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Lena Dunham recently welcomed her first child, a girl born via surrogate, following her hysterectomy in 2018 at age 31. In an interview with The Times in July 2025, she expressed both grief and relief about the procedure but emphasized her excitement about expanding her family through surrogacy. Dunham has shared pictures of herself and her husband, producer Ben Foster (often referred to as Felber), with their newborn on Vogue's Instagram account, including one showing a hospital tag that reads "Dunham, Baby Lena."
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Lena Dunham, 37, and her husband Luis Felber welcomed their first child via surrogate earlier this year. Dunham had undergone a hysterectomy at age 31 due to severe endometriosis and subsequently lost her left ovary in 2018, making traditional conception impossible. Despite the emotional weight of losing her fertility, she expressed both grief and relief about her medical journey. In July 2025, Dunham told The Times that she was expanding their family "in new ways," indicating their use of a surrogate to have a child. The couple is currently in the United States but plans to move to London soon, where Felber is from. Upon meeting her newborn daughter for the first time, Dunham expressed overwhelming joy and told her baby, "I'm your mama. You…you look nothing like I thought you would, but exactly right."
Written for “Lena Dunham Becomes Mother” on 2026-09-17,
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The actress said that her first words to the baby girl were: "I'm your mama.
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I → say → girl
You…you look nothing like I thought you would, but exactly right.
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you → look → ?
We've been waiting for you, do you know that?
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you → wait → that
It was so nice of you to come."
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It → come → you
Dunham underwent a hysterectomy in 2018 at the age of 31 after enduring years of pain, and has spoken openly about her health journey.
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Dunham → undergo → journey
Dunham told The Times in July 2025 that she wanted to grow her family, adding that while she and her husband explored their options, she felt both "grief" and "relief" about her hysterectomy.
She said: “I thought I would have the opportunity to experience my fertility and my cycle waning and it never was.
“Instead it was a very quick, sharp cut-off...
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it → tell → opportunity
I will say we’re in the process of expanding our family in new ways.
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we → say → ways
I want to safely meet our children and then figure out how to talk about it.”
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I → want → it
Earlier this year, she told Today with Jenna and Sheinelle that she was "really excited" at finding a way to have a family of her own.
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she → tell → own
She said: "A lot of dreams came to an end.
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lot → say → 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.
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what → put → weight
Some people don'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.
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I → dream → way
"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.
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I → meet → place
Whatever way it happens, I will feel so grateful."
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I → happen → way
Pictures of the happy new parents and their baby have appeared on Vogue's instagram feed.
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Pictures → appear → feed
One image shows Dunham grinning at the camera whilst holding her child, whilst Felber kisses her head, and another shows a hospital tag around the baby's leg that said "Dunham, Baby Lena".
Dunham and Felber met on a blind date in 2021 and they married a few months later.
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