Da Brat and wife Jesseca Dupart are expecting!
The couple broke the news both with PEOPLE and on their personal social media accounts, with the rapper showing off her bare bump in a way that fits with her signature tomboyish style. “BLESSINGS all 2023” they wrote as the caption to a joint post where they also showed love to the fertility clinic that helped them get to this point, HopeFertility in Atlanta.
The 48-year-old told PEOPLE that she thought having a child wouldn’t work out for her as she gets closer to 50.
“I never thought I was going to have kids,” she said. “I just thought it wasn’t in the cards for me. I’ve had a great career, a full life. I felt like, because I didn’t get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn’t going to happen for me.”
And there were some obstacles that contributed to that feeling, including fibroids and polyps that had to be removed through surgery before egg retrieval could begin.
Last year she opened up about how a doctor advised against her carrying a child because of them, saying it would be best for Dupart to step in and do so. She forged on though, finding herself dealing with a miscarriage. But the couple didn’t give up, and now the “Funkdafied” MC is 18 weeks pregnant.
“It’s just a blessing. I’m excited!” she told the publication. “I don’t have any cravings or nausea, but I’m always sleepy. It’s crazy!”
This will be Dupart’s third child and Da Brat’s first. And because carrying a child is a one-of-a-kind experience, the Kaleidoscope founder is glad that her wife is having it. “We had a little tug-o-war in the beginning…but I felt like she should have the experience,” she told PEOPLE. “She is so nurturing.”
The couple are welcoming their first child together after tying the knot on Feb. 22. So the big news is being shared right before their first anniversary. Congratulations!