Lena Dunham announces birth of first baby via surrogacy

Lena Dunham, creator of the television series Girls, announced the birth of her first child via surrogacy in an op-ed published by Vogue on Wednesday. In the piece, she described feeling “bashful and dizzy with joy.” Dunham, who is 40, has spoken openly about her fertility challenges, chronic illness, and the grief she felt over lost motherhood dreams after undergoing a hysterectomy at age 31. Discussing the surrogate, she wrote in Vogue: “While I've been known to make friends rapidly -