Lady Gaga has officially become a mother.The 40-year-old pop superstar and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, recently welcomed their first child together on September 11.The couple has kept their relationship and personal life largely private. Still, a recent public outing gave fans their first glimpse of the new family when Gaga and Polansky were spotted walking in Northern California with their newborn.Gaga was seen holding the baby close to her chest, with a protective hand over the infant.The new parents reportedly could not be happier. A source told People that they “both beam when they talk about being parents,” adding that Polansky “seems lighter, happier.” The couple also “both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby.”Motherhood has been something Gaga has openly wanted for years.In 2025, she told The New York Times, “I’m excited to be a mom,” while admitting she had once felt apprehensive about having children. She also said she wanted her future children to have the freedom to discover who they were without being forced into a particular life.Image credits: Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesHer desire for a family was hardly a secret. In 2019, she said she wanted to “have babies,” and in 2025, she called motherhood her “next starring role.”Still, fans were shocked by how quietly Gaga entered this new chapter.She had largely stayed out of the spotlight after wrapping her Mayhem Ball in April, giving some fans a reason to look back at the clues they may have missed.Apparently, the internet had its theories.Some people questioned how Gaga could have kept a pregnancy so private. One person wrote, “Even her pregnancies are collabs,” while another said, “She had no belly, so it’s either an adopted baby or she used a surrogate.”A third asked, “Oh, did she buy a baby?”Here are 5 signs Gaga’s fans must have missed that showed the singer was secretly expecting her first baby.“𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆”? 👶 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗠𝗢𝗠!Neither Lady Gaga nor her ‘baby daddy’, Michael Polansky has publicly announced a pregnancy, birth, an adoption or surrogacy. But reports confirm she is a new mom, presumably to either a boy or a girl. pic.twitter.com/QebH1qw1TX— Marla Hohner (@marlahohner) September 12, 2026