Motherhood is so many things. It's a journey unlike anything else, and when it's your first time doing it, no amount of parenting books, advice or classes can really prepare a new mom for all that she's about to experience. And while bringing the baby home is just the beginning of the lifelong bond as mother and child, those early days are treasures she'll hold onto for the rest of her life.
Whether you're the new mom yourself or you're looking to support one, these sweet new mom quotes can make for the best messages in a card, Instagram captions or words of encouragement. We even included some funny mom-related quotes that will help remind her that she's not alone when she's dealing with some, erm, parenting challenges.
The most important thing for any mom or parent, is that they have all the love and support they can get from their friends and family. And that they are reminded they are doing a great job, even when it might not feel like it. So these words can make all the difference and help her know just how special she is (so can one of these best gifts for new moms, BTW!).
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1
Tina Brown
Good Housekeeping
Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.
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2
Rosie Pope
Good Housekeeping
If you're a mom, you're a superhero. Period.
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3
Princess Diana
Good Housekeeping
A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's.
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4
Pamela S. Nadav
Good Housekeeping
There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.
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5
Oprah
Good Houskeeping
I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.
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6
Nikki Dalton
Good Housekeeping
Feeling fat lasts nine months, but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever.
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7
Nicole Fornabaio
Good Housekeeping
Spit-up is my new favorite accessory; no outfit is complete without it.
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8
Lisa Jo Baker
Good Housekeeping
A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.
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9
Linda Wooten
Good Housekeeping
Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had, and dealing with fears you didn't know existed.
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10
Kate Winslet
Good Housekeeping
Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.
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Karen Maezen Miller
Good Housekeeping
The life of a mother is the life of a child: you are two blossoms on a single branch.
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Jessica Lange
Good Housekeeping
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.
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13
Harriette Hartigan
Good Housekeeping
Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold, and the body, a miracle of wisdom.
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14
George Bernard Shaw
Good Housekeeping
Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but catches fire again every time a child is born.
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15
Ezra Taft Benson
Good Housekeeping
No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.
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Cynthia Rowley
Good Housekeeping
I 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.
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17
Chrissy Teigen
Good Housekeeping
No one told me I would be coming home in diapers, too.
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18
Carrie Fisher
Good Housekeeping
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.
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Cardinal Mermillod
Good Housekeeping
A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.
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Anonymous
Good Housekeeping
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.