I'm having my third child at 39. It's a different experience from when I was pregnant with my other 2 boys.

The author is pregnant for the third time at 39.

Courtesy of Bethaney Phillips I'm 39 and pregnant with my third boy.

I had my other two at 29 and 31.

It's different this time around.

I'm experiencing more nausea and fatigue, but my boys help me out.

I'm having my third child at 39.

It's a different experience from when I was pregnant with my other 2 boys.

My 40th birthday is in April, and my third son is due just two months before my milestone age .

It's a fact that came as a bigger surprise to me than anyone else.

A few days after a missed period and continual cramping, I asked my husband to go buy a test.

It lit up with double lines so quickly that, in my shock, I wondered if there were multiple babies.

Later, I learned I was hosting just one new babe.

Things are different this time The pregnancy was unexpected , but not unwelcome.

After several miscarriages, likely due to my bicornuate (or heart-shaped) uterus, I thought our days of having babies were over.