Quotes About Motherhood

After having a baby, there will inevitably be something on your body - a mark, a scar or some loose skin - that wasn't there before.

It's a profound thing to watch another human being come out of your body.

I always said, 'Whenever I get pregnant, I'm going to embrace all of the body changes that happen.' My focus has not been on any sort of snap-back or anything like that, because your body won't be the same after giving birth, and if anything, that's something to be celebrated, embraced, and owned.

Feeling strong is important, and to feel in your body is a vital part of being a woman, regardless of whether you're a mother or not.

You only hear the horror stories - that after a baby, you never get your body back - but it's not true; it depends on your life beforehand.

From your first kid, your body still kind of looks the same once you get back in shape.

Being pregnant is not license to forget all the rules that you abide by when you're not pregnant. Moving your body, getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, and eating proper foods throughout the day are even more important when you're pregnant.

It's amazing what your body does to produce another human... you should thank your body for what it does.

You cannot work and be at home with your child. But you want both.

Fortunately, when you're a mom, the responsibility of caring for your child can keep you going.

I think it's incredibly important to spend the first year with your child, and it should be made possible for all women.

I think as a new mom it's really easy to take what other parents have done, see the results through their children, and really compare that to what is going on with your child.

There's an identity thing that goes on where you spend so much time caring for your child that, after a year or so, you have to shake it off and go, 'Who am I?'

When you become a mother, it's a common thing that you just want to put every ounce of your being into your child, which is a very beautiful experience.

I'm a mom... and I'm learning this being a parent, sometimes your child can be such a reflection of who you are. And I have to figure out when it is my ego that dictates how I parent and when it is what I think is best for my child.

It's a taboo that comes back over and over, to suggest that women can feel divided - that you can love your child and want to do everything for it, and at the same time want to put it away from you and reclaim something of yourself.

I want to make sure that teenage girls know that if you decide to keep your child, you have to get an education. You have to have a plan A, B, and C. Make sure you have a good support system. If all those things are not in place, it's going to be very, very hard - very, very lonely.

I'm having to learn to get the balance right, because if you want a full-time career, and you also want to be a mother who is there for your child, then you have to make sure that when you do spend time together, you're really there for them.

I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.

When I heard 'Rockabye,' I was just blown away. It had been a long time since I had heard a song that had a message like that in it - about being a single parent and caring for your child.

When you become a mother, it's your mission in life to protect your child. I therefore can't imagine what a hell it must be crossing the sea with a crying child on your lap without any certainty of making it to the other side alive.

I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that this is somehow a stranger who is carrying your child. And this is absolutely not true. Your surrogate becomes one of your best friends and a member of your family.

I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.

So how did I find my voice? Motherhood. There is nothing like having your child dealt an injustice, no matter how small, that gives you all the courage in the world to stand up and put your foot down.