A source tells PEOPLE the singer and the tech entrepreneur “both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby”

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• Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky recently welcomed their first baby
• A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that they “both beam when they talk about being parents”
• The insider adds that the singer and her tech entrepreneur fiancé “both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby”

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are loving parenthood.

The singer, 40, and the tech entrepreneur, 42, recently welcomed their first baby, and a source tells PEOPLE exclusively that they “both beam when they talk about being parents.”

“Michael seems lighter, happier,” the insider adds specifically of the Mayhem artist’s fiancé.

According to the source, Gaga and Polansky “both took time off of work this summer to be with [the] baby.”

PEOPLE confirmed on Friday, Sept. 11, that Gaga and Polansky had welcomed a child.

The pair were first linked in 2020 when they were photographed kissing at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas, and in July 2024, Gaga revealed she was engaged to Polansky while speaking with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the Paris Olympics.

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A source previously told PEOPLE of Gaga and Polansky’s relationship: “Michael is very sweet and supportive.”

“He is hardworking as well, so he appreciates her focus,” they added, nodding to career goals shared by both Polansky and the Grammy Award winner. “They are a great team.”

Gaga has spoken openly about her desire to become a mother multiple times in the past few years.

In a December 2019 YouTube video with NikkieTutorials, the “How Bad Do U Want Me” musician said her 10-year plan included having children. “I want to do more movies. I want to have babies,” she said at the time.

Less than a year later, during a March 2020 interview with InStyle, Gaga doubled down on her desire to become a mom, telling the outlet, “I will say I am very excited to have kids. I look forward to being a mom. Isn’t it incredible what we can do? We can hold a human inside and grow it. Then it comes out, and it’s our job to keep it alive.”

More recently, Gaga said she wanted motherhood to be her “next starring role” while she opened up about her future plans during an October 2025 appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She said, “I would like to do many things. All of these things are open. But what I really want is to be a mom. That’s my next starring role, I hope.”

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