The negative public response to her determined family-building, which was described by the octuplets’ grandmother as ‘unconscionable’, has apparently left Miss Suleman “extremely disappointed”.

Initial reports claiming her family would be deluged with offers of free cars, toys, nappies and possibly even a house have proved to be vastly wide of the mark, with corporate sponsors seemingly reluctant to have their brands associated with the scandal-wracked Suleman clan.