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jpearce327
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How to Start a "mommy group"
jpearce327
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Being so young, I know I'm gonna need lots of support so I'm trying to plan out ways to get it now. I'm already planning to attend one local mommy and me group at my church but its all women who are about 10 years older than me and married...and not that they won't help me out...I was just looking for people in a more comparable situation.
So I've decided that I want to start like a teen mom group and I'm just not sure how to go about it. Me and 2 other girls are deff interested and have talked about it...but i'm just not sure where to go from there...any advice?
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Re: How to Start a "mommy group"
Like others have said try meetup.com. There may be a way for you to post something about what you are looking to do and then get some responses from intersted moms. Have you tried your local boards on the Nest and Bump...maybe you could use those boards as well. I would also reach out to facilities in your community...maybe your OB's office, community center, home for teen moms, local daycares etc. They may let you post something about your group or even mention it to patients and participants.
As far as getting it up and running I would try to either find a place where you can always meet or have each mom host a meeting in their home.
Will you be able to take any classes after the baby is born? Not sure of your area- but in mine there are tons of classes for moms and infants. At the first class I took we all exchanged emails. One of the women even set up a message board for us to keep in touch (bigtent.com). Since DS was born 3 years ago, I've gotten together with these other moms at least weekly if not more often- they have been *lifesavers* for me.
When it's nice out, we all meet at a playground (even when they were only a few weeks old- we would lay them on blankets, sit in a circle and chat). When it started to get colder out we rotated between our houses.
Once a month we even go out for dinner without the kids.
Good luck!
i would look into the mommies network. it's a nat'l org. that has area groups all across the country. the area groups (like part of a state) then break down more to mommies within like 30 mins of where you live and there is a whole section and private online forum for young mommies. it's really wonderful.
https://www.themommiesnetwork.org/index.shtml