54 Inspirational First Time Mom Quotes for Encouragement and Support

Becoming a new mom is a special journey, so we have put together a list of all the best inspirational first time mom quotes to offer encouragement.

And if you’re looking for short supportive sayings for new mothers, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

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Inspirational First Time Mom Quotes

“There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning

“Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.” – Tina Brown

“If you’re a mom, you’re a superhero. Period.” – Rosie Pope

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

“There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.” – Pamela S. Nadav

“I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.” – Oprah

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” – Linda Wooten

“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.” – Rajneesh

“To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.” – Unknown

“Motherhood is the ultimate act of selflessness.”

“Being a mom means you get to see the world through the eyes of a child.”

“A mother’s love is endless, unconditional, and forever.”

“To be a mother is to be powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description.”

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

“A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

“Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

“There is no way to be a perfect mom, but a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

“The art of mothering is teaching the art of living to children.” – Elayne Boosler

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own.” – Donna Ball

“A mother’s love liberates.” – Maya Angelou

“Motherhood: Powered by love, fueled by coffee, sustained by wine.” – Unknown

“The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.” – Unknown

“Being a mother is discovering strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you never knew existed.” – Sherene Simon

“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.” – Mary Mason

“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” – Unknown

“Every day, I become a little more me, and a little more mom.” – Unknown

“You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” – Sandra C. Kassis

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.” – Jessica Lange

“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty

“Feeling fat lasts nine months, but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever.” – Nikki Dalton

“Spit-up is my new favorite accessory; no outfit is complete without it.” – Nicole Fornabaio

“A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” – Lisa Jo Baker

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten

“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” – Kate Winslet

“Being a mom means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do.” – Unknown

“Motherhood is messy and challenging, but it’s also the most rewarding job in the world.” – Unknown

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” – Jodi Picoult

“Motherhood is not a hobby, it’s a calling.” – Unknown

“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown

“The life of a mother is the life of a child: you are two blossoms on a single branch.” – Karen Maezen Miller

“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.” – Jessica Lange

“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.” – Harriette Hartigan

“Life is a flame that is always burning itself out, but catches fire again every time a child is born.” – George Bernard Shaw

“No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal development.” – Ezra Taft Benson

“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.” – Cynthia Rowley

“No one told me I would be coming home in diapers, too.” – Chrissy Teigen

“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.” – Carrie Fisher

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Mermillod

“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.” – Anonymous

“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.” – M. Russell Ballard

“The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust