50+ New Mom Quotes, Funny and Inspiring Words of Encouragement for New Moms

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• “A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” – Amy Tan
• “I begin to love this little creature, and to anticipate his birth as a fresh twist to a know which I do not wish to unite.” – Mary Wollstonecraft
• “To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched – along with body – making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.” – Anne Christian Buchanan
• “A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside; when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.” – Unknown
• “You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” – Sandra C. Kassis
• “To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched – along with body – making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.” – Anne Christian Buchanan
• “A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside; when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.” – Unknown

• “Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain – your life will never be the same.” – Catherine Jones
• “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 that moment.” – Anita Diamant
• “There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” – Anne Lamott

• “A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” – Lisa Jo Baker
• “I like to think of motherhood as a great big adventure. You set off on a journey, you don’t really know how to navigate things, and you don’t exactly know where you’re going or how you’re going to get there.” – Cynthia Rowley
• “Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.” – Robin Lim
• “You never know how much your parents loved you until you have a child to love.” – Jennifer Hudson
• “When your children arrive, the best you can hope for is that they break open everything about you. Your mind floods with oxygen. Your heart becomes a room with wide-open windows.” – Amy Poehler

• “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey
• “The best thing about being a new mom is the lower tolerance from not drinking for nine months.” – Anonymous
• “A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.” – Anonymous
• “Sleep is like the unicorn—it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any.” – Unknown
• “Having kids feels like that first seventh-grade crush that overwhelms every molecule in your body, but it’s permanent.” – Kristen Bell
• “Babies are the worst roommates. They’re unemployed. They don’t pay rent. They keep insane hours. Their hygiene is horrible. If you had a roommate that did any of the things babies do, you’d ask them to move out.” – Jim Gaffigan
• “When your ‘mom voice’ is so loud even the neighbors brush their teeth and get dressed.” – Nicole Fornabio
• "I always say if you aren't yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them." – Reese Witherspoon
• "I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them." – Phyllis Diller

• “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary—it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner
• “Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.” – Charles Stanley
• “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fears about herself and show her that she is stronger than them.” – Unknown
• “A mother’s love endures through all.” – Washington Irving
• “There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it.” – Kara Ferwerda
• “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” – Laura Stavoe Harm

• “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” – Lin Yutang
• “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.” – Ani DiFranco
• “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
• “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake
• “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill
• “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary – it’s an act of infinite optimism.” – Gilda Radner
• “Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” – Kate Winslet
• “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 as perfect as possible.” – Naya Rivera
• “No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.” – Sarah Josepha Hale