Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Lena Dunham welcomes first child, a daughter, via surrogate
Lena Dunham and Luis Felber have welcomed their first baby, a daughter.
A gestational surrogate carried and gave birth to the baby.
Dunham shared the news in a personal essay for Vogue.
The embryo transfer happened in November.
The baby was born nearly two weeks after her due date.
Dunham was able to be in the delivery room and hear her daughter cry.
Dunham had a hysterectomy in 2017, so she could not carry a pregnancy herself.
She wrote about the complicated feelings and close relationship involved in surrogacy.
She and Felber married in 2021.
Lena Dunham and her husband, musician Luis Felber, welcomed their first child, a daughter, via a gestational surrogate.
Dunham announced the birth in a personal essay published by Vogue on Wednesday.
The embryo transfer took place in November, and the baby arrived nearly two weeks past her due date.
Dunham underwent a total hysterectomy in 2017 after years of severe endometriosis and a failed round of IVF.
Dunham and Felber married in September 2021 and are currently in the United States.
- Who
- Writer, director and actor Lena Dunham and her husband, musician Luis Felber, welcomed their first child.
- What
- They had a daughter through a gestational surrogate.
- When
- The birth was announced on Wednesday; the embryo transfer occurred in November, and the baby arrived nearly two weeks past her due date.
- Where
- The birth was described in Dunham’s Vogue essay; the couple are currently in the United States.
- Why
- Dunham could not carry a pregnancy after undergoing a total hysterectomy in 2017 following severe endometriosis.
- Parents
- Lena Dunham and Luis Felber
- Child
- Their first child, a daughter
- Birth method
- Gestational surrogacy
- Announcement
- Personal essay for Vogue
- Embryo transfer
- November
- Dunham’s hysterectomy
- 2017, at age 31
- Marriage
- September 2021