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Making mommy friends?

babymackeybabymackey member
edited September 2015 in May 2016 Moms
Hubs and I are relatively new to our area so we don't have a ton of friends here and all of the friends we do have are single or kid-less. We are a young couple (21 & 23) and expecting our first. All of the other couples with small children we have met in this area seem to be mid to late 30s, not that there is anything wrong with that at all, but we feel a bit awkward and judged around them all. We are having a hard time meeting other young couples in the same place in their lives.

Any advice for meeting young couples with kids? Any one else having this problem?
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  • laurenmdrn16laurenmdrn16 member
    I would recommend signing up for a childbirth education class through your hospital. Even though I didn't really get anything from the class itself, I am still friends with all the other couples in the class and all our kids are the same age so that is fun. And, generally, most of the couples will be young first-time parents. 

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    laurenmdrn16 said:

    I would recommend signing up for a childbirth education class through your hospital. Even though I didn't really get anything from the class itself, I am still friends with all the other couples in the class and all our kids are the same age so that is fun. And, generally, most of the couples will be young first-time parents. 

    Thank you!! We will!
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  • laurenmdrn16laurenmdrn16 member
    Clearly all our kids are very happy we kept in touch!

    PS- this photo can be found on an awesome mommy blog called A Mothership Down. Check it out!
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  • mrslampertmrslampert member
    I'm kind of in the same situation, but we're not new to the area.  We're the first of our good friends to have kids.

    I honestly think that age isn't going to make a difference if you are making "older" mommy friends.  Your kids will be the bond between you two.  There will always be something to talk about, ie children milestones, strains on your relationships, etc.  Once that initial bond is there you'll more than likely find other things you have in common.

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    laurenmdrn16 said:

    Clearly all our kids are very happy we kept in touch!


    PS- this photo can be found on an awesome mommy blog called A Mothership Down. Check it out!
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    Soooo cute!
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  • countrygrl5533countrygrl5533 member
    Most my mommy friends are from my church. My core group is 5 of us, ranging in age from 26-36, and our kids are all newborn-5, most of them being around 3. I honestly don't know what I'd do without that connection. However, when I was pg, I didn't have any mommy friends really. I didn't develop those friendships until I already had my DD. Sometimes mommy friends are easier to make after you have the baby. Not saying not look for them now, just that sometimes it gets easier after baby. :)

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    @laurenmdrn16 I love A Mothership Down!!


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    LadySamLady said:
    @laurenmdrn16 I love A Mothership Down!!

    Isn't Liz hilarious?! We were in childbirth education classes together and she has just such a cool way of looking at parenting. And her son Nolan is freaking adorable!


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  • cortney626cortney626 member
    Once the baby is born, you can find playgroups/ mommy & me groups on meetup. Or maybe they have pregnancy groups, pregnancy fitness groups, etc. Also the city's recreation center for baby classes. 
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  • nbgmomnbgmom member
    We went to a baby gym with our first when she was 9 months old. I made a ton of friends there and we all still keep in touch. We don't see each other much anymore, as the kids are all 4-5 and in preschool, and most of us have gone on to have another child or 2, but we had regular play dates when they were little.
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