It’s official.  Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka, are now the proud parents of twins — a boy and a girl.

Like many gay couples, the men had to choose a non-traditional route to have a child together.  Preferring to use at least one of the couple’s DNA, Harris and Burtka chose the route of surrogacy.

Surrogacy is a process used by both heterosexual and homosexual partners and individuals in order to have a child.  A surrogate mother carries the child to term and then the baby is given to the parents.

If you’re contemplating going the surrogacy route, it’s critical to choose a clinic that has a great deal of experience in the process.  There are plenty of elements to the experience that would be difficult — if not practically impossible — to handle on one’s own.  And that begins with finding the right surrogate.

Our congratulations go out to Harris and Burtka and all the other moms and dads who have become parents through surrogacy.