Submitted by Antique-Royal-3081 t3_y5fuv5 in pittsburgh
Does anyone know of any new mom groups or mommy and me classes here in Pittsburgh? Everything I’m finding online seems to have been canceled during the pandemic and hasn’t come back.
ETA : thanks for all the suggestions! I’ve been off Facebook for awhile but sounds like that’s why I haven’t been able to find some of these resources so I may rejoin!
Seconding the mom's Facebook groups. They've been super helpful to me to find/recommend activities in the area. As far as mommy and me classes, we've done swimming through classes like British Swim School/Goldfish, but I've seen gymnastics/music classes as well. You might also have luck with library story times, but they can be hard to participate in if you happen to have a 9-5 schedule. My kids have loved them though when we could go.
What part of town are you looking?
Most libraries have resumed children programming; check out your local branch.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a decent organization to check out. Your child doesn't have to be a preschooler to attend.
I live in Morningside. We actually went to the library for story time yesterday and it was great!
You should check out Romp N Roll on Hamilton Ave! They have weekly infant sessions with music, bubbles, motor skill activities, etc. We loved it.
Check out littlesqueakers playgroup in Mside. She's also 412prekguru on Instagram. She has weekly meet ups. Functional Roots is another local mom that does out door meet up/camps for all ages.
If you are a Kids Plus Pediatrics patient they have a weekly mom group
How do you get involved in these!? We go to KPP and have never heard of them.
It used to be called New Moms Coffee (referenced by others in this thread). Now it’s called “the village”: https://kidsplus.com/parent-resources/classes/village/
This is a free program that is very good. You need to be within 10 miles of a center, but that covers almost everywhere https://www.chp.edu/locations/family-care-connection
I second fcc!! I believe Lawrenceville would be your closest and they are great!! They have a few monthly activities in person, and also zoom!
Check out new moms coffee.
When is that? I can’t find anything when I google it.
It's on Facebook and it's New Mom's Tea now. You may need a reference to join so if you do just DM me and I'll add you in. It's been hugely helpful for me, especially when I was a brand new mom.
Thanks so much! I’ll definitely do that.
Weird. I googled it and found a bunch of links and articles about it.
This group was helpful when I was a new mom years back. If you're interested in baby wearing. https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065533841094
They also have a baby wearing lending library and can help with learning to properly use carriers.
Check this out:
St clair hospital has a post partum support group led by a nurse that specializes in mental health. It was on zoom during the pandemic not sure if they have resumed in person. DM me if you would like her contact info if you can't find what you need online !
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Not sure, but I'd recommend new parents to check their house for radon -- it can be worse for kids and is high in our area.
buffalorue t1_isjdko3 wrote
This isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, but there is a Facebook group called Pittsburgh Mamas that has been helpful for all sorts of things, and will occasionally post about similar topics. Ive heard Hike It Baby is also popular. I’ve also seen people mention the Peanut app for new mom meet ups, but don’t personally have experience with that.