Those early days of being a parent are like no other. You're exhausted, potentially still recovering from birth and trying to work out how to look after this new bundle of cuteness while juggling them with everything else in your life.
Sometimes a reassuring quote can do wonders for reminding you that however hard things might feel right now, you've got this! That's why we've rounded up ten new parents' quotes for you to read, some that will comfort you while you clear up your fifth poonami of the week and others that will be able to put into words exactly how it feels to experience a love like no other.
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"Having children just puts the whole
world into perspective. Everything
else just disappears." - Kate Winslet
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"There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child." - Anne Lamott
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"You never know how much your parents loved you until you have a child to love." - Jennifer Hudson
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"Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary — it’s an act of
infinite optimism." - Gilda Radner
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"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." - Simone De Beauvoir
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"There is nothing like a newborn baby to renew your spirit and to buttress your resolve to make the world a better place." - Virginia Kelley
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"There are hard days in motherhood, but looking at your baby sleeping reminds you why it’s all worth it." - Kara Ferwerda
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"A new baby is like the beginning of all things — wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities." - Eda LeShan
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"Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed." - Linda Wooten
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"There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." - Jill Churchill