mums with 2+ kids?

[missynadm]

Looking to find some other Cambridge moms/mums with multiple kids. I havent found myself to have a lot in common with new moms to 1 (with young babies) and no groups allow me to take my 4 year old also so it's hard to meet other moms to multiples. I have 4 children (9,7,4 and 6 months) I don't really know any moms here and have lived here 8 months now.

hi!
I have just two kids but exactely the same problem...
not much into introduction of solids talk and my son (3,5) is borred or not allowe... its hard essp uring holidays. I'm also new here as we arived in April :-) msg me

I am really surprised you have found it hard to find groups for a 4 year old and a baby! I know quite a few, as I also have two (4 and 2 now). Try Mondays / Wednesdays / Thursdays together at The Fields Children's Centre / North Cambridge Children's Centre and Brown's Field Community Centre respectively. Lovely friendly groups with indoor and outdoor okay and the kids get lunch. All for 50p! Also Little Acorns (St Luke's Church, Friday). Citybus (can't remember what the place is called, but Church on the road by Newmarket Road Tesco, behind the Technology Museum, Wednesday). Most of the churches seem to run some sort of olaygroup that welcomes everyone. Some say 0-3, but I am fairly sure in practice if you take a preschool 4 year old, no one would bat an eyelid.

The Monday etc together groups run all year round, including the summer. Some of the others are term time only.

Hope that helps! I also found first time mums and I didn't have much in common when I had my 2nd, so we did a lot of group hunting!

That should say indoor and outdoor play!

lovely thank you
i'll check them all - its so time consuming to get organised in a new place.
i use public transportation so its a great logistic extravaganza...when you sum it up with an indoor play for two and some lunch/snack x 5 days a week its not nothing...

Roruk14

I'm not the only one then :) boys can be quite boisterous my son definitely is and as he's very active he gets bored. I live right near the romsey sure start centre but all the baby groups don't allow my 4 year old.

Where abouts in Cambridge are you? I don't know how to message on this site lol

Lizardc

Thank you ever so much. I will definitely have to look into those groups, I tend to find the church ones a lot more friendly and inviting too :)
I recently joined a baby group a friend recommended but found a few of the moms really preachy and textbook on parenting. Rigid in what people should be doing, I think we're all a bit like that with our 1st but relax more with 2nd+
I just want to enjoy my kids not be told what i should be doing with them because a book told me too :( I'm not far from the Newmarket road one

Where about in Cambridge are you?

hi again.
i'm in great shelford and traveling by train is the easiest - anything in walking distance from station is great:-)

and yes, mothers of new babies have some idealised visions in their heads...full of clean and nicely smelling babies - nothig about running and talking back toddlears smeared in chocolate with tomato sauce on t-shirt;-)

Hahaha you made me laugh :) yes, definitely less idealised with the 2nd. And also familiar with boisterous boys (x2!) and the joys of public transport (no car here either). We are just off Milton Road....

Its not that I have anything against new moms or moms with 1 (my best friend is a mom to 1 aged 4 with another on the way) i just find many I know want to meet up with just me and baby and can't handle older kids. Where as my life isn't just about my baby as I have 3 other children experiencing all different things at different ages, moms of multiples have a better understanding. Most of the people with multiples of children in the city are au pairs or childminders.

Lizardc

My partner drives But I don't yet, though plan to start taking lessons next year when its financially easier :) I'm not far from mill road. I wish I knew where boys got their energy from, I want some lol

When my 2 year old was smaller, I tended to meet up with baby friends when the elder one was at nursery and friends with older children when I had them both, as it just worked better that way, like you say. Now they are both no longer babies, it makes littler difference....