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, The Experience of Childbirth

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour. – Ovid

Feeling fat lasts nine months but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever. – Attributed to Nikki Dalton

The power and intensity of your contractions cannot be stronger than you, because it is you. – Author Unknown