--- description: 'Lady Bird' writer director Greta Gerwig and filmmaker husband Noah Baumbach recently welcomed their first child. title: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Welcome Their First Child image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac9e7aab0fc8ded9/6989470f929fad887ebf2e8b/greta-gerwig-baby.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Welcome Their First Child  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2019 6:38 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach pose at the opening night after party for The New Group Theater's new play "Peace For Mary Frances" at The Yotel Social Drink & Food Club Terrace on May 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach pose at the opening night after party for The New Group Theater's new play "Peace For Mary Frances" at The Yotel Social Drink & Food Club Terrace on May 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)Bruce Glikas—Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 21, 2019 6:38 PM CUT [_Lady Bird_ writer and director Greta Gerwig](http://time.com/5180697/how-greta-gerwig-is-leading-by-example/ "undefined") and her partner, filmmaker Noah Baumbach, have welcomed their first child together. The couple, who have been noted for valuing their privacy when it comes to their relationship, seemingly took the same low-key approach when it came to Gerwig’s pregnancy and the birth, not speaking publicly about either. Gerwig’s representative confirmed that the couple had welcomed a baby together to [_Page Six_](https://pagesix.com/2019/03/20/greta-gerwig-is-now-a-mom/ "undefined")on Wednesday, after the pair were photographed in New York City pushing a stroller. “We can confirm that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach have welcomed their first child together,” the rep stated. They did not confirm the sex or birth date of the child. This is Gerwig’s first child; Baumbach has a son, Rohmer, from his former marriage to actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. According to a 2013 [_New Yorker_ ](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/04/29/happiness-4 "undefined")profile, Gerwig and Baumbach first met when Baumbach cast Gerwig for his 2010 movie, _Greenberg_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5556073/greta-gerwig-baby/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5556073/greta-gerwig-baby/"},"headline":"Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Welcome Their First Child","datePublished":"2019-03-21T18:38:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:58:15.444Z","description":"Congratulations are in order","url":"https://time.com/5556073/greta-gerwig-baby/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac9e7aab0fc8ded9/6989470f929fad887ebf2e8b/greta-gerwig-baby.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac9e7aab0fc8ded9/6989470f929fad887ebf2e8b/greta-gerwig-baby.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Peace For Mary Frances\" Opening Night","caption":"\"Peace For Mary Frances\" Opening Night","creditText":"Bruce Glikas—Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5556073/greta-gerwig-baby/","name":"Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach Welcome Their First Child"}}]}] ```