Sayings about Pregnancy
Pregnancy and fire cannot be kept secret. ~ Rwandan Proverbs
The fool castrates himself in order that he could accuse his pregnant wife of adultery. ~ Turkish Proverbs
The lazy one is pregnant in the sowing season. ~ Burundi Proverbs
We praised the bride, and she was found pregnant. ~ Tunisian Proverbs
A bull went to impregnate a cow, and he came back a fetus. ~ Tunisian Proverb
The fool’s mother is always pregnant. ~ French Proverbs
Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant. ~ Lebanese Proverbs
He who longs too much for a child will marry a pregnant woman. ~ Bambara Proverbs
A girl only gets pregnant once. ~ Rwandan Proverb
A pregnant woman is not afraid if you threaten her with what you made her pregnant with. ~ Bambara Proverb
Quotations about Pregnancy
I think that carrying a baby inside you is like running as fast as you can. It feels like finally letting go and filling yourself up to the wildest limits. ~ Author Unknown
A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart until the day you die. ~ Mary Mason
Being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do. ~ Emily Oster
All the time we wondered and wondered, who is this person coming, growing, turning, floating, swimming deep, deep inside? ~ Crescent Dragonwagon
Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife. ~ Queen Victoria
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 connectedness. Trust your body to birth and know that the collective power of women worldwide will be with you. ~ Author Unknown
Pregnancy is a disease from which you recover in 18 years and 9 months. ~ Carrie Latet
I truly loved being pregnant and feeling what was going on inside my body and watching it change. It’s difficult to recoup, but still amazing nonetheless. I would have another one. ~ Jill Scott
Of course I’d like children. But I have to get over my impression that being pregnant is like popping corn. You expand and expand until you pop. ~ Markie Post
I love being pregnant! ~ Soleil Moon Frye
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
There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can’t get it. ~ Irena Chalmers
I feel cheated never being able to know what it’s like to get pregnant, carry a child and breastfeed. ~ Dustin Hoffman
Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned, medically coaxed, or happened by surprise, one thing is certain – your life will never be the same. ~ Catherine Jones
In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She’s got a construction zone going on in her belly. ~ Al Roker
Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers… strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength. ~ Barbara Katz Rothman
Being pregnant is supposed to be the happiest time in your life. ~ Kyla Pratt
Birth is a mystery. Words are not enough. ~ Marie O’Connor
For far too many, pregnancy and birth is still something that happens to them rather than something they set out consciously and joyfully to do themselves. ~ Sheila Kitzinger
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. ~ Mandy Harrison
The only time a women wishes she was a year older is when she’s expecting a baby. ~ Mary Marsh
Pregnancy is a process that invites you to surrender to the unseen force behind all life. ~ Judy Ford
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. ~ Maureen Hawkins
I’ve got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are ‘hello,’ ‘goodbye,’ and ‘I’m pregnant‘” ~ Dean Martin
These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready. ~ Queen Elizabeth
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. ~ Anne Christian Buchanan and Debra K. Kingsporn
I know what it’s like to be pregnant and nervous and poor. ~ Loretta Lynn
I wasn’t ecstatic about being pregnant – I wasn’t somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing. ~ Elizabeth McGovern
The dreams that we have in pregnancy are tainted with the worries and joys of pregnancy and the changing roles of our lives. ~ Robin Elise Weiss
I usually claim that pregnant women should not read books about pregnancy and birth. Their time is too precious. They should, rather, watch the moon and sing to their baby in the womb. ~ Michel Odent
Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body – meaning that it wasn’t put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit. ~ Amy Adams
Childbearing is glorified in part because women die from it. ~ Andrea Dworkin
People always say that pregnant women have a glow. And I say it’s because you’re sweating to death. ~ Jessica Simpson
