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• Morning News: Hyperactive Kids Just Need a Nap

  You'd think that if sleep caused hyperactivity, those with ADHD would just settle down and get over it. But it's not that easy. However, Canadian researchers think they've found a connection between how much sleep a child with ADHD gets and the severity of the disorder. We'll take any excuse for extra downtime. In other news this morning, we've got Meghan McCain's love life, laws inspired by Octomom, Madoff's generous concessions, and where all the crappy economic news leaves Obama's popularity rating. Plus, a picture of the world's ugliest cat.   Read More... Posted Mar 04 2009, 09:30 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: barack obama, ADHD, embryo transfer, meghan McCain, implants, morning news, daily beast, Octomom, mortgagee bailout, economic collapse, bernard madoff, ugly cat

• Octuplets' Fertility Doctor Strikes Again!

  The fertility doctor who is responsible for the birth of eight babies to a jobless single mother who already had six kids is in the news again. The LA Times and KTTV Fox 11 are reporting that shortly after Nadya Suleman became pregnant with octuplets, her fertility doctor, Dr. Michael Kamrava, helped another mother get pregnant. She wanted one baby. But she's now five months along with quadruplets. The mom-to-be's name has not been released, but here are the stunning details on her:   Read More... Posted Feb 13 2009, 02:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, quadruplets, Today Show, surprise babies, LA Times, embryo transfer, octuplets, ann curry, nadya suleman looks like Angelina Jolie, angela suleman

• Octuplets' Mom Done Making Babies, Plans to Survive on Loans

  First reaction? Well I should hope so! Second reaction ... hmmm, think she means it? Nadya Suleman told Ann Curry in her interview for NBC's "Dateline" that she's done having babies. She said the octuplets were "a sign from God" that she should stop. Perhaps she's getting her signals mixed up ...   Read More... Posted Feb 11 2009, 02:02 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, surprise babies, embryo transfer, Telegraph, AP, octuplets, ann curry, nadya suleman looks like Angelina Jolie, nadya suleman plastic surgery, nbc dateline

• Octuplets' Grandma Calls Daughter 'Unconscionable' as Babies Introduced to the World

  The grandmother of the California octuplets (plus six others) turned on her daughter, Nadya Suleman, calling her unconscionable for undergoing IVF yet again -- the pregnancy that conceived the now famous eight babies. The grandmother's change of heart comes after Suleman told the press she had a sad, dysfunctional childhood. On the Today show this morning, Suleman introduced to the world babies Malia, Nariah, Isaiah ...   Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 02:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, Today Show, surprise babies, embryo transfer, Telegraph, AP, octuplets, ann curry, nadya suleman looks like Angelina Jolie, angela suleman

• Why the Octuplets Mom Went For It

  Finally! An explanation why the woman with no job, no partner, no home of her own -- but with four sons and two daughters - would undergo IVF to conceive. As we're all aware, that pregnancy resulted in the birth of octuplets -- six boys and two girls. Her mom spoke to the press explaining the seventh pregnancy:   Read More... Posted Jan 31 2009, 04:34 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, surprise babies, LA Times, embryo transfer, Telegraph, AP, octuplets

• Really, Really Rare Birth: Identical Triplets

  For starters, getting pregnant with triplets is a surprise, right? Sure, it's not terribly unusual when we're talking about in-vitro and embryo transfers, which we are. Hang on, hang on, hang on. This isn't fertility treatment business as usual. In this case, the doctor only transferred one embryo into the N.Y. mother-to-be's womb! What the ...? Read More... Posted Mar 05 2008, 04:06 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: triplets, IVF, multiples, embryo transfer, identical triplets, rare birth, in-vitro fertilization

• Doctors Want Fewer Twins

  Doctors are suddenly on a tear to reduce the number of twins and triplets born in the U.S. Twins are everywhere and triplets aren't really all that original anymore either thanks to advances in fertility treatments. But considering the health risks multiple births pose to both moms and babies, those in the business are looking for ways to lower the number of triplet -- and even twin -- births.   Read More... Posted Feb 19 2008, 05:33 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: baby, twins, triplets, multiple births, IVF, embryo, NY Times, health insurance, fertility issues, fertility treatments, embryo transfer