Octomom Nadya Suleman Breaks Down as She Prepares to Share Her Story, Reveal Sperm Donor in Explosive Lifetime Doc (Exclusive)

Octomom is speaking out 16 years after first rising to infamy.

In January 2009, ​​Natalie "Nadya" Suleman earned the nickname Octomom when she gave birth to two girls and six boys, who became the first-ever surviving octuplets. After conceiving via IVF treatments and already being a single mother to six other kids, Suleman began to face massive backlash, which she is addressing in Lifetime’s upcoming Confessions of Octomom docuseries.

The trailer for the program kicks off with Suleman, now 49, driving around Los Angeles with a face covering, hat and sunglasses. When the producer asks why she is covering up, she says: “It helps with my social anxiety.”

“Nobody knows — they look and they look away,” she continues. “It doesn't draw any attention because people don't want to look and stare.”

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It then flashes back to news articles from 2009, when the public criticized Suleman for having 14 children while already on government aid and struggling to take care of them. At one point, the documentary points out she was even voted “the most hated mom in the world.”

“At the time, my mom was getting a lot of death threats,” one of Suleman’s daughters tells cameras.

After 13 years of “living in hiding,” Suleman finally appears on camera to tell her side of the story.

“I'd love to explain what happened and why I became Octomom,” she says. “I've always wanted to be a mom. I wanted a big family. When I set my mind to achieving a goal, you know, I achieve that goal.”

“I think I may have overachieved with being a mom, though, a little too much there,” she laughs.

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Suleman explains that she found Beverly Hills fertility specialist, Dr. Michael Kamrava, after being diagnosed with endometriosis. Court documents then flashed on the screen, showing that Kamrava had been going against the recommended medical practice of implanting just two embryos at a time.

“The doctor transferred eight embryos, and she knew that there were eight,” someone says in the doc, highlighting speculation that Suleman was lying about her knowledge of how many babies she was carrying.

It then surfaced reports about how Suleman made money to support her kids.

“When someone comes up to you at school and asks you, ‘Is your mom a stripper,’ you don't know what to say,” one of her sons says.

Suleman explains: “I had just given birth to eight. I could not financially afford them. I was struggling. I was really desperate to make any money.”

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Things quickly escalated when Suleman checked into rehab in 2012, which is when she says she decided it “was the time to kill Octomom.”

“My mom took a turn,” her daughter can be heard saying before a recording of a 911 call Suleman had placed, saying, “I'm going to kill myself. Oh God, oh God, I'm going to kill myself.”

“I've been waiting a very, very long time to tell my true story, and I believe the world is ready to hear it,” Suleman declares.

In addition to hearing from Octomom and her 14 kids, the docuseries will also feature the sperm donor, who has never come forward before.

“Our mom talks often about the story, how it all started,” her kids say, all chiming in. “It wasn't how everyone thinks it was. My mom did everything in her power to protect her kids.”

“The main reason why we're doing all this is to get the truth out there,” they add.

Suleman then concludes: “This is our story. The real one. It has been a long time to share my story,” she cries.

Confessions of Octomom premieres March 10 at 10 p.m. ET on Lifetime.

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