interview, she said the same fertility specialist implanted all the embryos and explained the risks each time. In portions of the interview yet to be aired, NBC said Suleman told them all 14 of her children were born using sperm donated by the same man, a friend. She said she hoped that when he's ready, he would be in the lives of her and her children.
She also said she had never been on welfare and would find a way to get by with the help of family, friends and her church. She said she planned to return to school in the fall.
With in vitro fertilization, doctors frequently implant more than one embryo to improve the odds that one will take. However, the U.S. fertility industry has guidelines that call for no more than two embryos to be implanted for women under 35 "in the absence of extraordinary circumstances." more
With in vitro fertilization, doctors frequently implant more than one embryo to improve the odds that one will take. However, the U.S. fertility industry has guidelines that call for no more than two embryos to be implanted for women under 35 "in the absence of extraordinary circumstances." more
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