The 23 birth moments that make pregnancy all worth it

The 23 birth moments that make pregnancy all worth it

And if you’re like us, you love nothing more than gazing at gorgeous images of newborns and their mamas, and imagining that amazing first moment when your little one will enter the world. Fortunately, there are a whole host of postpartum doulas, new-mama supporters and birth photographers who post birth inspiration to Instagram every day, so we’ve collected some of our favorites to gear your up for baby-making and baby-growing.

Here are 23 moments that make it all worth it:

1. That moment when you first meet

2. That feeling of joy + relief + love + wonder, all at once

3. That first family pic5. That first embrace

4. That sense of relief

5. That first embrace

6. That new-baby smell

7. That new-mama joy

8. That FACE

9. And this little one

10. That skin-to-skin

11. Those chubby little cheeks

12. That gaze

13. That first hello

14. That newborn cuddle

15. That LIP!

16. That family reaction

17. That first ‘kiss’

18. That sweet innocence

19. That proud partner

20. That indescribable love