How do I make SAHM friends?

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this is the right forum for this question, but curious - if you're a SAHM, where did you meet your SAHM friends? I had a baby last spring and we've been really isolated because of COVID, but I'd like to get out more. All of the moms that I meet in my neighborhood work. None of my friends from before kids stay at home with their kids. I'm in Tenleytown, if that matters.

[Anonymous]

Storytime, music classes, mygym will put you in a group of people with similar aged babies.

[Anonymous]

Join mom groups. Get on facebook and look for "Tenleytown Moms." I bet there is something.

[Anonymous]

Get as vaccinated and boosted as you can, slap on a mask and head to the playgrounds. Head to story hour. Join stuff.

[Anonymous]

I've never had any luck spontaneously meeting someone randomly at a playground or storytime etc, but I know some who have. What worked better for me was joining the local mom's group and going to planned meetups/playdates.

[Anonymous]

I’ve met some cool moms on the peanut app- 2 of them I’ve met in person several times now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Join mom groups. Get on facebook and look for "Tenleytown Moms." I bet there is something.

Mom's group - I'm in a couple and it's a bit annoying as a WOHM that all the meetups are during working hours during the week! Most SAHM don't want to meet up weekends. Fortunately there are a couple other WOHM so occasionally we have a weekend meetup.

[Anonymous]

I asked my midwife and she gave me contact info for two other parents who'd had babies within three months of mine. We started meeting up twice a week and did that for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get as vaccinated and boosted as you can, slap on a mask and head to the playgrounds. Head to story hour. Join stuff.

If I saw a person wearing a mask at a playground I would avoid them.

-Someone who just got a second booster

[Anonymous]

I joined my local MOMS Club chapter in two places I've lived since having kids. It was good for socializing (for my kids and myself) and filling our days, but I only made one good friend out of it. Doesn't hurt to try it out! There is a NW DC chapter, look for their Facebook group. I do find with these types of groups the moms of babies have to be more assertive. There are lots of moms with preschoolers and they bond over their kids playing together. One of my chapters did a good job of organizing play dates by birth year, which was a nice way to meet moms with similarly aged kids. The baby "play date" was basically moms talking and babies laying on a blanket hah!

I met my closest SAHM friends through Fit4Mom classes. I loved being able to work out and bring my kid(s) along. The atmosphere was very supportive, at least in the chapter I joined (Virginia).

I know it's a few years away, but many more opportunities for friendships popped up once my kids started preschool/elementary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get as vaccinated and boosted as you can, slap on a mask and head to the playgrounds. Head to story hour. Join stuff.

If I saw a person wearing a mask at a playground I would avoid them.

-Someone who just got a second booster

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Join mom groups. Get on facebook and look for "Tenleytown Moms." I bet there is something.

op here. I did try this! Maybe I’m just bad at Facebook, but I haven’t been able to find any FB groups for moms in my area. Hence my turning to the forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I joined my local MOMS Club chapter in two places I've lived since having kids. It was good for socializing (for my kids and myself) and filling our days, but I only made one good friend out of it. Doesn't hurt to try it out! There is a NW DC chapter, look for their Facebook group. I do find with these types of groups the moms of babies have to be more assertive. There are lots of moms with preschoolers and they bond over their kids playing together. One of my chapters did a good job of organizing play dates by birth year, which was a nice way to meet moms with similarly aged kids. The baby "play date" was basically moms talking and babies laying on a blanket hah!

I met my closest SAHM friends through Fit4Mom classes. I loved being able to work out and bring my kid(s) along. The atmosphere was very supportive, at least in the chapter I joined (Virginia).

I know it's a few years away, but many more opportunities for friendships popped up once my kids started preschool/elementary.

Thanks for all the input! I’ll look into MOMS Club. It does seem like it gets easier once the kids are a bit older.

[Anonymous]

I’m a SAHM but nearly all my “mom friends” work. I think it’s just unusual to be a SAHM where I am. I suppose that means they aren’t available on weekdays but it’s never been an issue for the friendships.

[Anonymous]

I met my friends at my local park and ‘mommy & me’ type classes (this was awhile ago). I very much remember feeling isolated when I had a baby. It wasn’t until my baby was one years old that I started making new friends. And they’ve been a godsend. Good luck.