Gabrielle Union Details Surrogacy and Personal Struggles

Gabrielle Union has openly discussed the emotional toll of having her daughter Kaavia via surrogacy, expressing deep feelings of failure, public humiliation, and unresolved yearning. While grateful to her surrogate and devoted to her daughter, Union admits she has never fully come to terms with not being able to carry her child herself, describing the experience as watching someone else do what she could not. She likened the surrogacy process to a 'cuckold' and revealed that her struggles were exacerbated by her husband Dwyane Wade fathering a child with another woman during a previous separation. This event intensified her feelings of inadequacy and loss. Union emphasized the personal nature of motherhood and acknowledged the harsh societal judgments surrounding nontraditional paths to parenthood. Her story underscores both her gratitude for her family and the enduring emotional complexities of surrogacy.