New moms have a lot of hard work to do – and cats are no different. In fact, most females take care of their kittens all alone and almost always have multiples!

And while they don’t have to look down at their little bundles of joy and wonder how they’re going to pay for college, they do have to feed them, bathe them, potty them (which is a nice way of putting what they really have to do), and get them to behave.

But like all moms, these ones are also proud (if sometimes exhausted). In fact, even when they’re making a face wondering when it’ll all be over, we still have to give them a lot of credit for giving up their bodies to those furry little babies.

Just take a look at these 45 beautiful mama cats: