The stress that pregnant women experience is limited to the prenatal period and extends to their partners and families. Some even go through depression during this time, making the pregnant woman’s situation even more emotionally stressful. Despite how much she may love it, many women experience some degree of difficulty during the period. Nevertheless, having a baby is a fantastic experience, and it should be cherished by all involved.
Getting ready for a new baby is challenging and can be very stressful. The feeling of pressure and anticipation you feel can eventually turn into excitement. It’s important to remember that it does get better, and most symptoms disappear within a few hours or days.
But despite all the pain and discomfort that come with pregnancy and birth, there is something remarkable about the changes a woman undergoes as she becomes a mother.
Here’s a list of some helpful pregnancy quotes that will provide insight into living and thriving being pregnant.
43 Best Pregnancy Quotes For Expecting Moms
1. “Sometimes you don’t realize what is missing in your life until it arrives.” ― Araceli M. Ream
2. “Giving birth is not a matter of pushing, expelling the baby, but of yielding, surrendering to birth energy.” ― Marie Reid
3. “The first pregnancy is the most self-indulgent thing in the world because you get massages and prenatal yoga and hypnotherapy CDs. During this one I forget that I’m even pregnant. I’m hoisting my 2-year-old around.” ― Emily Blunt
4. “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” ― Michael J. Fox
5. “There is something very beautiful about being pregnant. I think I enjoy being pregnant more than not being pregnant. I know it could go either way, and the next pregnancy could be the complete opposite.” ― Chrissy Teigen
6. “Being pregnant finally helped me to understand what my true relationship was with my body-meaning that it wasn’t put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit.” ― Amy Adams
7. “Every four weeks I go up a bra size… it’s worth being pregnant just for the breasts.” ― Natasha Hamilton
8. “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.” ― Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
9. “You do a lot of growing up when you’re pregnant. It’s suddenly like, ‘Yikes. Here it is, folks. Playtime is over.’”– Connie Fioretto
10. “Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.” ― Judy Ford
11. “Your pregnant elephant ankles will return to normal. Just hang in there.” ― Adriel Booker
12. “You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” ― Sandra Chami Kassis
13. “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
14. “Being pregnant means every day is another day closer to meeting the other love of my life.” ― Anonymous
15. “The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.” ― Olivia Wilde
16. “Children reinvent your world for you.” ― Susan Sarandon
17. “My goal is to appreciate my body for what it has done.” ― Sia Cooper
18. “Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.” ― Rita Rudner
19. “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
20. “We never know the love of a parent until we become parents ourselves.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
21. “When your first baby drops her pacifier, you sterilize it. When your second baby drops her pacifier, you tell the dog: ‘Fetch!’” — Bruce Lansky
22. “A baby is a wishing well. Everyone puts their hopes, their fears, their pasts, their two cents in.” ― Elizabeth Bard
23. “During my first pregnancy, the people I was around told me how great I looked, asked me how I was feeling, saved the comfiest chairs for me, and stocked the office with decaf tea. This time around, the person I spend the most time with—although she seems to think I’m swell—insists on eating my food and waking me up early every morning.” ― Emily Fisk
24. “A new baby is like the beginning of all things — wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.’ – Eda Le Shan
25. “When I was pregnant, I was so huge and people on the bus would get up for me. That made me feel so precious and valued and valuable. I try to treat everyone like they’re pregnant.” ― Mariska Hargitay
26. “There is no way to be a perfect mother… but a million ways to be a good one.” ― Jill Churchill
27. “Going into a pregnancy is a really challenging time for a woman, because it’s forever-changing, both mentally and physically.” ― Brooke Burke
28. “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
29. “We can’t understand when we’re pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time—like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children.” ― Anne Lamott
30. “Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.” ― Maggie Scarf
31. “A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.” ― Sammy Davis Jr.
32. “Pregnancy can be a time when you take tremendous pleasure in eating, not only because you may enjoy food more but also because you know that it is nourishing both you and your baby.” ― Martha Rose and Jane L. Davis
33. “A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” ― Eda LeShan
34. “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” ― George Bernard Shaw
35. “A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.” ― Benjamin Franklin
36. “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” ― Sophia Loren
37. “Pregnancy is the only time when you can do nothing at all and still be productive.” ― Evan Esar
38. “Ah, babies! They’re more than just adorable little creatures on whom you can blame your farts.” ― Tina Fey
39. “There are two things in life for which we are never fully prepared: twins.” ― Josh Billings
40. “It is the most powerful creation to have life that is growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.” ― Beyonce
41. “Life doesn’t get more real than having a newborn at home.” ― Eric Church
42. “People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it’s because you’re sweating to death.” ― Jessica Simpson
43. “Being pregnant was the healthiest I’ve ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes.” ― Ashlee Simpson
