Allowed Quote by Jessica Hecht

For the first few months, I was a comically inept parent. The first night home from the hospital, I held her bare body against…

— Nick Flynn

Being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do.

— Emily Oster

A couple of years into filming 'Gladiators', I became pregnant with my first child, and as someone who'd had maternity coursing through her veins…

— Ulrika Jonsson

I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart from the contracts I…

— Gisele Bundchen

My first child, I think I was completely shell shocked. I was ecstatic but in shock that I was now responsible completely for another…

— Kylie Bax

I really loved being pregnant, especially because people treat you so nice.

— Ali Wong

When I was pregnant, I was so huge and people on the bus would get up for me. That made me feel so precious…

— Mariska Hargitay

I hated to be treated as a child. I thought it was the worst situation.

— Karl Lagerfeld

I have such respect for women who go through pregnancy multiple times. I thought it was beautiful being pregnant. The aftermath is brutal.

— Christina Applegate

I became a producer and learned I was pregnant within a five-day span. I wanted both things badly, just not at the same time.…

— Lindsay Shookus

I thought I might not want to act any more after having a baby. It turns out I still enjoy it.

— Kelly Macdonald

When I was pregnant with my first child, I was 35 years old, and I was working in a pet shop.

— Ann Dowd