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ALL MY CHILDREN Feature

Great Expectations

— By Mara Levinsky

Now that AMC's Alicia Minshew (Kendall) has announced her pregnancy, we look back at some other prominent moms-to-be in Pine Valley history.

Susan Lucci and Ruth Warrick
— ABC

Susan Lucci (Erica, r.) raised a glass with Ruth Warrick (ex-Phoebe) while pregnant with son Andreas in 1980.

Julia Barr
— ABC

Here's a very-pregnant Julia Barr (ex-Brooke) in 1984; daughter Alison Hirschlag later played Lizzie on GL.

Kelly Ripa
— ABC

Kelly Ripa's (ex-Hayley) first pregnancy, with son Michael, wasn't written into the show, but her protruding belly was hard to miss in this 1997 shot, taken in her dressing room.

Kelly Ripa and Shaggy
— ABC

In 2001, when Ripa was expecting daughter Lola, Hayley was pregnant, too. Here, she receives good tidings from R&B stars Shaggy and Rayvon.

Finola Hughes
— ABC

Here's Finola Hughes's (ex-Anna/Alex) bump in 2000; son Dylan arrived shortly thereafter.

Terri Ivens
— ABC

Petite even by soap standards, here's Terri Ivens (ex-Simone, l.) when she was four months along with daughter Kiana in 2004. Also pictured: Rebecca Budig (ex-Greenlee)

Sydney Penny
— ABC

In this 2007 shot of Sydney Penny (ex-Julia), she is five months pregnant with son Chasen. Also pictured: Alexa Gerasimovich (Kathy).

Beth Ehlers
— PGP

In 2001, when Beth Ehlers (Taylor) was GL's Harley, she gave birth to son Hank; it was Ricky Paull Goldin, now AMC's Jake, who, as Gus, helped Harley deliver her on-screen son.

Eva La Rue
— Steven Bergman

In 2001, Eva La Rue (ex-Maria) welcomed daughter Kaya with then-husband John Callahan (ex-Edmund). After a 5-year absence, she returned to the show the next year.

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I hope AMC would write Alicia's real life pregnancy into the script and let Kendall give birth to a daughter for a change.

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