No mum friends

Has anyone else found it hard to make mum friends? I thought by going to baby groups etc during my mat leave I’d make a group of mum friends. Makes me sad as I thought I’d have little friends for my lo to invite to her birthday party etc. How do people form these groups as all the groups I go to friendships have already been made 😂🧐
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Where bouts u from? I’m always looking to meet new ppl for play dates x

I feel exactly the same. Xx

exactly the same! don’t help being a young mum and all the mums at baby group being 30+😩

I'm exactly the same. My oldest is 3 and Iinvited everyone from groups to his first birthday party and I now only occasionally talk to 1 of them. We go to 5 different groups a week so I thought we'd have a group of friends. This time we just having family for birthday. Everyone's groups seem to already be formed before babies arrive :( and this app actually seems pretty rubbish for making friends

@Ali I’m in my 30s and I actually prefer to talk to younger mums as they’re less judgemental and clicky 😂 x

@Devon I find this app the same it’s small talk for a bit but no one wants to actually meet up. I try talk to mums in groups but when they’re with their friends they don’t want to know it seems ☹️

I don't think it helps with this apps match maker section being so rubbish as nobody it's showing are local. I've even made a group for my local area as one didn't exist and nobody posts in it or comments on my posts so i feel like I'm wasting my time

I'm exactly the same! It's soo hard. I went to a play centre the other week and it was just us and a little group of mums with babies around the same age. Never felt so awkward. My little girl kept going over wanting to see them and the mums just kinda turned there backs. I'll chat to any mum but considering there was like 5 of them. I felt so bad as I got the impression they didn't want anyone joining the kids so I kept taking my little girl away. Then as a few other mums arrived they literally went into some corner in like a ball pit and turned there backs to everyone.. in the end I chatted to one other mum but by that point our time in the centre was done and we had to leave. And been doing baby groups since 8weeks. She's almost 11 months 😔 either people Wana be left alone or there already in a click 😔

Totally agree with everyone here it’s not as easy as it seems. Everyone seems to be so reserved at these play groups. I find it awkward myself I end up just sitting there with my LO and she crawls off😆. Most the kids there are toddlers as well which isn’t helpful much.

message meeee! xx

@Beth I do not understand that at all! I’ve had similar experiences I just find it bizarre how mums can behave in that way

I would love to meet mums so babies can play together im in alphington are

It’s hard and definitely not as easy as I expected. I was really disappointed that my antenatal classes didn’t lead to a small group of friends like most people seem to experience! I just keep going to the groups to be honest, and try where I can to chat but have no expectations any more

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