After my son was born, I took a month to stare at him and only shared him with a select few! Somewhere in the 5th week, I realized that I had better get out and take a peek at how other moms were doing things and share some of my own expertise at tending to my perfect child!!

After a bit of digging I finally discovered a new moms group that was actually meeting that morning down at the local community centre. If I was fast enough I could get there just in time! I quickly stuck my head under the tap to water down my mon-chi-chi hair, dressed my son in his finest Old Navy jeans and polo, and headed out the door.

I was so excited to meet other moms that we went in at a full run and I think I actually skidded into the gymnasium where the group was meeting.  I have to say, I was bit shocked to see 40+ moms at all different stages of exhaustion, sitting in a circle waiting for the Community Nurse to get the session going. I had no idea what I expected, but it was not this! Very few were talking to each other, except for those that were obviously friends, the rest of us were tending to our babes, waiting for someone to break the ice for us. When the welcome finally did come, we were asked to go around the circle, say our name and how old our baby was. Then we were "talked at" with a few minutes left at the end for questions. We were then told our time was up and that they hoped to see us next week, but we had to start moving as there was another group coming in to use the room.  Every one seemed really nice, I think,,,but because we were all shuffled out to make our way to our next destination I never really found out!.

I did try again a few more times, giving it the benefit of the doubt, but it was never dynamic, and never met my changing needs and interests. It was obvious that this was not the environment that I was looking for.

I made due by working hard at meeting other moms at swim classes and children's libraries, made some fabulous friends, but never quite found that dynamic group that could continually peek my interests.

Of course, it figures, now that Brody is three, I finally find that group with Wee Welcome that could have met all our needs when he was an infant!

If Mama Mingles had been in my community when Brody was born, they could have filled that hole and it would have been the activity that I felt was always missing.

Mama Mingles are not just about the day it happens, but are about meeting the dynamic needs and challenges of new moms, while setting the stage and foundation to build long lasting friendships and share experiences.

Mama Mingles give new moms the chance to have fun with other new moms in their community, They allow them to connect with local experts and celebrate having a baby,,, and a life!

I'm not a "new" mom any more, but I'm always looking for new ideas, and experiences.

Sometimes when we can't get what we need, when it counts the most, we can still learn from it by ensuring others don't have to go through the same thing that we did.

For this reason I am very excited to be a member of the Wee Welcome Mama Mingle Team!

If not for myself, but to live vicariously through you!
If you are looking for a dynamic group, this is the place for you!
If you are looking to bring these events to your community, this is the place for you!
If you are like me, and your kids are a bit older and you wish this had been available to you, this is the place for you!

If you know someone who you think would be great at Hosting Mama Mingles, than this is the place for them too!

Wee Welcome is all about sharing experiences and learning with each other!
If you can relate to any of this, I would love to hear from you!

Donna

Contact Donna Dowsett to find out more about joining our team and hosting Mama Mingle Parties in your community.

ddowsett@weewelcome.ca