Making Friends in New Cities

Hiya,

For anyone who has ever moved to a new city and had a baby, I am interested to know how and where you met the people who eventually became your friends? Were they other coffee group/play group Mums? Or did you find it easier to make friends through other interests like sport groups, or through work or somewhere entirely random?

Apologies for the spelling mistakes.. Our power is out and I'm home alone browsing this and typing from my phone!!

Friends? lol.. The only friends I have here after moving here 2 years ago are my OB friends.

When I changed suburb, we had to leave the playcentre we were in so I got involved in a music group (like Mainly Music). Later when we changed town, I looked out for a local church group so I could join their playgroup.

Isla had just turned 1 when we moved towns. I PM'd the only other person I had seen on here that was from Gizzy and we met up at a music group. She introduced me to her friends, and they included me in their group straight away. That was 3 yrs ago and we all still good friends.
I have one friend who I met at work here who had a duaghter same age as ISla, and then was preg with #2 same time as me, and the others I have all met at baby/kid activities - playgroup, plunket groups, music etc.

I'm doing exactly this in 6 weeks time, we are moving to Akl and I have a baby due in 11 weeks time.
Hubby is in the airforce, I have found out when coffee group is on and joined up with the RNZAF Wives FB group, also organised a Meet Up with the other November Mums to be when I get to Akl.
My family is there so thats good for support.

For me it will be mostly getting out and about and meeting other mums, one advantage is with moving at the beginning of summer it will be easier weather wise to get out for walks etc.

I've also got a lot of lovely OB friends who I'm hoping to meet once we're settled in the big smoke.
I'm always a bit nervous before the first meeting, but then I go and really enjoy myself. Everyone else is in the same position and having a wee person make for easy introductions.

Mrs Emma, I actually moved to Tauranga 9 months ago just after my son was born, I still need to update my profile!


I have been thinking about joining the local Play Centre and from the sounds of it that is a good way to go. I did meet soem really nice people through going to Plunket's 0-6 month parenting courses, the only problem is that the course was at the Mount, so they are all from either Mount or Papamoa (I live in Matua). We formed a coffee group but I am now working part-time and my work clashes with the coffee group, so I have now lost the one social cotact that I did have! A friend invited me to join her coffee group but that also clashes with work! And I work offsite from Auckland, so it's not like I can meet people that way either!

I think that I will try Playcentre, it wil lbe a fun thing to do with ds on my days off anyway and at least everyone I meet there will live nearby.

MissAngel - I hope you find some friends irl soon!

kiwi2 - maybe I should get myself a t-shirt with 'Nigel No Mates' on it! hehe

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Edited by kaybee

I am still around kaybee if you ever want to do anything! I know I am slack as at contacting you but I've been really sick for the last couple of months. Am finally seeing the end of it so we could do something with the kids if our work hours don't clash. PM me if you are interested.