https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:52:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-67089 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:21:59 +0000 littlebug 67089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of our friends are either single or married with multiple children and no longer TTC. One of my friends at work just had a baby in October, so I know she'll be a good support for during pregnancy. But for now, during the TTC phase, I'm pretty much relying on the online networks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-67079 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:48:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 67079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have really any close friends with babies or even thinking about them, except for my cousin, who lives 3-4 hours away :( </p> <p>however, I told my MOH yesterday that we are expecting because I had so many excuses for missing her wedding planning activities (I'm in her wedding in march!) that I fessed up. As a self-proclaimed kid-not-liker, I was shocked by how excited she is! </p> <p>I don't necessarily think she will commiserate over pregnancy and baby stuff though, which is why I'm glad to have you girls :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-67075 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:44:17 +0000 heffalump 67075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have many mommy friends either. I have a few not close friends with kids, and I would just email them when I had a question. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-67071 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:39:26 +0000 mediagirl 67071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have some online pregnant friends. :-) We support one another wih daily things that come up. I have two local mom friends, one has a two year old and the other has 4 year old twins. They've both been super helpful with my planning and preparing for baby. I hope to meet more moms with babies my baby's age after she is born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66805 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:38 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 66805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking about this a few months ago! I was really worried that whenever DH and I start having kids, we won't know anyone that is also having kids! My poor DH has no friends because all his buddies slowly ended up moving away from here. And I only have 2 close friends. One of them has a 9 month old and is married and the other is just dating. </p> <p>So as horrible as this sounds, we joined a church so we make friends who are going to have babies soon! hahaha. I was all freaking out because I was worried I wouldn't know enough people to have a baby shower! Now we know people, so I feel better. :) I just hope that we will be able to have a baby around the same time as someone else, so we can do playdates and stuff. I'll always have HB though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66803 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:47 +0000 Andrea 66803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a few local girlfriends and we have monthly dinners together. I met them all after the LO was born so we've been friends for about a year only but it has been nice getting to know them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66796 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:13 +0000 chopsuey 66796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really have any local support. :P That's why I lub HB so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66674 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:13:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 66674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my best friend has a 1 year old so she has been my support system. Also when I'm ready to tell her, my cousin is prego with twins in May so she will have just lived through what I'm going to go through a few months later. otherwise I can talk to my sisters, but I just don't have as much in common with them as I do other people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66670 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:49 +0000 Rescuemom10 66670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in the opposite position. Of course we have DH's DD who I WISH we had full custody of. But within our group of friends we are the last ones to have a LO. DD is 8 so she is older than anyone in our groups LO. Same with all my friends back home in MN that I grew up with. One day!<br /> I feel ya on the support of HB. Thank goodness for sure. Helped me a lot thats for sure! ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66637 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:36:19 +0000 MegWag 66637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had any real-life friends since moving to England nearly two years ago. Last night at our final of 4 pregnancy classes one of the women who I'd clicked with gave me her phone number. I was so excited, like a guy picking someone up or something :)<br /> I hope I'll become friends with her and a couple of others I met through the classes and will try to meet some more women through the mommy &amp; me type classes they offer at the Children's Centre. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66603 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:03:26 +0000 sulli301 66603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: Our situation is a lot like yours!! We have a few good friends who have babies but they both live about 4-5 hours away :/ Most of our friends are single or nowhere near baby years. It's hard but WB (&amp; now HB) helped me a LOT. Finding someone who has a baby due around the time of yours really helped me, just little messages &amp; updates is so helpful! And other mommas with babies the same age love to talk about the same things you do...which is really fun! I love my best friend dearly but she really doesn't know a thing about diapers or labor or birthday ideas for a 1 year old ;) hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66599 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:24 +0000 Clementine 66599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in a similar boat. Most of our good friends are single, so our baby mama support system is pretty much zilch at this point. One silver lining is that our siblings either have kids or recently gave birth, so we can lean on them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66426 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:58 +0000 Rubies 66426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one good friend who was pregnant with me (our girls are 2 weeks apart) and it definitely helped a LOT. It has been a bit lonely at times when all of my friends are single/engaged. But Hellobee helps a great deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66423 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:09:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 66423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>by the time i had charlie (since it took us 2 years to get pregnant with him), i had several friends with kids already. it has been helpful talking to them, but generally they are tougher than i am when it comes to motherhood. </p> <p>we can be your baby mama friends! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66332 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:35:33 +0000 Boogs 66332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only baby mama support system is my sister. I'm okay with it because my LO is still young and I'm sure as he gets older and involved in more activities I'll meet other mamas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66307 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:42:59 +0000 MissKitten 66307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a good friend who is a few weeks ahead of me but she lives hours away. Apart from her I have no one. One of SO's best friends has just told us that his girlfriend is pregnant however, so both guys are thrilled that they get to go through fatherhood together. I wish I got along well with said girlfriend but we just have nothing in common =( </p> <p>So Hellobee is my saviour too =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66284 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:09:57 +0000 tequiero21 66284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have 1 good friend that i'll be close to starting in august, as long as she doesn't move back to the city! also have a cousin who will be near by. other than that, will have to make some new friends. my other good friends are all over the place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-mama-friends#post-66270 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:44:30 +0000 mrsjyw 66270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As DH and I are actively TTC, we've realized that we don't have many friends going through this stage in our life. DH's best friend has 2 boys and 1 boy on the way due in March, but aside from them none of our friends have kids. Most of our friends are single, engaged, and not near TTC. While they will be the best support system, I am also afraid of not having baby mama support nearby! (thank goodness for hellobee!)</p> <p>My one friend TTC lives in TX and my other friend who will be TTC this summer is in MN... </p> <p>Who is your baby mama friend support system? </p>