As exciting as new motherhood can be, it can also be lonely.
I am a stay at home mom to my beautiful baby girl. Motherhood has been so fulfilling for me, but it is also a huge life change. Support is important, but so many women are without it.
Many women, including myself, transition from working a job to being at home with a little one. Being at home with your baby is a good thing, don’t get me wrong. However, it can be lonely when you are constantly at home with no interaction outside the home.
My husband and I don’t live anywhere near our families. Even though we feel that we are exactly where we are supposed to be and we have a great church family, it is so hard not to have family close by.
This is why I think it is so important for every mom to find a mom tribe. A mom tribe is simply finding some moms to connect with, which can be super hard for stay at home moms…. Especially when you have a baby that can’t really do playdates yet.
So how do you find a mom tribe? Here are a few suggestions:
- A great place to start is finding a local church to plug into. Most churches are extremely family friendly. Some churches even have groups specifically for moms to connect with one another. There is one near me that I have gotten plugged into and I love it.
- You have to be careful with Facebook, but there may be a Facebook group that you could connect with. When I was pregnant, I found a “Pregnant & Trying to Conceive” group that was specifically for women in my area. It would be so easy just to post in that group and see if any moms would like to connect.
- Personally, my blog has given me a platform where I can connect with other moms. Once I started blogging and connected it to my Instagram, I was able to reach out to all kinds of moms that have similar interests. It has been so amazing for me.
Conclusion
I know finding friends is hard, especially when you are sitting at home with a baby all day. But you would be surprised at what can happen when you just reach out and try to make some connections.
XOXO,
