To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, here’s a selection of heartbreakingly tender shots of moms helping their own daughters into motherhood, with moving comments from the photographers.
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#1. “She was showing so much concern for her laboring daughter. It was incredibly touching and had me tearing up.”
#2. “A special moment between a new mom and new grandma — grandma was telling her how proud of her she was.”
#3. “You could feel the love in the room!”
#4. “Pure joy.”
#5. “This mother wept and looked toward her daughter, also a mother — now of a son — with the most adoration and love possible.”
#6. “The mother of the laboring woman flew in last minute to make the birth. She got there during transition and quickly went to support her daughter.”
#7. A new grandma fusses over her little girl’s hair in a tender moment.
#8. “A mother’s love is mirrored by her daughter’s strength.”
#9. “The mother (grandmother) supports her daughter as she begins to push.”
#10. “This photo is post-birth and grandma is cradling her daughter in a very tender moment between the two.”
#11. “This one brings tears to my eyes. Such a loving mom and dad!”
#12. “After all the strength and endurance she gave to her daughter while she labored all night, it was all over. [The grandma] falls back and is overcome with emotion.”
#13. “The mother is holding her daughter as she holds her new baby for the very first time.”
#14. “Dad was feeling queasy, so this brand-new grandmother was overjoyed to have the honor of cutting her grandson’s umbilical cord.”
#15. “This woman is a single mom by choice (her baby has a donor dad) and her 81-year-old mother stood by her throughout, from being pregnant to childbirth.”
#16. This mother cradles her daughter’s head in her hands through labor in a water bath.
#17. “Three generations of strong women.”
#18. “Pure joy.”
#19. “It was so beautiful to see a mother be able to care for her daughter in such a new and amazing time.”
#20. Happy Mother’s Day to new mothers, grandmothers, and all mothers.
