Baby After 40: Stars Who Waited to Have Kids

Halle, Mariah and other 40-something mamas.

Kim Fields - The Facts of Life star, 44, announced on The Real this week that she's expecting her second child, a boy, with husband Christopher Morgan. The actress also opened up about suffering two miscarriages while trying for a sibling for son Sebastian, 6. After years of disappointment, the news of her pregnancy came as a surprise to Fields. "Funny enough, I thought I was pre-menopausal," she said.   (Photo: ARB Productions)
Mariah Carey, Monroe and Moroccan - Here's a photo of Mariah Carey sharing sweet dreams with her twins Monroe and Moroccan Cannon, who just turned a year right before their parents' fourth wedding anniversary. Nick and Mariah still look as though they're in newlywed bliss.  (Photo: Fresh Air Fund/WireImage)
Madonna - Ever the non-conformist, the Material One had a son with then-husband Guy Ritchie in 2000, when she was 41. She added to her brood again in 2006, when she adopted a baby boy from Malawi.(Photo: KCSPresse / Splash News)
Salma Hayek - At 41, the Grown Ups 2 star rocked a baby bump and prenatal glow like few we'd ever seen, but Hayek caught heat earlier this year when she made comments that her healthy 50-pound weight gain left her feeling "disfigured." She later clarified, saying the experience helped her appreciate her body in new ways. The mother of baby girl Valentina also added that she was "shocked" that her body snapped back into its pre-baby shape.   (Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images)Kris Jenner - A controversial matriarch with a talent for spawning gorgeous, camera-ready girls, Jenner welcomed her youngest daughter, Kylie, at age 41. Now, the mother of six can focus her attention being grandmother to Kim Kardashian's and Kanye West's baby, North West! (Photo: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images for The Heart Truth)

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Mariah Carey - Carey and husband Nick Cannon welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe in 2011; Carey was 41. The diva describes her 47-week pregnancy as a "bleak" time. "I was so uncomfortable," she added. "My body went through so much." Two years later, the Jenny Craig spokesperson is in the best shape of her life!  (Photo: Fresh Air Fund/WireImage)

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