Quotes About Parenthood

People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.

I've been broody since I was 12, but I can't just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.

That's the main reason I gave up my career after John was born and I was pregnant with Andrew. I could not handle going away day after day. The thought of going away before they got up and coming back after they were in bed was intolerable.

My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city.

A part of me isn't like those women who love being pregnant. I love my baby, and I miss that feeling of being attached to him when he's kicking, but I was so ready to not be pregnant.

Most creative thing I've ever done? Got somebody pregnant.

To get pregnant, I have resorted to artificial insemination. I want to openly talk about it because this is an opportunity to show my gratitude to all those anonymous donors who help many women to meet, like me, the dream of their life.

There was a feeling I had when I got pregnant and decided to keep the baby, and I knew I wasn't going to be with the baby daddy, and I was really toying with what my identity would be.

When I got pregnant with my daughter, both my husband and I were freelancers, and we didn't have that much security. We had savings. We were better off than many people, but we didn't have, you know, pensions and all the things that people used to have.

When Buddy Ryan cut me, my wife was pregnant.

I hadn't planned to have kids, I didn't even know I was pregnant until four months in.

When I was pregnant, we decided that if it's a girl, we would name her Tara and if it's a boy it would be Vir.

Either I'm going to be like an MGM starlet - get married five times, it will be a bit of a laugh - or I will get pregnant, by accident, with someone I barely know. We'll get through it. They'll be a great co-parent. We definitely won't end up together.

I bought a Honda CRX Si, a two seater, and immediately after I took possession, my wife and I found out we were pregnant.

Having a child, particularly your first child, is such a life-changing moment. Nothing can really prepare you for that.

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.

I don't think anything can prepare you for parenthood.

It's never easy. You think you're ready but nothing prepares you. You're knocked for six. No matter how much you want a baby, having one's totally different.

I definitely want children. That's important to me, so I just want to make sure that I'm completely prepared for it when that day comes.

I was lucky enough to meet someone when I was about 46 and had my first child when I was 48, so I got started late, but I also got all that other stuff out of the way and was at a point where I could be a consistent presence at home.

I actually gave up playing darts for three years after my little boy was born.

I want a daughter no matter what.

I always wanted children late; I had my first daughter at 39 and the second at 45.

I want to have daughter, and if I do, I want to make sure she learns ballet.