This post shows you the 26 Bittersweet Quotes About How Having a Baby Changes Friendships.
Don’t be heartbroken about it. Some people just need time to adjust. Some friends are just giving you space to bond with your baby, or they feel intimidated.
Friendships change and evolve, and while having a baby changes friendships, not every friendship will be changed, and not every friendship should be saved.
I know it’s a tricky subject, but some of these thoughts I’ll share can help. I’m sorry you are having problems with your friendships. I know that these bittersweet quotes about how having a baby changes friendships can help! At least they made me feel seen and understood.
“I never thought having a baby would show me who truly cared. But when the calls stopped, the invites disappeared, and the silence grew louder, I realized that some friendships only existed when life was easy.” — Unknown
“To the friends who stayed, who held my baby like they mattered, who listened to my tired voice even when I had nothing exciting to say—you are my family now. You never made me feel like I had to choose between being a mother and being a friend, and for that, I love you more than you’ll ever know.” — Unknown
“The hardest part of becoming a mother wasn’t the sleepless nights or the endless feedings—it was watching people I once called friends slowly fade away. The ones who promised to be there, the ones who swore nothing would change, vanished when my life became something they no longer related to.” — Unknown
“Becoming a mom has made me realize that you have friends for life that are for: reasons, seasons, or a lifetime.” — The Guided Mama
“How to find out who your true friends are:
- Tell them you need help with moving
- Have a baby.” — Unknown
“Everyone always talks about losing friends once they have a baby. But nobody talks about the ones who are around for all of the newborn cuddles.” — Unknown
“You lose some friends when you have kids. And, I’m okay with that. My kids are my world—I don’t need anyone who doesn’t want to be a part of that world.” — Unknown
“Hey mama, you are not alone if your friendships have changed.” — Unknown
“If pregnancy and its challenges had come as such a shock to me, how could I have expected them to know what I was feeling?” — Unknown
“You always hear that nothing can prepare you for motherhood, but no one warned me about how becoming a mom would change my friendships. How the 10+ year friendships have ended and how making new ones is hard. If you want to know who actually cares about you… have a baby. But please remember to be the one to reach out to your old friends. Trust me, some of them will turn up! They are just giving you space!” — Unknown
“Motherhood changes friendships—but maintaining your community is important.” — Motherly
“Finding new mom friends is one thing. Keeping your old ones is another.” — Pinterest
“Friendships ebb and flow, especially when big life events come into play.” — Unknown
“Love me and I’ll be grateful for your friendship; love my babies, too, and I will do anything in the world for you.” — Unknown
“I don’t care what anyone says, when you have kids, friendships change.” — Unknown
“Some friends will slowly fade away when you become a mom. Others will step up and love your baby like family.” — Unknown
“It’s not that I don’t love you anymore—it’s just that now, someone else needs all of me.” — Unknown
“The best kind of friends are the ones who don’t need an explanation when you cancel plans last minute because your baby won’t stop crying.” — Unknown
“Motherhood can be really lonely. But it’s in the loneliness that you see who truly stays.” — Unknown
“Having a baby doesn’t mean friendships end—it means they change. And the best friends grow with you, not away from you.” — Unknown
“Becoming a mother made me realize that the friends I need aren’t the ones who are always there at every event—but the ones who understand when I can’t be.” — Unknown
“Your real friends don’t mind that your conversations now include nap schedules, teething, and endless baby talk.” — Unknown
“It’s okay if friendships change after you have a baby. Some will fade, some will grow stronger, and some will surprise you.” — Unknown
“The best kind of friends are the ones who understand why you haven’t texted back in days and still show up when you need them most.” — Unknown
“Motherhood showed me that real friendship isn’t measured by how often we go out, but by who still checks in when I can’t. It’s the friend who holds my baby so I can shower, the one who texts just to say ‘I miss you,’ and the one who never makes me feel guilty for changing.” — Unknown
“I spent years believing friendships were unbreakable, only to learn that some people walk away when your life no longer revolves around them. But I also learned that the ones who stay—the ones who understand, who show up, who love your baby like their own—are the only ones who truly ever mattered.” — Unknown
It’s okay to grieve the loss of old friends and to welcome new friends into your world.
You also need to know that not everyone who starts a family cliques up with other families! So just because you became a parent doesn’t mean you’ll be instant friends with other parents!
There are women who include all women in their lives, whether childfree or new moms. And that is how I live. However, the only way we can move forward as women is if we support all women, and that starts with US!
First, you need to support yourself. If your friends are not reaching out to you or if they refuse to see you and your baby, well, you need to reach out to them and see what that is about. If you still see that they don’t support you, then you shouldn’t be friends anymore.
If you have a friend who just had a baby, text them and use one of these quotes! They will appreciate it, and it will mean the world to them!
Inspiring others and writing baby quotes are all part of the Pre-Baby Talk. That’s why, when the baby comes, you’ll be ready and prepared for…
…all the love in the world.
Which of these quotes did you love the most? Let me know in the comments!
Don’t forget to pin this post so you’ll always have these quotes handy when you need some motivation and some baby love!
This post showed you the 26 Bittersweet Quotes About How Having a Baby Changes Friendships.
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