Pregnancy is a unique and beautiful journey, filled with moments of joy, wonder, and sometimes, challenges. It’s a time when words can comfort, inspire, and lift spirits. Whether you’re an expectant mother or someone close to one, the right quote can make all the difference.
Below, we’ve gathered some of the best pregnancy quotes. These words of wisdom and love capture the magic and essence of bringing a new life into the world.
Inspirational Pregnancy Quotes
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”
“You are the closest I will ever come to magic.”
“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.”
“A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside… when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.”
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never.”
“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.”
“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”
“The most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.”
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“Every child begins the world anew.”
“Pregnancy is the only time in life when you’ll fall in love with someone you haven’t met.”
“Making a decision to have a child—it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“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.”
“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
“No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.”
“Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God.”
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers—strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things—wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.”
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.”
“The littlest feet make the biggest footprints in our hearts.”
“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die.”
“Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of mother’s love.”
“Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.”
“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.”
“There is no way out of the experience except through it because it is not really your experience at all but the baby’s. Your body is the child’s instrument of birth.”
“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.”
Funny Pregnancy Quotes
“Pregnancy is the happiest reason ever for feeling like crap.”
“You know you’re pregnant when you’re up all night for no reason at all.”
“People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.”
“You don’t realize how many people your friends hate until you have to name your baby.”
“Going into labor? Oh, you mean just another Tuesday.”
“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”
“Pregnancy: when getting off the couch has never taken so much effort.”
“You are loved when you’re pregnant because you bring out the best of the best friends; everyone wants to cook for you, buy you things, and just plain pamper you.”
“Why don’t pregnant women want to go on maternity leave? Because nine months is a long time to avoid alcohol.”
“Being a parent is like folding a fitted sheet. No one really knows how.”
“I’m thinking of writing a book on pregnancy—how to stretch tiny clothes and avoid the stretch marks.”
“I’ve been pregnant for about two years of my life. You can throw that for a loop when you’re not feeling very perky.”
“I’m in shape… round is a shape.”
“In the pregnancy process, I guess that’s where the mother is built and the dad becomes constructed.”
“When people congratulate me, I like to say ‘For What?’ and watch them panic.”
“Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.”
“The only time a woman really wishes she were a man is when she is in the delivery room.”
“I feel like I have a bowling ball sitting on my bladder.”
“I have two brains in my body, but I’ve never been so forgetful.”
“A perfect example of minority rule is a baby in the house.”
“My husband and I share the load. I breastfeed because he can’t and he sleeps because I can’t.”
“I’ve reached the age where my train of thought often leaves the station without me.”
“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“I loved being pregnant. All you do is eat and watch TV.”
“You know you’re pregnant when your ankles swell to the size of tree trunks.”
“I always wondered why babies spend so much time sucking their thumbs. Then I tasted baby food.”
“Woke up craving pickles and ice cream. Then I remembered I wasn’t pregnant, just weird.”
“Of course, I’m pregnant, dear. Now I’m thinking for two!”
“Forget labors of Hercules; a true hero is a woman in labor.”
“Every four weeks I go up a bra size…and I just laugh!”
Heartwarming Pregnancy Quotes
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”
“The most powerful creation for you to bring into the world is the baby you’ll hold in your arms.”
“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”
“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.”
“You are pregnant and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty and in your contentedness.”
“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.”
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things—wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.”
“Making a decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
“The joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amidst the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“Pregnancy is the only time in life when you fall in love with someone you haven’t met.”
“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.”
“Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.”
“Every child begins the world anew with fresh innocence and unbounded possibilities.”
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”
“There’s a lot of joy in pushing your own personal boundaries, and learning that you can expand your world and stretch your heart, both figuratively and literally.”
“It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.”
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
“Before you were conceived I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were here an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of mother’s love.”
“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the love of a mother.”
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.”
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”
“Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man and woman can conspire to force God to create a new soul.”
“A child is the greatest gift that this world has to give.”
“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until you die.”
“Being pregnant means that every day is another day closer to meeting the other love of my life.”
“A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside, when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.”
Motivational Pregnancy Quotes
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never.”
“Pregnancy is the only time when you can do nothing at all and still be productive.”
“You are pregnant and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty, and in your contentedness.”
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
“There is no better feeling than the movement of life inside you.”
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.”
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.”
“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
“Every child begins the world anew.”
“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”
“Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy.”
“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.”
“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart till you die.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.”
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.”
“The changes in your body will last for just nine months, but the beauty of motherhood will embrace you for the rest of your life.”
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.”
“There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.”
“Giving birth is an ecstatic jubilant adventure not available to males.”
“Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood—finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.”
“What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.”
“Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.”
“Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.”
“Becoming a mother makes you realize you can do almost anything one-handed.”
“A strong intention, a relaxed body, and an open mind are the main ingredients for an active birth.”
“To witness the birth of a child is our best opportunity to experience the meaning of the word miracle.”
“What an honor it is to create life from love.”
Charming Pregnancy Quotes
“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart till the day you die.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“You are pregnant and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty and in your contentedness.”
“Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.”
“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.”
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”
“Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born.”
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never.”
“The most magical day of my life was the day I became a mother.”
“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.”
“Every child begins the world anew.”
“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”
“Pregnancy is the only time in life when you’ll fall in love with someone you haven’t met.”
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of love.”
“Babies are such a nice way to start people.”
“All the forces on this planet will never beat that of a mother’s love.”
“Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy.”
“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.”
“There is no way out of the experience except through it because it is not really your experience at all but the baby’s. Your body is the child’s instrument of birth.”
“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.”
“The joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.”
“Nine months prepares you to fall in love for a lifetime.”
“Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.”
“There is no greater feeling than the movement of life inside of you.”
“Pregnancy is the only time when you can do nothing at all and still be productive.”
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
“It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.”
Powerful Pregnancy Quotes
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“You are pregnant and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty and in your contentedness.”
“There is no way to be a perfect mother but a million ways to be a good one.”
“Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.”
“A mother’s joy begins when new life is stirring inside, when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.”
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”
“Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.”
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.”
“Being pregnant means every day is another day closer to meeting the other love of your life.”
“Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.”
“The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.”
“Making a decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.”
“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“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.”
“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.”
“Every child begins the world anew.”
“A strong intention, a relaxed body and an open mind are the main ingredients for an active birth.”
“The wonder of life begins in the womb, where a mother’s love creates a connection that is unbreakable.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of mother’s love.”
“It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.”
“Every pregnant body is beautiful. It’s all about how you embrace your pregnancy and not what you put on.”
“You are the closest I will ever come to magic.”
“Pregnancy is the happiest reason ever for feeling like crap.”
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”
“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”
“Pregnancy is a journey that will forever change you. It’s the beginning of a new chapter filled with love, even on the days it’s hard to see.”
“Before you were born, I carried you under my heart. From the moment you arrived in this world until the moment I leave it, I will always carry you in my heart.”
“Babies are bits of star-dust blown from the hand of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of birth for she has held a star.”
Celebrity Pregnancy Quotes
“When you’re pregnant, you can think of nothing but having your own body to yourself again; yet, after having given birth, you realize that the biggest part of you is now somehow external, subject to all sorts of dangers and risks, which you couldn’t even bear to think about.”
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.”
“It’s a really amazing feeling to know that I created life. I can’t wait to meet my baby and see the world through their eyes.”
“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.”
“Let us make pregnancy an occasion when we appreciate our female bodies.”
“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.”
“Being pregnant was the healthiest I’ve ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes.”
“Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but it catches fire again every time a child is born.”
“A baby fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.”
“The most powerful creation in life is growing inside of a woman. The strength and beauty of this process can never be matched.”
“Pregnancy is getting company inside one’s skin.”
“I begin to love this little creature, and to anticipate his birth as a fresh twist to a knowledge which I do not wish to lose.”
“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.”
“Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life.”
“Being pregnant means every day is another day closer to meeting the other love of my life.”
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
“In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”
“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
“People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it’s because you’re sweating to death.”
“There is no better feeling than the movement of life inside of you.”
“You are pregnant, and you are powerful. You are bold and you are beautiful. Go forward in your boldness, in your beauty, and in your contentment.”
“A child is the most beautiful gift this world has to give.”
“Pregnancy is the only time when you can do nothing at all and still be productive.”
“The moment you hold your baby for the first time, you’ll understand second chances.”
“The birth of a child is the refraction of God’s blessing through the prism of time.”
“With every kick, my heart flutters a little more, knowing a miracle is on its way.”
“Pregnancy is the ultimate act of optimism.”
“The most magical day of my life was the day I became a mother.”
In Conclusion
Pregnancy is a beautiful and transformative time in a person’s life. The quotes on this list capture the joy, excitement, and sometimes the challenges of expecting a baby. They offer words of wisdom, humor, and love, making them perfect for sharing with friends and family or using as inspiration in a journal.
We hope these quotes have touched your heart and brightened your day. Whether you’re expecting, know someone who is, or just love reading about this incredible stage of life, these words remind us all of the magic and wonder of pregnancy.
