A nation-wide parents group that offers support, information and a chance to give back to the community is set to launch in Maitland this Friday.
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Local woman Lauren Greay is the ambassador for the Maitland arm of Babes + Picnics.
Babes + Picnics is a monthly mothers group which formed in Brisbane in October 2016.
It has since branched to more than 20 locations around Australia.
The group is advertised as a way for mums to “come together once a month to mingle, meet other mamas, make new friends, lots of laughs, endless positive vibes, heaps of photos + generous hearts”.
Ms Greay stumbled upon the page on Instagram and thought the service would be useful in Maitland.
“It gives mums the chance to connect and make friends,” Ms Greay said.
Ms Greay said there will be guest attendees who will discuss different parenting services available in the community, such as lactation specialists, day care providers and community nurses.
Each month there will also be a different cause to support, the first being Carrie’s Place with attendees invited to bring along non-perishable items to donate.
Ms Greay said the response to the idea so far has been huge, with almost 100 people having joined the Facebook group.
She said the feedback she received from a lot of mums was that they had not had the greatest experience in mums groups.
Being involved in a successful mother’s group herself, Ms Greay said she wanted to extend that opportunity to other parents in the area.
“I think it’s only fair that mums should have that positive experience,” she said.
“It can be extremely overwhelming as a new mum.
“We should be supporting each other.”
Ms Greay said she hoped the monthly meet was a pathway for mothers to connect with each other and form their own regular mums groups.
Babes + Picnics is open to local mums with children of any age as well as mothers-to-be.
The group meets this Friday at 9.30am at Maitland Park. For more information and to register attendance visit the Facebook group Babes + Picnics MAITLAND.