How To Make New Mom Friends Using These Free Apps!

Making new mom friends can be challenging, especially when you’re juggling the demands of motherhood and possibly feeling isolated. If you’re wondering how to make new mom friends, you’re not alone. Many new moms struggle to find their tribe, but luckily, there are free apps designed to help you connect, build friendships, and find support with other moms near you. In this post, I’ll share the best ways to use these free apps so you can easily make new mom friends and feel part of a community again.

If you’re wondering how to make friends as a mom, you’re in the right place.

Before having my daughter, I was shy and socially awkward and cared too much about what others thought of me. Like many Introverts, I would overthink everything I said and keep my mouth shut because I was afraid of offending people.

In 2019 we moved from CA to Texas. I had no friends and the only person I knew was my sister in law and my realtor. Reading self development books helped me build confidence in myself and create new friendships, even at in the middle of the pandemic. 

Finding mom friends and meeting mom friends isn’t easy. With that being said whether you’re a new mom, single mom, stay at home mom, working mom, a work from home mom, living in a new city or an introvert lacking social skills, I got you!

Here are 5 simple ways to help you meet other moms and learn how to be a good friend so you can find your new BFFs!

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Stop Overthinking It

If you think you will never make new mom friends because you are too shy, too loud, too opinionated, or too socially awkward let me tell you, you are wrong!

Stop feeling sorry for yourself and stop lying to yourself. Step outside of your comfort zone. Being shy has only gotten you this far so try something different. 

I learned some great ways to build confidence through self development books and podcast. You can listen to them while you cook, clean, or workout.

My favorite self-development books at the moment are:

• You Are A Badass
• Get Over Your Damn Self
• How To Win Friends And Influence People

My favorite self development podcasts at the moment are:

• Mornings With Neno
• The Veronica Bay Show
• The Brendon Show

While you are working on your confidence and building your social skills try to figure out what kind of mom friends you want. Do you want to meet stay at home moms, working moms, crunchy moms, or breastfeeding moms? 

Once you decide what kind of mom friends you want you can start searching.

Make New Mom Friends on Instagram

Here are 3 simple ways you can use Instagram to make new mom friends:

• Hashtags
• Places
• People You May Know

#Hashtags

One way to make mom friends on instagram is by searching these hashtags:

#MomFriends

#HoustonMoms (or your city)

#BreastfeedingMoms

#CrunchyMoms

#ChristianMoms

#HomeschoolMoms

or any hashtag that relates to the type of mom friend you want or can relate to. 

For example, when I moved to Houston I searched #houstonmoms and follow some moms that lived near by. I noticed one of them that I had been following for a while posted an IG story of her walking her baby at a local park. After telling her I love to go on walks to she invited me to meet up with her and now we are great friends and meet up for walks.

Places/ Locations

Another way to meet moms through Instagram is by search local places you like to go like restaurants, coffee shops, or parks and following other moms who go there. You can follow them on IG and let them know you love that place and maybe ask if she wants to meet up there.

People You May Know

When scrolling Instagram will show you people you may know follow the people you have something in common with and respond to their IG stories to get on their DMs and start a conversation. 

You can also go to your friends profiles and follow their followers that you may know or that may be your next bestie.

Here are my closest mom friends that I met through Instagram:

Join Facebook Moms Groups

Facebook isn’t just for baby pictures and family updates — it’s one of the best platforms for local mom communities.

Search for:

• “[Your City] Moms Group” (e.g., Dallas Moms Group)
• Neighborhood/HOA groups
• Special interest groups like Breastfeeding Moms or Mompreneurs

Tips:

• Look for smaller or moderated groups to avoid drama
• Introduce yourself with a friendly post
• Ask about local parks, playdates, or events

While you’re on Facebook, don’t forget to like my page for updates and mom freebies!

Meetups App for Moms

Meetups is a platform for finding and building local communities. Moms can use Meetup to meet local moms, learn new things, find support, get out of your comfort zone, and pursue your passions, together.

Moms use Meetups plan playdates, meetings, and events. Download the app on your phone and turn your notifications on for updates.

Peanut App For Moms

Peanut is like a dating app except for moms to meet other moms. After downloading the app on your phone you will create a profile and add your photos. You will swipe up or down to connect or pass based on other local moms profiles.

Once you and another mom choose to connect with each other you will have the option to communicate with them. Peanut even provide quick reply for those of you who are busy or don’t know how to start a conversation.

Peanut is a safe space for mothers, expectant mothers and those trying to conceive to build friendships, ask questions and find support.

Whether it’s understanding IVF, adoption, pregnancy, first years or nursery and beyond, Peanut is a place to connect with moms like you.

Moms Club For Local Stay At Home Moms

If you’re looking for other stay-at-home moms and want a wide variety of activities for you and your children, join your local moms club!

You will meet mom friends in your area and each chapter has a monthly meeting with an interesting speaker or topic for discussion.

Speakers can be anyone from a children’s librarian speaking about early reading, to a gardener talking about what grows well in your area, to a psychologist talking about child development, to the Superintendent of Schools talking about school choices in your community — whatever the moms are interested in, they can arrange a speaker for.

https://momsclub.org/chapters/find-a-chapter

Let’s Be Mom Friends!

If you found this post helpful, please share it with a fellow mama! Making friends as a mom can be hard, but you don’t have to do it alone. I’d love to connect with you:

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➡️ Comment below if any of these tips helped you!

Because it really does take a village — and I’d love to be part of yours. 💕