Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old maternity quotes, maternity sayings, and maternity proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
My mother used to tell me that 'man gives the award, God give the reward.' I don't need another plaque'Denzel Washington
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I've seen diapers, and my mother is right. 'What's in the poo-poo is like the Bible: The truth is in there.'Celine Dion
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Why the grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy--the mother.Claudette Colbert
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I'd asked my mother what she did during the war when her flat was blown up. She remembered taking a bottle of shocking perfume, by Schiaparelli. She said, 'When there's nothing left, you stick to the superfluous.'Jane Birkin
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Giving birth is a natural process that women are beautifully designed to do. Jane Dempsey
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Believe in your own body's ability to give birth well.Jane Dempsey
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Having a straightforward birth is a great start to motherhood.Jane Dempsey
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Creating the right environment is extremely important and plays a huge part in ensuring a straightforward birth.Jane Dempsey
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Maternalism, a belief that mothering is central to the lives of women.Wendy Mitchinson
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But before a woman could become a mother, she had to give birth. This was and is the most fundamental of creative acts.Wendy Mitchinson
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Becoming a mom is magical. But it can also bring concerns and stress.Harvey Karp
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The expectation that babies bring ultimate happiness is not only unrealistic, it's dangerous.Alexandra Sacks
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Even if motherhood has been a lifelong desire, once it arrives, many women find themselves feeling lost somewhere between who they were before and who they think they should be now.Alexandra Sacks
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But every mother will have moments of ambivalence, because she's always juggling between giving and taking.Alexandra Sacks
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Pregnancy is one of the most transformative events a human can go through, and dramatic changes to the body are never solely physical.Alexandra Sacks
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I've discovered three things about motherhood. One, motherhood is hard. Two, motherhood is glorious. Three, motherhood is hard.Lisa-Jo Baker
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Parenting is not the faint of heart. And it's especially not for those type A personalities accustomed to having all their ducks in a row.Lisa-Jo Baker
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A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.Lisa-Jo Baker
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Motherhood: when theoretical beliefs in a Creator give way to experiencing the act of creation.Lisa-Jo Baker
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In a sense, a mother has to be born psychologically much as her baby is born physically.Daniel N. Stern
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What a woman gives birth to in her mind is not a new human being, but a new identity: the sense of being a mother.Daniel N. Stern
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Becoming a mother is accomplished by the labor each woman performs on the landscape of her mind, labor resulting in a motherhood mindset, a deep and private realm of experience.Daniel N. Stern
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The birth of a mother does not take place in one dramatic, defining moment, but gradually emerges from the cumulative work of the many months that precede and follow the actual birth of the baby.Daniel N. Stern
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I considered a mother to be a woman with an added responsibility demanding new actions and reactions.Daniel N. Stern
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Women want to be a good mothers, good daughters, good everything; they want to have a satisfying love life, family connections, friendships, and meaningful work.Debra Gilbert Rosenberg
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Being a good mother is extremely important to them; most mothers believe they act in the best interests of their children, at least most of the time.Debra Gilbert Rosenberg