Inside Lena Dunham, Kim Kardashian & More Celebrity Surrogacy Journeys

It’s a sentiment Kim Kardashian shared when she and then-husband Kanye “Ye” West welcomed daughter Chicago West, 8, and son Psalm West, 7, with the help of a surrogate after she endured difficult pregnancies and deliveries to bring eldest children North West, 13, and Saint West, 10, into the world.

“Kanye and I have always talked about having more kids,” the reality star shared on a 2017 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. But after placenta accreta forced her to undergo five different operations, she continued, “I’ve gone through so much with really bad deliveries that the doctors don’t feel like it’s safe for me to carry my own baby.”

And while Kardashian noted finding the right surrogate for their family took time, she’s so glad they went through with the process.

“Honestly, when it’s done, I think it was the best decision I’ve ever made,” she added. “I think it was such an amazing experience. I would recommend it for anyone. I am the biggest fan of surrogacy.”

However, everyone’s journey with surrogacy is different. And Olivia Munn admitted she initially had some concerns about not being able to carry her and now-husband John Mulaney’s 2-year-old daughter Méi. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 less than two years after they welcomed 4-year-old son Malcolm, the actress suffered side effects from her hormone-suppressing medication that ultimately led her to have her ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes removed.

“I think the most surprising part about the surrogacy journey was that the sadness I felt from not being able to carry my daughter really dissipated once all of my hopes and dreams were placed into this other woman and I knew that she was really kind and cared so much,” The Newsroom alum told Self in 2025, “I just sat in my gratitude instead of living in any fear or sadness or concern.”

To see what more stars have shared about their surrogacy journeys, read on.