Rocker queen Gwen Stefani was 44 years old when she welcomed her third son, Apollo Bowie Flynn into the world. According to Us Weekly, Stefani had given up on having a third child a few years before Apollo came along, saying that everything happens for a reason.

In May 2016, ET Online reported that Janet Jackson was pregnant with her first child, just two weeks shy of her 50th birthday. The news came just after Jackson postponed the second leg of her world tour to focus on having a family with her husband Wissam Al Mana.

Alanis Morisette announced her second baby was on the way in February 2016 by writing a song to surprise her husband and posting it to her website. Us Weekly reported that baby girl Onyx was born on June 23, 2016.

Rachel Zoe was 42 when she announced she was expecting again. She wrote on her site, "before we head into the chaos of fashion season, we wanted to take a moment to officially confirm that we are expecting another child." Zoe announced the birth of her healthy baby boy on Twitter, on December 22, 2013.

Halle Berry became pregnant for the first time at 41 years old with her daughter Nahla, and became pregnant with her son Maceo, at age 46. Us Weekly reported that she opened up to Ellen Degeneres about her "geriatric pregnancy" on a visit to her show.

After losing their son Jett at age 16, Kelly Preston and John Travolta were thrilled when Preston delivered baby Benjamin at the age of 48. People reported that the couple was blown away by the birth of their new child.

Eva Mendes was 42 when she and Ryan Gosling welcomed their second child, Amada Lee into the world, according to People.

People reported that Marcia Gay Harden welcomed twins Hudson and Julitta Dee in 2004, when Harden was 44 years old. The couple's also had a 5-year-old daughter at the time, Eulala Grace.

Us Weekly reported that Alyssa Milano gave birth to her second child Elizabella in September 2014, when the actress was 41.

Tina Fey gave birth to her second daughter at 41 years old. People reported on the birth of Penelope Athena in 2011.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Julianne Moore was 41 when she gave birth to her second child, Liv, in 2002.

Salma Hayek was 40 years old when she gave birth to her daughter, Valentina. Hayek opened up to People about her fears of never becoming a mother, and starting her family later in life.

Susan Sarandon opened up to Time Out about having children after she was told she wouldn't be able to, and what it feels like to now become a grandmother. Sarandon gave birth to her first child, daughter Eva, at 39, welcomed her second child, Jack, at 42, and her third, Miles, at 45.

Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey gave birth to her daughter in July 2015, according to Us Weekly. At the time, Headey was 41.

Amanda Peet welcomed her third child at age 43 in December of 2014, Us Magazine reported.

According to The Edit, Kim Basinger was 41 when she had her daughter Ireland when then husband Alec Baldwin.

Brooke Shields welcomed daughter Grier, in 2006 at the age of 41, according to People.

Uma Thurman was 42 when she welcomed her third child, Luna, according to Us Weekly.

After multiple rounds of IVF, Us Weekly reported that Celine Dion was 42 when she gave birth to her twin boys Eddy and Nelson.

Thandie Newton gave birth to her third child at age 41 in March 2014, which Newton announced on Twitter.

In 2009, Molly Ringwald opened up to People about the giving birth to twins at age 41.

Helen Hunt was 40 years old when she gave birth to her daughter Makena, according to People.

People reported that Mira Sorvino gave birth at age 44 to daughter Lucia.

At age 46, People reported that Geena Davis gave birth to daughter Alizeh. She followed up in 2004, giving birth to twin sons Kian and Kaiis at age 48.

Meryl Streep had her fourth child, Louisa Jacobson Gummer, in 1991, just before turning 42. The Gainesville Sun reported on the birth.

Though Nicole Kidman was already a mother to two children with her ex Tom Cruise, People reported that Kidman was pregnant with her first biological child at age 40 in 2008.

Mariah Carey welcomed twins Moroccan and Monroe at age 42 in April 2011, People reported.

People reported that Marcia Cross gave birth to twin girls, Eden and Savannah, in February 2007, just before she turned 45. Cross opened up to People about how excited she was to become a mother.

People reported that Beverly D'Angelo gave birth at age 49 to twins Anton and Olivia, with Al Pacino.

Jennifer Connelly welcomed her third child into the world in May 2011, according to Us Magazine. Connelly was 40 at the time.

Mary Stuart Masterson welcomed her first child at age 43. Then, People reported Matterson gave birth to twins at age 44 and a fourth child at age 46.

Naomi Watts started building her family in 2007, when she was 39, and welcomed her son Sasha into the world. A year later, at age 40, Watts welcomed son Samuel, according to The Daily Mail.

Though Maya Rudolph kept the details of her fourth child on the down low for almost a year, Us Weekly reported that Rudolph gave birth to daughter baby girl Minnie in 2014, when Rudolph was 41 years old.

People reported that singer Lisa Loeb welcomed both of her children in her 40s, including her son Emet, who was born when Loeb was 44.

In 2011, Today's Parent reported on Nia Long's second pregnancy, which came as a surprise to the actres who was 40 at the time.

People reported that Jane Krakowski gave birth to Bennett Robert Godley, her first child, in April 2011 when the actress was 42.

Jenna Fischer welcomed her second child, Harper Marie, at age 40. Us Weekly reported on the birth in May 2014.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Annette Bening has four children with Warren Beatty, and the youngest was born was Bening was 42.

The Guardian reported that Madonna gave birth to son Rocco in August 2000, when Madonna was 41. Since then, she adopted David Banda at age 48, and Mercy James a year later.