Meghan Trainor is all about protecting her baby girl.

The “All About that Bass” singer—who shared that she and her husband Daryl Sabara welcomed their third child, Mikey Moon, via surrogate in January—recently opened up about her motherhood journey. 

Meghan admitted she was nervous about receiving backlash for using a surrogate, a fear that was only amplified after she experienced a slew of criticism about her 60-pound weight loss.

“I didn't look [at the comments],” she said during an April 9 episode of Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast. "I knew fully—because it was after all the hate I was already getting for changing, just for looking different because I took care of myself—so I was like, ‘Oh, they hate me now. They ain't going to like this,’” Meghan explained. “And it was a cloud of tears every night of just worry.” 

“I want my daughter to come to this world and not everyone attack her for the way she got here. All of that went through my head,” she added. “But my team was with me, my therapist was with me, everyone was so supportive. My husband was like, ‘Everyone can suck our ass.'"

Beyond fears of public criticism, Meghan—also mom to sons Riley, 5, and Barry, 2—and her husband had their own worries about having a daughter via surrogate. 

“[We had] heartbreaking, big decision making to do,” the Grammy winner explained. “And I was struggling with my health and almost towards an autoimmune disease. So there's so many conversations back and forth. Then we were like, the safest way is to do it through a surrogate.”

The 34-year-old also encountered anxiety during that time, sharing that she often felt like she was going “crazy” knowing her daughter “was alive in someone else.” 

“There's so much that goes into it,” she said, “but we had an amazing surrogate who was so good to us and texts us everything and we got to talk all the time.”

Despite her struggles, the "Lips Are Movin” singer recognized that there were “good parts” of the surrogacy process. For one, Meghan—who had delivered her two oldest kids via C-section—didn’t have to physically recover after the birth of her daughter.

“I'll tell you what's different is not healing from a C-section with a newborn,” she said. “That was different. I could be so present with her and with my other kids, they're not like, don't I have to be worried that they're jumping on me, or I can pick them up and be fully present.”

Indeed, Meghan and Daryl were beyond present for their first daughter’s birth, sharing sweet pictures from the special day in a joint Instagram post on Jan. 20.

"Our baby girl Mikey Moon Trainor has finally made it to the world thanks to our incredible, superwoman surrogate," they wrote in the caption. "We are over the moon in love with this precious girl."

Keep reading to see more celebrities who have opened up about their surrogacy journeys.

The supermodel confirmed in June 2024 that she welcomed both her daugther in 2021 and her son in 2023 via surrogate.

The Emmy winner confirmed via shout-out that she and husband Thomas Kail had welcomed their third child together and Michelle's fourth overall.

"I've got to give a big shout-out to Christine," she said during an Aug. 18, 2025, appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. "Because this last baby did not come through my body, but the miracle of our little girl is thanks to Christine."

The couple welcomed baby boy Wren Alexander Stephens in June 2023 after Chrissy gave birth to older children Luna, Miles and Esti. 

The Happy Endings duo welcomed their third child—a baby girl named Frances Rose—with help from an "angel" surrogate, Casey shared in January 2023. "A large factor of surrogacy was my postpartum depression that I had through both kids," she said. "It's actually a very strong choice to make when you're parenting other kids, and for myself."

"We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate," the singer and actress shared in January 2022. E! News later confirmed they named her Malti Marie Chopra Jonas.

In July 2022, The Kardashians star welcomed a baby boy, Tatum Thompson, via surrogate with the NBA player, though the pair split soon after their son was conceived.

The Pitch Perfect star welcomed a daughter named Royce Lillian in November 2022, writing at the time, "I can't even describe the love I have for her, she's a beautiful miracle!"

The couple, who wed in 2021, welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Phoenix, via surrogate in January 2023. 

In March 2021, the actor and his wife announced the arrival of baby no. 6, a daughter named Lucia. A source close to the couple confirmed to E! News she was born via surrogate. 

The Bridesmaids star and her husband welcomed twins via surrogate in 2020. 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star welcomed daughter Blaze Tucker via surrogate in Nov. 2019.

Following two high-risk pregnancies, The Kardashians star and the rapper, who have since divorced, enlisted the help of a gestational carrier to welcome daughter Chicago West in January 2018 and and a baby boy, Psalm West, in May 2019.

The Bring It On star and the retired NBA player welcomed a healthy baby girl, Kaavia, via surrogate on Nov. 7, 2018. "Our miracle baby arrived last night via surrogate and 11/7 will forever be etched in our hearts as the most loveliest of all the lovely days," the actress shared.

The Watch What Happens Live host became a first-time dad with the arrival of his son, Benjamin Allen in February 2019. "I'm in love," he wrote on Instagram, adding, "And speechless. And eternally grateful to an incredible surrogate. And I'm a dad. Wow." Three years later, daughter Lucy joined their family.

The supermodel and Erik Asla welcomed their first child, York Banks Asla, via a surrogate in 2016.

The actor and husband David Burtka welcomed their twins Gideon and Harper via a surrogate in 2010.

The couple welcomed daughter Faith in December 2010 via a surrogate. She joined the pair's first child together, daughter Sunday Rose, and Kidman's eldest children with ex Tom Cruise, Connor and Isabella.

The Sex and the City star and the Ferris Bueller's Day Off alum welcomed twins Tabitha and Loretta in 2009. They joined big brother James.

The legendary British singer and hubby David Furnish welcomed sons Zachary and Elijah via surrogate in 2010 and 2013, respectively. 

The Tonight Show host and wife Nancy Juvonen welcomed two daughters, Winnie and Frances, via a surrogate in 2013 and 2014.

The Pitch Perfect star and husband Max Handelman welcomed two sons, Felix and Magnus, via a surrogate in 2011 and 2012.

In 2015, the notoriously private Charlie's Angel actress announced the birth of her son, Rockwell Lloyd Liu, via surrogate. 

The Latin performer became a father to twins Matteo and Valentino in 2008. 

The Fast & Furious star and then-husband Andrew Form welcomed two sons, Julian and Rowan, via a surrogate in 2013 and 2016.

The Grey's Anatomy star and husband Chris Ivery revealed in 2014 they recently welcomed daughter Sienna via surrogate. The actress gave birth to their first child, daughter Stella, in 2009, and the couple welcomed a third child, son Eli, in 2016.

The Glee creator and husband David Miller welcomed sons, Logan and Ford via a surrogate in 2012 and 2014, and son Griffin joined their family in 2020.

The Star Wars creator and wife Mellody Hobson welcomed their first child, daughter Everest, via a surrogate in 2013.

In 2015, a year after suffering a miscarriage, The Bachelor star and Lorenzo Lamas' daughter Shayne Lamas and husband Nik Richie welcomed their second child, son Lyon, via a surrogate —the reality star's stepmother, Shawna Craig. The child joined big sister Press Dahl.

After battling fertility struggles for years, the actress and husband Carter Oosterhouse welcomed daughter Flora via surrogate in December 2016.

The Married...With Children star and husband Kurt Sutter welcomed daughter Esme Louise in 2007 via a surrogate.