Friendships?

[NIE]

Hi,

I used to chat with a couple of people during pregnancy and we have now lost touch. I met up with a new mum after having my DS and we are now becoming really good friends.

How many of you made friends with someone during pregnancy?

Are you still in contact after birth?

x

 

[BabyMagic]

I made friends with the ladies from my antenatal class and we still meet up once a week.

 

[Misslarue]

I made friends with a woman on my ward. We had our babies on the same day and they were both 4 weeks prem. We both stayed in for a week as our babies had low blood sugar and jaundice.
We meet every Monday for Jo Jingles and then take the kids to the park and go for a coffee!

 

[kazlin]

I didn't make any new friends while pregnant as I didn't go to antenatal classes etc, but I have 5 good mates who have babies under 2, so hung out with them

Hopefully meet a few more when I start taking Dan to a couple of baby groups

 

[zebrastripes]

I have no pregnancy or baby friends except on here I'm constantly trying to make some, but

 

[Kimbo]

I have no pregnancy or baby friends except on here I'm constantly trying to make some, but

me 2!

 

[Snuggle]

I have no pregnancy or baby friends except on here I'm constantly trying to make some, but

me 2!

Me 3, I have met Carina from here recently and we got on great so will be getting together with her again but otherwise I have no friends really

 

[kazlin]

and mabey coz Im one of them angry looking goths mehehehe

Nah, you probably just look original. I have to say though that some people seem a little wary of originality. Goths are coooooooooooooool and so are witchy folk!

 

[Squiglet]

I gained my freind when I had seed haha was one more than I ever had

I'll be your friend :'(

Im sh*t at makin friends in the real world ...dunno why ..must be my broken aura(sp) << or some freaky sh*t ..and mabey coz Im one of them angry looking goths mehehehe

snap...although I have couple of fab funky really close friends who I've known forever and DH is my best friend... i'm pretty restrictive with people until I've known them a few years by which time a crisis or two would have come up and they would have showed their true worthiness of a friend... Its a great way of making sure you whittle out the fakers...

 

[kazlin]

i'm pretty restrictive with people until I've known them a few years by which time a crisis or two would have come up and they would have showed their true worthiness of a friend... Its a great way of making sure you whittle out the fakers...

Wise words there Squig, couldn't agree more. People who seem too 'keen' too early on tend to make me a little suspicious...dunno why!

 

[Full of hope!]

I didn't make any new friends when pregnant but a very weird thing happened beforehand.....

I met a girl when I had to do jury service in Jan 07. We clicked instantly and had so much in common She was getting married in April, I was getting married in May, her Grandad sadly passed away a week before her wedding and my Gran did a week before mine. She found out she was pregnant a month after she got married and so did I

We are now great friends and both have gorgeous baby boys who will grow up together. There's 2 months between them as her baby was prem but they are both the same size because Jacob is so big

It was like we were ment to meet, it's great

 

[LaineyG]

Im am as you morag so very selective when having friends but Im also a happy loner 8)

Meeee toooooo! I'm very suspicious of new people, and I would have liked to make more "mummy" friends, but it's me and Mhairi against the world!

I'm looking forward to getting back to work as most of my friends there have wee kids, so it'll be good. Also can't wait for the work nights out again.....those responsible ambulance people are the worst drinkers!

Luv it!

xxx

 

[Becky&Willow]

had no friends during pregnancy but have made a good circle of friends since willow was about 3 months old i met them at mother and baby groups.

 

[kellyannlyle]

I hope that I make friends durig my pregnancy - like the idea of meeting up for lunch and baby play.... only 1 weeks now so i have time hehehe

 

[DebbieM]

I have one friend outside of the forum. Fortunately she is a very good friend - quite like a little sister really. Other than that, I don't really have any.....

 

[elaine22]

I never made any friends when I was pregnant as I spent most of my time at work, at OH's or sleeping, and never went to antenatal classes. Haven't made any since then as the mums at the baby group all seemed either to be a lot older than me or already in their groups and stuff. I'm better at making friends through other friends rather than just meeting complete strangers. I don't mind though, we're moving soon so maybe I'll meet someone there!

 

[loz]

We made friends with a couple who live at the end of our road at our antenatal classes which is nice as we see them quite often and I have someone with a baby almost exactly the same age as Emma to chat to over a cup of tea most weeks.

 

[Jade&Evie]

I don't really have any friends with children because I'm the first one to have a baby...

I'm going to go to some mum and baby groups thoughbecause I'd like some more friends! I have a few close friends and thats it... the rest are just people I know.

 

[kazlin]

To be honest I quite enjoy my own company, I'm not one to live in peoples pockets and my mates are the same which is great. I think this comes from being an only child, I still need my 'me' time. I also don't push myself onto people, nothings worse!

By the way I class some of you on here as mates (even if it's just online mates) and I'm pretty sure that most of us would get on in person

 

[zebrastripes]

To be honest I quite enjoy my own company, I'm not one to live in peoples pockets and my mates are the same which is great. I think this comes from being an only child, I still need my 'me' time. I also don't push myself onto people, nothings worse!

Same here! and I'm an only child as well...I always feel like I'm imposing on people...or just being an annoyance I have no idea if what I'm doing socially is right half the time, and I've kind of given up on caring. and much as I enjoy company it is such a relief when I'm back to being solitary.

And most of my best friends were my worst enemies before we worked out that the reason we disliked each other in the first place was because we were very similar. So now we bond in ouur mutual contempt of others