celebrity baby and pregnancy

Though Kristin Cavallari and fiancée Jay Cutler had decided to keep news
of their baby’s sex a secret, it seems not all of their friends got the
memo.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, sister of Jake Gyllenhaal and acclaimed actress in her own right, has given birth to her second child.

Jessica Simpson and fiancée Eric Johnson have finally welcomed their
baby girl into the world. While Simpson reported having a normal
pregnancy, we have all been wondering about the birth of the child, who
the tabloids were sure was way overdue.

Remember Giuliana and Bill Rancic? How could you forget! The pair
has become the poster duo for fertility and women’s health issues,
from IVF to breast cancer, as a result of sharing their struggles on
their reality show, Giuliana and Bill.

Hilary Duff has given birth to a baby boy! The star took to Twitter to
announce the birth of her first child with husband, Mike Comrie, on
March 20, 2012.

With a bursting belly that her ob/gyn says could be holding a 10 lb.
baby (the weight of her fiancée Eric at birth), and a spring due date,
it looks like Jessica Simpson could be heading to the delivery room any
day now.

After watching her growing bump for months all over town we just couldn’t wait for the happy news. Now it’s official.

Kristin Cavallari, 25, is expecting! The reality TV star who first found
fame as a teenager on the MTV series, Laguna Beach, announced to PEOPLE
that she is pregnant with her first child.

Molly Sims is pregnant with her first child! The model took to her
website on January 10th to break the news to the world with the photo of
a fortune cookie. Why the fortune cookie? Because that is how she told
her new husband, Scott Stuber!

Rebecca Gayheart, actress and wife of ‘Dr. McSteamy’ (Eric Dane), has
given birth to a baby girl. This is the second child for the couple who
are also parents to 20-month old Billie Beatrice.

Not all babies are welcomed into the world by a slew of A-list
celebrity tweets, but Blue Ivy Carter is not your average girl. The
two-day old little princess was born on Saturday, January 8, to parents
Beyoncé Knowles and Shawn Carter (a.k.a. Jay-Z).

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar were in the second trimester of pregnancy
with their 20th child, when Michelle suffered a devastating miscarriage.
The couple is famous for its enormous family of 10 boys and 9 girls,
chronicled in the T.V. show “19 and Counting.”

Selma Blair, 39, best known for her roles in 90’s classics like Cruel
Intentions, is not holding anything back about her new role as a mother.
The star and mother of 4-month old Arthur Saint, became an instant
fan-favorite of mothers everywhere after candidly opening up about her
postpartum hair loss.

Jewel Kilcher, who rose to fame in the 90’s with her acoustic guitar and
angelic voice, has returned to the scene as a children’s
singer-songwriter. The birth of Jewel and husband Ty Murray’s son Kase
may have had a little something to do with that.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, 33, and husband Peter Sarsgaard, 40, are expecting
their second child, according to Life & Style magazine. Unconfirmed
reports claim that Maggie is already six months pregnant and very
excited with the soon-to-be addition to the family.

Kourtney Kardashian, 32, the eldest of the famous Kardashian clan, known
for their reality tv show and nonstop paparazzi following, recently announced
she is just 9 weeks pregnant with her second child.

Not only is Gisele an environmental activist, businesswoman and
international fashion icon – she is an amazing mother, something she
says she accomplishes by putting her needs first!

Mariah Carey faced both fertility and pregnancy challenges, from miscarriage to gestational diabetes, amongst other pregnancy complications.

Mariah Carey’s twin children, Morrocan and Monroe (or Roc and Roe as she
likes to call them), are nearly seven months old and have just begun
eating solids. Their individual personalities, Carey told PEOPLE, are
also beginning to shine.

Niki Taylor, 36, who once walked the catwalk with the likes of Naomi
Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford, has just given birth
to her fourth child! Her baby boy was born on November 16th at 11:03 am,
weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 oz, and measuring 19 inches.