Lena Dunham announces birth of first baby via surrogacy
Actress Lena Dunham has announced the birth of her first child via surrogacy, sharing her journey through fertility struggles and chronic illness. The announcement follows her public openness about the impact of a hysterectomy on her motherhood plans.
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Image source, Getty Images By Tabby Wilson Published 5 minutes ago Girls creator Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with husband Luis Felber via a surrogate.
The writer and actress announced the birth of her daughter in an op-ed published by Vogue on Wednesday, where she wrote she was "bashful and dizzy with joy".
Dunham, 40, has spoken publicly about her struggles with fertility and chronic illness, and grief around her dreams of motherhood after undergoing a hysterectomy when she was 31 years old.
Of meeting her surrogate, she wrote in Vogue: "While I've been known to make friends quickly - airport terminals, veterinary offices - this was the quickest leap from first coffee to gynecological procedure I'd ever done."
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