Painting - Gabriel Metsu, Visit to the Nursery, 1660, courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain
Becoming a mother was truly important to the long term survival of the settlement. Women often married very young and had as many children as possible. A large family was seen as a sign of success and a blessing from God. Motherhood gave a woman increased social status, and confidence that she would be cared for in her old age.
There were traditions and furniture that related to becoming a mother including the cradle , the children's chair, and the low whicker seat or “bakermat” for nursing.
The enslaved Africans had a very different experience of fatherhood or motherhood. Their children were automatically the property of their owners. Enslaved children could be sold to other families, 'loaned out' for a fee to the owner, and their enslaved parents had no recourse. See an example here: https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/document/indenture-service-maria-young-negro-girl-nicolaes-coorn
Former slaves who had been given conditional freedom knew that their children were slaves, as the conditional freedom did not extend to family members. Some of them applied for manumission of their children. https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/document/petition-domingo-angola-…
The Indigenous people had their own traditions and ceremonies relating to motherhood and fatherhood. Because many of the Algonkian tribes were matrilineal, becoming a mother was particularly important.