I'm excited because I am meeting up with a group of moms I've never met before to walk tomorrow! I reached out to a mom group on Facebook because I'm going pretty stir crazy in the house. My sister tells me her mat leave walking group saved her sanity.
Did you join anything when you were on mat leave for your own sanity?
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I had. Breast feeding group twice a week that was wonderful!!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Nope. I've been a SAHM for 22 months and I'm still not in a mom group. I thought about it.... but I have a friend in one and she said the mom's were pretty judgey so I don't want to join that one. Plus, we manage to stay very busy without that.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Nope cause it didn't seem worth it since I only have/had 12 weeks
squash / 13764 posts
yup i joined a mom's group that our pediatrician's office ran. It was for 6 weeks, and I'm still very close with one of the moms in it!
pineapple / 12793 posts
I'm in one (and so are two other HBers!) and thinking of starting one for the other moms in our building.
honeydew / 7283 posts
DD and I went to the breastfeeding moms group at the hospital once a week. It was more structured by the LC than an actual moms group, but definitely valuable!
persimmon / 1233 posts
Yes, it was amazing! My social calendar was fuller than it's ever been during my mat leave. There was something going on almost every day and I usually made it to meetups two or three times a week, especially beer garden Wednesdays. 
grapefruit / 4823 posts
No. Sometimes I wish I had, but then I just felt it was pointless because I was going back to work. But then I think I could have made a friend or two to do something with, even if I still didn't go to the group. But I'm also extremely shy, so it would have been hard anyways lol
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
@sarbear: I'm really shy too, so I'm pretty nervous, but I need to get out and meet people so I'm forcing myself!
clementine / 824 posts
I joined one sponsored by the hospital and I'm so glad I did. We still have monthly play dates. It's so nice have some mommy friends with babes the same age.
apricot / 373 posts
Absolutely! I am part of a neighborhood group and a Mommy and Me class, plus I do Stroller Strides. It has been great for meeting new friends.
grape / 99 posts
I did totally worth it. One of the things we all agreed on was how isolated we felt being home. Ours is sponsored through a school district and we have a leader who brings topics to discuss ie safety, solids, expectations etc. we also have an open forum to discuss any questions or concerns we have about ourselves or our babies. We sing songs too. I highly recommend joining a parent group.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
i signed up for a group on meetup but never attended anything!
coconut / 8430 posts
Yup I joined a group on Meetup and one that my friend was already a part of.
pomegranate / 3604 posts
No but I should have. One of the reasons I hated being on mat leave over the winter.....never again.
grapefruit / 4441 posts
Yes, I joined two groups via Meetup and also went to a hospital based lactation group. They are all great. Some of the Meetup groups have evening and weekend events as well, so even though I work 3 days a week, I usually still go to 2-3 activities a week. I went to a Moms night out event tonight and had fun. It's outside my comfort zone still, as I'm still meeting people, but I do feel like I've made some friends.
I hope you enjoy the walk tomorrow !
nectarine / 2834 posts
Yes! I met 4 girls who were due around me through a social mommies group. We spent a few days/week together walking , going to happy hour with the babies. It was.The.Best. We are all back at work but still try to go out once or twice a month.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
Met up with 3 other moms yesterday and it was great! The adult interaction was so refreshing
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
I went to a baby class in Seattle run out of a local baby store. The women I met are still close friends and I was only in Seattle for 10 more weeks at that point!
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