Nadya Suleman Fires Nurses

The octuplets' mother fired the nurses who offered to give free care to her children on the "Dr. Phil" show, just five days after the first babies came home, the mother's attorney said today.

On Sunday, mother Nadya Suleman terminated the four nurses from Angels in Waiting, a nonprofit organization, mostly because one filed a report against her with Child Protective Services, or CPS, said Jeffery Czech, Suleman's attorney. The nurse was concerned about the number of people at the La Habra house, Czech said.

"I think it's more of an issue with trust between the mother and those taking care of her kids," Czech said. "If you can imagine being monitored by somebody (that) every little mistake you make may get you reported to CPS."

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Angels in Waiting, declined to comment in an e-mail message.

At least one nurse, sometimes two, from Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center who previously cared for the babies and two nannies are helping to watch the 10 children now at the home, Czech said.

Two of the babies were released from the hospital Tuesday and another two arrived home Saturday. The other four babies remain at the hospital.

Czech said he was unsure who is paying for the nurses, but that Suleman is paying the nannies.

"I don't think it was a great fit from the get-go. There may have been great intentions," Czech said. "The bottom line is, it's not going to work and Nadya does have good alternatives."

Suleman is scheduled to tape another episode of the "Dr. Phil" show on Tuesday to tell her side of the story, Czech said. He was unsure when the show will air.

"She's afraid that rumors may be swirling around, and nurses (at Angels in Waiting) will not be truthful. She wants to make sure everything is said on television while the nurses are saying what they have to say about it," Czech said.

Angels in Waiting, through Allred, came to an agreement on the "Dr. Phil" show that the group would provide free, 24-hour care for Suleman's 14 children. But the arrangement has a contentious and bumpy past.

Allred filed a previous CPS report against Suleman when she failed to respond to Angels in Waiting's offer of free services, threatening that Suleman's children could end up in foster care if she didn't have proper help.

TV host Dr. Phil McGraw intervened, holding a private meeting at his house where the two parties agreed to care for all 14 children. But after the "Dr. Phil" show aired, it was revealed that Angels in Waiting had little money and needed about $135,000 annually for the children's care. Dr. Phil has been helping to raise funds for the services.

Despite the terminations, Czech said Suleman is staying focused on her children's care.

"It really is going well, amazingly well for the number of kids that are there," Czech said.

The nurses were probably in the way of her deal with Radar. They probably objected to the constant whoring out of her babies. Or maybe she has worked out a deal for a television show.

I hope we aren't paying for the Kaiser nurses as citizens of California. Because if she has a thousand dollars to spend on make up, she has the money to pay for her nurses.

Good for the nurse who turned her in to CPS, somebody needs to protect those children.

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