MARIAH Carey is just weeks away from announcing she’s expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon.

Insiders say the superstar singer  who has had months of false alarms and spent a fortune on fertility treatment  is waiting until she’s past the three-month mark to announce the news in public.

“Mariah’s thought she was pregnant a few times recently,” a source told Britain’s Now magazine. “Her periods have been later

But it’s always been a false alarm. She can’t believe their luck, but wants to wait a few more weeks before she tells the world.

“Under normal circumstances Mariah would be livid with Nick for letting the news slip [he confirmed the news to fans at an event in Malibu on 30 May, saying.

"The bump is bigger - you can almost see it now!"] — but she can understand his excitement, so she hasn’t gone mad at him.” Previous reports claimed Carey and Cannon are expecting twins.