My husband and I are starting to think about trying for our first baby and are trying to decide whether it might be a good idea to move. We currently live in a beautiful but extremely small village with limited services (shop,pub,drs) and no baby groups at all. I know that to see any friends/family or to go to any groups with a baby I would have to get in the car and I just wondered if anyone else had been in this situation and how they'd found it? There is a bigger village about 15 mins drive with some groups and our local town is about 30 mins. My worry is that I could go for a long time without seeing anyone which could be very isolating or that I will get frustrated spending most of my time in a car with a new baby. I have lots of friends in our local town and I am already always the one who drives to them to meet up. My in laws live there too which would be a support. Equally I wonder how much time new mums spend just being at home and whether it would make that much of a difference?
I'd be really grateful for your thoughts as we want to get the ball rolling with moving if we feel it's the right choice. I feel our village would be idyllic for a young family (not so much with teens!) but it's the initial stage as a new mum which I find concerning.