Celebrities and Surrogacy Children - Physician's Surrogacy

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Celebrities and Surrogacy Children
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• There are a lot more options available today for
  individuals and couples that want to extend their
  family. With the rise in infertility, more and
  more people are choosing to use a surrogate. This
  is the best option for couples and individuals
  who want to have a biological connection to the
  child, but the woman is not capable of carrying a
  pregnancy to term successfully.
• Surrogacy is now common in Hollywood. For many
  celebrities, using a gestational surrogate is the
  preferred choice for expanding their family. Many
  celebrities who find that they have infertility
  issues and cannot conceive on their own, choose 
  IVF first. However, failed treatments have led
  them to seek the help of a surrogate.

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• Each surrogate plays a different role, depending
  on who the Intended Parents are.  Some surrogates
  are only there to deliver the baby while others
  become an important part of the childs life and
  sometimes even fulfill the role of godmother.
• Since the early 90s, many celebrities have been
  open about their use of a surrogate. As a result,
  surrogacy has become more common and more
  celebrities are openly discussing how happy they
  are that option is available to them. Having
  their own biological children would not have been
  possible if it werent for a surrogate. 
• Here is a list of 15 celebs who have used a
  surrogate to fulfill their dreams of building a
  family and experience the joy of parenthood.

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Robert de niro

• In 2011, Robert De Niro and his wife Grace
  Hightower welcomed a baby girl in their family
  who was born via surrogacy.
• At 68, Robert De Niro wanted to have another
  child, but had five children from other
  relationships at the time.  He has twin sons, who
  were born via a surrogate, with his ex Toukie
  Smith. He also has two older children with his
  first wife Diahnne a daughter in her forties and
  a son in his late thirties.

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Nicole kidman Keith urban

• For actress Nicole Kidman, getting pregnant was
  an emotional ride. 
• Two years after she gave birth to Sunday Rose,
  her first child, she decided to use a surrogate
  in order to have her second child. Kidman also
  has two adopted children Isabella and Connor,
  with her first husband Tom Cruise.

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Elizabeth Banks

• Actress Elizabeth Banks has some medical issues
  that prevent an embryo from implanting into her
  uterine wall. Because of her condition, she was
  not able to carry a pregnancy to full term.
• Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman had
  two sons, Magnus and Felix, via surrogacy. They
  have a unique relationship with their surrogate
  who has remained in their lives, as an auntie to
  their children.

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CHRis daughtry

• Wife of musician Chris Daughtry, Deanna Daughtry,
  had a partial hysterectomy in 2006. As a result,
  she is not able to carry a child. When they
  decided to have children, they turned to
  surrogacy. 
• They used In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and had
  the embryo transferred to a gestational carrier.
  The Daughtry family welcomed twins Noah and
  Adalynn into their family on November 17, 2010.

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Elton john

• Elton John and David Furnish used a surrogacy
  agency in California to build their family.
• The couple welcomed their sons Elijah and Zachary
  via surrogacy.  They are said to have paid
  27,660 and 32,600 to their surrogates.

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Ricky martin

• Ricky Martin is among those who didnt wait to
  find a perfect match to start their family. As a
  single parent, Ricky Martin welcomed his twin
  sons Valentino and Matteo, born via a surrogate
  in 2008.
• Ricky Martin states that he doesnt think of a
  surrogate as a rented womb which is a term that
  some people use for a gestational carrier. He has
  an everlasting bond with his surrogate and views
  her as an angelic being that blessed him with
  twins.

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Marissa jaret winokur

• She was unable to carry the child herself after
  losing her uterus and a part of her cervix to
  cervical cancer. Luckily, her ovaries were not
  affected, and her eggs were safely preserved.
• In 2008, Marissa and her husband Judah used a
  surrogate for the birth of their son Zev. She has
  a close relationship with her surrogate and wants
  her to be in the childs life forever. The
  surrogate is also her sons godmother.

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Giuliana Bill rancic

• The couple publicly struggled to have a baby on
  their reality TV show Giuliana and Bill. They
  didnt lose hope of experiencing parenthood even
  after 3 failed IVF cycles. Instead, they finally
  decided to use a surrogate.
• While her baby was conceived, Giuliana underwent
  a double mastectomy, after being diagnosed with
  breast cancer. Her child, Edward Duke was born on
  August 29, 2012, via a surrogate. The couple is
  now planning for their second child.

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Dennis Quaid

• Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly
  Buffington used the services of a surrogate for
  the birth of their twins Zoe and Thomas.
• At the time of birth, Quaid was 53 and Buffington
  was 35. They never said why they chose to use a
  surrogate. The twins were born on November 8,
  2007.

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George lucas

• George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, had
  their first baby via surrogacy.
• This child was Lucass first biological child. He
  has three adopted children from his previous
  marriage to Marcia Griffin. Their baby daughter
  was born only two months after their marriage on
  August 9, 2013.

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Katey sagal kurt sutter

• The couple decided surrogacy was the best option
  for their first child together. Katey has two
  other children from a previous marriage.
• After the birth of her second child, she had some
  medical issues that made it impossible for her to
  carry another child. On Jan 10, 2007, the newest
  member of the family, Esme Louise, was born. 

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Neil patrick harris

• Having been together for several years, Neil
  Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka
  decided to use a surrogate.
• In an interview, Harris said that two eggs were
  used from an anonymous donor and each man donated
  sperm. On October 12, 2010 twins Harper and
  Gideon were born.

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DEIdre hall

• Deidre Hall, best known for her portrayal of Dr.
  Marlena Evans in the daytime drama Days of Our
  Lives, with her husband Steve Sohmer used a
  surrogate to expand their family before the
  procedure was as common as it is now.
• Their surrogate journey was different as they
  were not able to use Deidres eggs. However,
  Sohmers sperm was used to fertilize the
  surrogates egg. The couple felt that it was
  important that their child was biologically
  related to at least one of them.

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Joan lunden

• Journalist Joan Lunden turned to surrogacy after
  she was unable to conceive after five attempts
  via In Vitro Fertilization.
• The eggs were from an unknown donor, and the name
  has not been disclosed to them.  The couple
  eventually had four beautiful children via
  surrogacy. There was a time when they had four
  children at home, all under the age of two.

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Kim kardasian Kanye west

• After struggling to conceive her first two
  children, North and Saint, the couple considered
  other options.
• According to a source, Kardashians surrogate is
  a San Diego mom in her late twenties who was paid
  45,000 for the process. Their third child, a
  daughter ,was born to them on January 15, 2018.
  They named her Chicago.

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• Surrogacy is not that uncommon. Having
  celebrities tell their stories, makes it even
  more acceptable in the eyes of society. If you
  have any questions about the surrogacy journey,
  were here to help. You can always visit us
  at www.physicianssurrogacy.com or call
  858-209-3801 for more information.