Da Brat

On Tuesday, the 48-year-old recording artist revealed that she is expecting her first child. “I never thought I was going to have kids,” the “Funkdafied” rapper ...

“She is so nurturing.” I felt like, because I didn’t get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn’t going to happen for me.” “I just thought it wasn’t in the cards for me.

Da Brat and wife Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart are expecting their first child together. The 48-year-old rapper previously had a miscarriage.

"It's just a blessing. "I felt like she should have the experience. She is so nurturing," she told People. The "Dish Nation" co-host continued, "I never thought I was going to have kids. There's a lot of stuff we learned about women over the age of 40." It was like, 'Oh my God do we want to actually have kids, and if we do, girl, we better hurry up!'"

Rapper Da Brat expecting first child with wife Jesseca Harris-Dupart and puts a spotlight on pregnancy over the age of 40.

Da Brat is now 18 weeks pregnant and she said it's all a "blessing." "I fell in love with the idea and then it was all snatched away from me." "She is so nurturing." "I was like, I want a little me with you. "We had a little tug-o-war in the beginning… The rapper, known for her hit "Funkdafied," said she and Harris-Dupart started their road to motherhood last year when they tied the knot in February.

Da Brat and her wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart are expecting a baby. Learn more about the couple's road to motherhood one year after getting married.

I felt like, because I didn't get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn't going to happen for me." "Something special from the both of us that we can share and raise and love unconditionally." "I just thought it wasn't in the cards for me.

Da Brat opens up to PEOPLE about expecting with wife Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart.

"Luckily," she says, "we still had quite a few of her eggs left." "I call her the queen of protective styles, she's been wearing them since forever." "I was like, I want a little me with you. "I had never been so excited about something that I didn't even know I wanted," says Da Brat. "She is so nurturing." I'm like, I'm tougher than that!" "I started looking at life so differently," says Da Brat. "I never thought I was going to have kids," she says. "We had a little tug-o-war in the beginning…but I felt like she should have the experience," says her wife. "I just thought it wasn't in the cards for me. I felt like, because I didn't get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn't going to happen for me." "But then we got a huge response.

The Grammy-nominated rapper is five months pregnant and is expecting her first child.

According to People, the plan was for Da Brat to carry the child because Harris-Dupart suffered health complications following her egg retrieval procedure. [couple got married](https://people.com/parents/da-brat-reveals-pregnancy-at-48-exclusive/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons) and decided later to have a baby. [People](https://people.com/parents/da-brat-reveals-pregnancy-at-48-exclusive/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons) "It’s been quite a journey," sharing that she was uncertain if she would ever have kids.