To think I won't make any 'mummy friends' ?

[mmmnoodlesoup]

I'm nearly 8 months pg with my first dc amd really enjoying it. However, I've started feeling a little down about the prospect of not making any mum friends when the baby is here.

I'm in my mid 20s, but I feel mature for my age, and in all my classes (yoga, antenatal classes, water aerobics) all the women are at least mid 30s-40.
I always make effort to be friendly, chatty and smile, but the women usually chat amongst themselves as I guess they can relate to eachother more.

I wanted to do the NCT classes but couldn't afford them and heard they're a good way to make friends, althought I'm sure it would be the same story.

I've tried the MN local boards but no replies :( any ideas? I'm very independent and wouldn't mind not making new friends, just thought it would be nice during those early days to have support from other new mums.

also noodlesoup FWIW I am in my 30s and would love to meet mums of any age! I'm not fussy, just want nice people to chat to. I have done yoga but even though I was roughly the same age as the women there I found them all extremely unfriendly and unwilling to exchange a word or two, sometimes even a smile! So maybe it's not so much an age thing?

Was early 30s when I had DS, so not exactly your demographic but not too far off. Our antenatal group was a mix of ages, youngest was 23 or so iirc. We all got on and met up regularly in that first year. Same with the postnatal group I met with at the local SureStart centre.

I find meeting people at yoga classes etc very difficult, personally. I mean, we might get on in the class, but it's another thing entirely to move that on to getting together outside the class.

I suggest, like others, baby/toddler groups. Volunteer with your local NCT group if they seem nice enough. I've made several friends there, and a few are actually proper friends now, not just mummy friends. (oh and I think one is late 20s, 27 or 28. I don't think about it much actually!) I started with volunteering at a few of their sales but went on to do a few more things. It doesn't have to be the NCT but that's my example, just put yourself out there when you're ready, volunteer at a baby group maybe. They're always happy to have someone else pitch in, and you'll get to know the others even better that way.

Good luck!

I didn't meet anyone when pregnant, as I was working full time until just before DS was born.

I agree baby / toddler groups are a good way to meet other mums. It's daunting at first, but if you keep going to them, you do get to know other mums. I went to a local NCT bumps and babies group when DS was tiny, also baby / toddler groups and classes run by my local Surestart centre. Didn't really do much until DS was 3-4 months old.