<p>This paper explores how the experience of pregnancy offers a new perspective on hospitality for our times. It critiques Jacques Derrida’s notion that unconditional hospitality is ultimately impossible, arguing that his perspective is constrained by the male, master-of-the-house tradition which prioritizes the host’s subjectivity. The paper first outlines Derrida’s conceptualization of the aporetic relationship between the unconditional Law of hospitality and conditional laws of hospitality, where the male host’s subjectivity is perceived as threatened by the guest. Drawing on Tracy McNulty’s work, it examines this “hospitality of the master,” highlighting how the host’s personal identity and mastery underpin traditional hospitality. The paper then proposes rethinking hospitality through the lens of pregnancy, where the acceptance and nurturing of the fetus demonstrate an alternative model. In pregnancy, the pregnant woman’s identity is not threatened by the other (the fetus), but rather, she contains the other within herself while maintaining a unified subjectivity. This stands in contrast to the hospitality of the master. Finally, the paper explores biological phenomena in pregnancy, such as the absence of immunological rejection and the placenta’s mediating role, supporting a different way to conceive and live hospitality. Pregnancy thus serves as an embodied metaphor of hospitality, offering guidance on how to live it in our contemporary world.</p>