{"id":14206,"date":"2026-09-16T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/lena-dunham-welcomes-first-child-with-husband-luis-felber-via-surrogate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:24:00","slug":"lena-dunham-welcomes-first-child-with-husband-luis-felber-via-surrogate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/lena-dunham-welcomes-first-child-with-husband-luis-felber-via-surrogate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Dunham welcomes first child with husband Luis Felber via surrogate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a3ef02\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child \u2013 a daughter \u2013 with her husband Luis Felber via surrogate<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">16:24, 16 Sep 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 16:41, 16 Sep 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37670087\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband Luis Felber via surrogate\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband Luis Felber via surrogate<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband Luis Felber. The 40-year-old Girls creator and star and her musician husband welcomed their first child &#8211; a daughter &#8211; via surrogate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lena revealed the exciting news in an op-ed for <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"VogueLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/lena-dunham-shopping-for-baby-october-2026\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Vogue<\/a> published on Wednesday, 16 September. In it, Lena revealed that her daughter arrived 13 days later than expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She also added that her first words to the baby girl were: &#8220;I\u2019m your mama. You\u2026you look nothing like I thought you would, but exactly right. We\u2019ve been waiting for you, do you know that? It was so nice of you to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The star underwent a hysterectomy in 2018 at the age of 31 after enduring years of endometriosis-related pain and has spoken openly about her health journey.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37670129\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37670129\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lena Dunham and Luis Felber married in 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/article37670129.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2220184076.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/article37670129.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2220184076.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/article37670129.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2220184076.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/article37670129.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2220184076.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Lena Dunham and Luis Felber married in 2021\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Lena Dunham and Luis Felber married in 2021<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Earlier this year, Lena discussed how she was &#8220;really excited&#8221; at finding a way to have a family of her own, years after undergoing her hysterectomy.<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, she said: &#8220;A lot of dreams came to an end. In the moment, my pain was so overriding that I put those other thoughts aside, and it was only in the aftermath of the surgery that I started to feel the weight of what had happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Some people don&#8217;t dream about being mothers, but I had, and it was a big part of my identity that I was going to do it someday in that way.<u\/><u\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The amazing thing is, since then, I have met so many people who built their families in so many different ways, and I have really come to a place where I feel really excited. Whatever way it happens, I will feel so grateful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lena met her husband on a blind date in 2021 and they married a few months later. She previously dated musician Jack Antonoff before they split in 2018 after six years together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/lena-dunham-first-child-surrogate-37670080\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child \u2013 a daughter \u2013 with her husband Luis Felber via surrogate 16:24, 16 Sep 2026Updated 16:41, 16 Sep 2026 Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband Luis Felber via surrogate Lena Dunham has welcomed her first child with her husband Luis Felber. 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