Joining a baby group can feel exciting, but also a little daunting as I suppose its your first day at school. I remember going to my first every baby group with Holly (now 12 years old) and I felt like all eyes were on me as I was the new mum! I met a very good friend there and we are still friends now. Then when I had Mia I joined a few baby groups too and made some more lovely friends. So I’ve started going to another baby group with Millie, its on a Friday morning. And I can honestly say there are some lovely mums at that group too. Over the years I’ve noticed there are different ‘mum types’ and to fall into one of those types too. But which baby group mum are you? comment below and tell me about your mum type or do you know any other mum types? 🙂
I wrote this blog to not offend anyone but to make you, my reader smile or laugh because after going to quite a few baby groups in the past I’ve come across the following stereotypical mum types…
The competitive mum
Ahh yes, I think every mum out there has a competitive streak. But there are some mums out there who take it to the extreme and want to be ahead of everyone. Heres my example…
Has your baby rolled over yet? Oh yes our Daisy did that weeks ago
Can your baby do a puzzle yet? Oh yes we have started tackling the 20 piece puzzles now
No matter what milestone your baby has achieved these mums are always somehow ahead. Or are they! I bet some mums exaggerate the truth, a little!
The crafty and organic mum
This type of mum lives and breaths to be organic. She focuses on being environmental, only eats and wears organic products. Is very crafty and likes natural items like sea shells, conkers and pine cones. Can come across as very strong-willed but sees the world in its glory. I learn a lot from these mums 🙂
The give me attention mum
A cup of coffee or tea is constantly in her hand. She always has an eventful story to tell, for example she has been up through the night because the baby is teething, full of wind, suffering from colic or reflux. And doesn’t stop talking about her night. Even when the conversation is about food or clothes lol, this mum manages to turn the conversation back around to her sleepless night. It’s like this mum craves the attention and the spotlight.
The know it all mum
Ok so you ask a simple question like, ‘what size nappies is your baby in now’? This mum will spend 20 minutes talking about nappies because of her insight knowledge of motherhood. She will talk about what the book says about nappies and the stages you are supposed to follow. Then at the end of the conversation I either don’t get the full answer or I have to ask the question again, so again, what size nappies is your baby in? LOL
The selfie mum
This mum permanently has her phone in her hand. Always taking pictures and videos to upload them to social media. Constantly showing her friends, family and followers what she is up to with her baby. When you do finally meet up with her, it’s like you have very little to talk about because you’ve seen it on her social media page. This mum will typically upload about 20 pictures of the same picture just to show the different facial expressions of her baby.
The worried mum
This mum would love to wrap her baby up in cotton wool. She carries a first aid kit in her baby bag for emergencies. She is definitely the mum to go to when a paracetamol is needed. This mum goes to the doctors all the time getting her baby checked out. She even knows the receptionist on a personal level for the amount of times she visits lol. Magic cream is her favourite word, referring to Sudocrem. She sure is a lovely mum but very over cautious.
Too much information baby group mum
Why is it when your first meet a mum one of the first topic of conversations is ‘the birth’. I mean some mums don’t want to reminisce about that day. But then you get the one mum that goes into too much detail. “I sat in my own blood delivering Ethan, gas and air is all I had, ended up having 45 stitches and felt them stitching me up!” I mean what can you say back to that with other than the word ‘ouch’.
The I don’t care and bring my baby for a break mum
I am the first to be completely understanding that us mums need a break. These groups are lovely to come to and enjoy a fresh HOT cup of tea/coffee and toast (not re-heated). And to watch and enjoy your baby interact with others. But honestly you can’t bring a baby to a group full of snot, a cough and the baby cries until it gets its own way or lashes out at others. This mum just wants to sit there and watch and says ‘Oliver don’t do that’ then carries on either talking or her eyes are back on her phone. Ahhhhhhh!!
The chilled mum
Awww yes! I think if you are a calm and chilled mum around your baby then your baby will be chilled too. This mum says “we are living in the present moment, life is a gift, so enjoy it. Don’t worry about the past as that’s already happened and don’t worry about the future as that’s yet to come”. This type of mum doesn’t get stressed if their baby oversleeps and it’s routine goes out the window. Instead, the routine she has with her baby is flexible, so if the baby doesn’t have it’s 1pm feed, then that’s ok because it can have a feed at 2pm instead.
Baby group mum types
These are the baby group mum types I have come across, but is there any other mum types you know of? Please comment below. Also it would be great to know if you fall under one of these mum types so please share and explain your experiences being in those baby mum groups.
