Mom Groups...

I'm going to start by saying online Mom groups aren't for everyone! I don't think there is any Mom group out there that has never had some type of drama.  I mean, it's a bunch of hormonal women going through pre- and post- pregnancy together. Once you have the baby, you are all going through your own battles, whether it's postpartum blues/depression, lack of sleep, trying to get through each day with enough sanity, etc. While I was sitting in bed one night I decided to look up Mom groups on Facebook and see if there were any for the month I was expecting Kinley.  I ended up finding a February/March group that I liked right away. I went into the group with zero expectations of what I would actually be getting out of it.  It was nice learning information from Moms who had been through the journey of pregnancy and motherhood before and being able to ask them for advice.  I've got to say that I hit the jackpot when it came to what I got out of joining this group.  I found Mom friends!!  I understand how corny that sounds but once you've become a Mom you will get the importance of it, I swear! There were a few of us that all bonded together over the past year from our group and we started a group text and we talk to each other every day.  These ladies are literally (Katie ;P) my saving grace.  When you have a night that your baby is waking up every hour and you feel like you're going to lose it and you question if you're the only one going through this, looking at your phone at 3:00 am and getting a text saying the baby has been up four times already, you can't help but think to yourself, thank goodness I'm not alone and someone else can completely relate to my struggle right now.  Everyday we talk about our highs and lows and what our babies have learned or where they seem to be falling behind compared to others in our Mom group and it's just nice to have friends that completely get it and have zero judgement, which seems to be rare these days with how much everyone likes to Mom shame each other.  If you are reading this and you are expecting or just had a baby, my advice to you is find a Mom group, put yourself out there and when you find someone you connect with, make the most of it.

Shoutout to my #momclique. you guys are the best.

Love, Paige