Lena Dunham welcomes her first child via surrogate
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber welcomed a daughter via surrogate, an announcement Dunham shared in a Vogue op-ed.
- Dunham, 40, has been open about her fertility struggles, including severe endometriosis and an unsuccessful IVF cycle, as detailed in her memoir "Famesick."
- She described the process of finding a trusted surrogate and revealed that her daughter was born around August 12, during a solar eclipse and meteor shower.
- The birth occurred while Dunham was on a book tour, and she reflected on the complex emotions of waiting for her child’s arrival.
- Dunham married British Peruvian musician Luis Felber in 2021, and last year she had mentioned plans to expand her family without providing specifics.
