Octomom Nadya Suleman’s Fired Nannies And Gloria Allred Say She Was Always Shopping, Is Probs Insane

Nadya Suleman’s former “Angels in Waiting” nannies, one of whom she recently fired after she had called 911 on lawyer Gloria Allred, have come forward with details on what life was like with Nadya and her 14 children. Their five-day experience was enough for them to file three complaints with California’s Child Protective Services.

One of the group’s major complaints was that Nadya was rarely home and, when she was, she did not interact with the children “unless cameras were rolling.” Oh, Nads! One nurse recalls being told to “get out of a shot” and had to wait until shooting had completed to “suction regurgitated milk from one infant.” 

They also expressed concern that, when they broached the subject that Nadya’s children were at risk for abduction, Nadya chose to spend money on a new Jacuzzi for her bedroom rather than beef up security at her new home. They also allege that one baby was not bathed for several days, prompting a nurse to step in and care for him after Nadya kept offering excuses for why she could not. Recalls another nurse:

As soon as the camera lights were turned off, she stopped feeding. She didn’t burp the baby, put him on my chest and proceeded out the door. I did not see her for another 12 to 16 hours.

Nadya defends her actions and says she fired the nannies because she felt they were spying on her. Said Nadya, while hiding in her giant Jacuzzi:

I felt like a stranger in my own home. I felt ostracized. I felt excluded. I felt as though every time I tried to hold the baby, feed the baby, they were waiting for me to make a mistake.

The obviously solution would be to interact with “the baby” as little as possible and then fire the help. The California Department of Social Services says they are keeping a close eye on the Suleman household, but as explained by a family law attorney, they can’t take away Nadya’s children unless they see actual signs of abuse and neglect: “But you can’t assume she’s a bad mother. It’s only after seeing abuse, such as not having clothes and food for all of her kids.”

Nadya seems to feel pretty confident that her children won’t be taken from her: “I actually embrace Child Protective Services. I welcome them to come over and to show I have implemented extraordinary change.”

Another way to demonstrate one’s aptitude as a parent is to have one’s own reality series - another step Nadya is trying to take. The one caveat? She doesn’t want “Octomom” in the show’s title.

Inside Octomom’s Crazy World [in Touch, print]

The Nurses Tell All [Us Weekly, print]