I saw mom groups being discussed on the TL and I'm so pleased. Reaching out and finding a group of women you can relate to in a time where you feel lonely, confused and isolated is a lifesaver.

Especially if you're the first of your friends to have a kid.

Do it do it do it!

And I hope I have made it very clear (my intentions have always been to make it extremely, ridiculously, undeniably clear) that my DMs and even my WhatsApp is open to you.

I only have 1 kid, but I'm here with what worked for me. Or come and tell me about how cute your kid is.

I think women supporting each other during that time is one of the most special things because having a new baby, for most people, takes it out of you so much that you lose yourself and for a short while, all you are, is a new mom.

You can't relate to anyone or anything else.

Granted, this isn't the case for everyone. Some women are stronger and surer of themselves. Some have a natural inclination to mothering. Some have very supportive partners or nannies or grannies. And fuck, that's amazing.

But some of us needed someone else to say, "omg, me too"

My "mom group" and I gave birth within 2 months of each other so our kids were similar ages. We chatted at 3am during feeds. We tried the same recipes. We tried the same tricks. We had the same problems.

While it started out being about kids, after a few meets & a few months, real friendships formed. It stopped being about remedies for flu & started being about marriage, sex, jobs, favourite TikToks, ideas for supper & still supporting each other.

Again, here if you need me.