Most first-time moms go into motherhood with expectations. The truth is motherhood is full of surprises and you’ll learn a lot about yourself and being a parent. Inspirational new mom quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
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Most Famous New Mom Quotes
A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past is forgotten and the future worth living for
And, somehow, falling in love more deeply than ever before
Whenever you feel like you are failing, look in the eyes of your child, and know your value
It’s no secret that having a baby is hard work! Motherhood has taught me so much about life, my partner, and myself and the need for patience is definitely in my top 10 most important lessons Remember to be patient with your baby, your partner, your loved ones, and yourself Patience pays off!
Sometimes, when you pick up your child, you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood finding a piece of yourself separate and apart, that all the same, you could not live without Jodi Picoult
It’s true. It’s deciding to love someone so much that you experience every one of their good and bad days as if they were your own It really is like having your heart go walking around outside your body
The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe You relinquish that position to your children Jessica Lange
A good reminder for the days where you’re feeling overwhelmed by motherhood it is definitely hard work!
Being a mother is the most rewarding blessing in the world, just knowing you can love someone so much, and get that same love in return is wonderful
This quote reminds me that it all balances out toward something wonderful The long nights with no sleep and the applesauce splattered pants are worth it for the happy home, incredible love, and excitement for the future that having a baby brought me
It’s ok to be grumpy sometimes, to have bad days to struggle, to make mistakes, to say the wrong thing, feel overwhelmed and under appreciated, to be out of sorts and sort of over it all It’s ok for us big humans, and it’s ok for our little humans, too. After all, we’re all humans, right? How else will our little humans learn that it’s okay to be human? Remember, we’re imperfect humans growing imperfect humans in an imperfect world, and that’s perfectly okay L.R. Knost
Nothing really prepared me for what it would be like to look in my baby’s eyes and see my own eyes looking back at me There is so much of me in my childhood He has my smile, my nose, the tiny birthmark behind my left knee. It is absolutely extraordinary
The choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is Oprah
Becoming a mother for the first time filled my heart with a new, powerful, incredible love
Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name the moment Anita Diamant
Tell me about it! The changes to my body during pregnancy were hard, especially when I got too big to comfortably tie my shoes or get out of bed But it is so so worth it!
You’re always going to wonder if you’re doing things wrong, but that’s what it means to be a mom, to care so much about someone else that you just want to be perfect as possible Naya Rivera
I remember that feeling well the whole world revolved around my crush I felt every good thing and the bad thing they did so intensely Take that feeling and let it take over your entire body forever and that is a perfect description of motherhood!
Motherhood It is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is, and to forgive yourself, over and over again for doing everything wrong
That’s right, ladies! We are strong and powerful We have the strength to grow, birth, and raise an entirely new person
Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be Carrie Fisher
This quote by Amy Tan just makes me feel so powerful and proud
Having kids the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings is the biggest job anyone can embark on Maria Shriver
We’ve definitely all felt like we don’t know the language, both during and after pregnancy The good thing is that after your baby spends a few months in your arms, you’re practically an expert in their language!
No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside
Being pregnant for the first time was such an incredible experience for me Just knowing that every day brought new growth or a new development fingernails, a nervous system, tiny toes. I felt like I finally understood life
A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty
I love this quote by George Bernard Shaw A child breathes life back into the fire and makes life that much more exciting Especially with babies, we may find ourselves experiencing life in a whole new way
Before you were conceived, I wanted you Before you were born, I loved you Before you were here, I would die for you This is the miracle of Mother’s love Maureen Hawkins
A baby arrives, and just like that everything changes The world gets bigger, heart grows fuller, and life means more
Being a mom is a round the clock job It’s hard work, sometimes painful work, with no days off, no sick days, and no vacation days Being a mom is a big responsibility and also a superpower We devote our lives to our children, but I wouldn’t have it any other way
Being a mother is the most rewarding blessing in the world, just knowing you can love someone so much, and get that same love in return is wonderful
It’s like uncovering a superpower you never realized you had
A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die Mary Mason
A mother’s love is truly incredible
A miracle is the only way to describe motherhood and giving birth It’s unbelievable how God has made us women and babies to endure and be able to do so much A miracle, indeed Such an incredible blessing Jennie Finch
I wrestled with this question a lot before deciding to become a mother for the first time. What if I do something wrong and mess everything up? What if I just don’t know what I’m doing? What if I fail? There’s a lot of pressure to be the perfect mother
You’ll learn to lower your expectations about what you can accomplish in a day. Some days, it will be all you can do to keep a baby safe, warm, and fed, and that will be enough
I grew so much during my pregnancy and I don’t just mean physically! Take the time to truly enjoy this joyful occasion, and to listen to your body and yourself
