Jennifer Aniston's Pregnant! Or Is She? All The Baby Rumors Over Nearly 20 Years

Jennifer did express in early interviews that she wanted to become a mother one day and from then on the world was waiting. The obsession with her character on Friends—and the fact that Rachel did get pregnant—could be the reason why fans kept a close eye on is she or isn't she in real life. In fact, the roles Jennifer took on in her career often had a direct impact on when and how her pregnancy rumors evolved.

The Globe published an article that Jennifer was "about to become a bride and a mother" in 1999 but at the time of publication, Jennifer was neither engaged to Brad or carrying his child. The two actually got married in July of 2000 and interviewers got to question when they would get pregnant.

After Jennifer cited that she was too busy to get pregnant a new type of rumor was born that would circulate again and again. A Hollywood gossip website reported that Brad and Jennifer planned on starting a family by adopting. A friend told the site, "She suggested to Brad that they consider adopting their first child and he agreed. They both know there will be plenty of time to have their own babies later. There was no disagreement about adopting a baby. Brad's very much a family man and can't wait to have a child of his own."

In 2002, Jennifer was in a car accident and it was reported that she was weeping and in pain saying "Oh, no—my baby!" on the side of a busy Hollywood street. Sources say "Jen said she's enjoying the thought that at any moment she could be expecting. That's why her first thoughts on the morning she was hit were of the baby she hoped she was carrying. She felt true maternal instincts rush over her — concern for the life inside her." Or maybe it was whiplash? Rumors about Jennifer having a miscarriage continued to pop up throughout the years.

In 2009, Jennifer started filming The Switch which was about a woman hitting her biological clock and her decision to use a sperm donor to get pregnant. The role couldn't have been more perfect to fuel the real-life pregnancy rumors. Two separate major tabloids claimed that Jennifer was pregnant this year. One claimed she was pregnant with twins, but they both shared the same story that a doctor helped her and John was ecstatic. The couple broke up that year and the obsession with her pregnancy continued with some interesting spins. While Brad was married to Angelina rumors about a love triangle swirled. OK! published a cover in December that insinuated that not only was she pregnant, but Brad helped her! The story included "the call that started it all, their secret arrangement, and how Brad convinced Angie."

Once Jennifer entered her 40s the rumors were centered even more around her age and if she could get pregnant at all. In February of 2012, it was reported that Jennifer was pregnant with twins again. In May, it was reported that she had frozen her eggs at the age of 43 and was going to be a mom with the help of her doctor. Later that same year things went international with her next pregnancy rumor and a source was cited saying she was “scared to death that making a huge public deal over her pregnancy might jinx her. It took her years to get pregnant, and she’s aware of the complications that could arise because of her age, so she and Justin have decided to keep silent as they prepare for the baby’s arrival.” The source also claimed that Jennifer and Justin were going to get married in Africa. In December, it was reported that she was pregnant with twins. Again!

2013 was a heavy year for pregnancy rumors. The obsession with Jennifer having twins and IVF continued and  after photos of Jennifer's hand on her stomach at the Oscars were taken it was reported that she was "cradling a baby bump at Oscars." OK! reported that Jennifer was talking about wanting twins and apparently Justin always wanted them too. "The fertility treatments weren’t easy on her — but it looks like they paid off,” said a source.  Another source reported that she was pregnant with a boy and a girl claiming “she actually started having fertility treatments six months into her relationship with Justin. Almost two years after beginning the in-vitro process, Jen and Justin received the happy news they’d been waiting for. Between the frozen eggs and the fertility treatments, she was hoping to get lucky, but she tried not to think about it too much because of the disappointment.” 

When Jennifer was 48-years-old, headlines about her reported pregnancy with Justin often included the word "miracle." According to a gossip magazine, “The couple made the surprise announcement to family and friends last week, revealing their ‘one last attempt’ to fall pregnant had given them the miracle news they had been waiting for." The rumors went further and another source contended “Jen’s pregnancy may turn to double joy,” because “the couple had been investigating adopting a baby from Puerto Rico” following Hurricane Maria. There was never a baby or an adoption and Jennifer spoke out—again—about the rumors. “I would say, I think the best one would be a picture of me with a hand over my stomach, saying ‘Finally Pregnant!’” she explained. “I mean, it’s like they take a picture of you and create this story. If your body is in a normal moment of having had a bite or two, or you’re having a moment of bloat, then there’s arrows circled around your stomach, telling you that you’re pregnant. And it’s like, actually no, it’s just my body. Not that it’s any of your business to begin with. Having a child, as we know, is no one’s business except the couple or individual that’s going through it." Despite her plea, rumors started again in 2017 that Jennifer hired a surrogate.