40 Motivating New Mom Quotes Every First-Time Mother Needs to Read
"There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation." 🫶
Motherhood is a beautiful journey, but it isn't one-size-fits-all. If you're new to this experience—and perhaps celebrating your first Mother’s Day, like Alex Drummond—take a moment to breathe and embrace the love that comes with it. In need of some encouragement? Keep reading for a collection of inspiring new mom quotes that offer support and motivation as you navigate this new chapter. And if you know someone who could use a little reassurance, sharing this list might just be the perfect Mother’s Day gift!
Whether you're celebrating a boy mom, a girl mom, or a mom of both (just like Ree Drummond), there's a universal feeling of everything seemingly falling into place once a new family begins. This quote by Kate Winslet says it all: "Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears." These new mom quotes and family quotes act as a perfect Mother's Day Instagram caption, too! But in all, they get the feeling right. And though no one can know exactly what motherhood feels like until it happens to them, these quotes act as a motivation for those expecting or those who are recently new to the role.
Some more cute Mother's Day reads:
Princess Diana
"A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's."
Pamela S. Nadav
"There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation."
Ani DiFranco
"Birth is the epicenter of women’s power."
Cardinal Mermillod
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."
Robin Lim
"Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have."
Chrissy Teigen
"No one told me I would be coming home in diapers, too."
Nicole Fornabaio
"Spit-up is my new favorite accessory; no outfit is complete without it."
Sarah Josepha Hale
"No influence is so powerful as that of the mother."
Lisa Jo Baker
"A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born."
Tina Brown
"Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child."
Rosie Pope
“If you're a mom, you're a superhero. Period.”
Jessica Lange
“When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”
Taraji. P. Henson
“Once you're a mom, you're always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.”
Amy Tan
“A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.”
Simone De Beauvoir
“There is a wondrous curiosity in every young mother. It is a strange miracle to see, to hold a living being formed in and coming out of one’s self.”
Amy Poehler
“When your children arrive, the best you can hope for is that they break open everything about you.”
Elizabeth Stone
“Making the decision to have a child — it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
Virginia Kelley
“There is nothing like a new born baby to renew your spirit and to buttress your resolve to make the world a better place.”
Sophia Loren
“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.”
Rumi
“We are born of love; love is our mother.”
Nitya Rao is the editorial assistant at The Pioneer Woman, covering stories ranging from food, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, news, and more.
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