New Moms
Welcome to motherhood! It’s a joyful, challenging, sleep-deprived time, and NPN is here to help you through it.
NPN's New Moms Group gives you the opportunity to meet with moms who have babies around the same age. Check our calendar to sign up for the next one! We encourage you to attend as often as your schedule allows.
New moms can also watch videos on topics such as infant sleep and postpartum depression, and seek advice and support on our member discussion forum. Trying to find a nanny? Our Childcare Classifieds can connect you with a parent-recommended caregiver or a nanny share family.
New! Check out our All About Baby directory to find a Chicago pediatrician, lactation consultants and childcare options.
Discussions
The Chicago New Moms Group offers a 4 week session for 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) time moms of babies 0-6 months old. The May session starts Friday, May 3rd at 1pm. Groups take place in person at Merry Music Makers located at 3759 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. You can register here. Discussion t...
My daughter is 1.5 years old and motherhood has been much harder than I imagined thus far. I've felt lost, lonely and under-engaged. Previous to having my daughter, I left a career as a software engineer to follow my passions into starting my own business. 6-months into motherhood and I felt like th...
The Chicago New Moms Group offers a 4 week session for 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) time moms of babies 0-6 months old. The May session starts Friday, May 3rd at 1pm. Groups take place in person at Merry Music Makers located at 3759 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. You can register here. Discussion t...
The May session of The Chicago New Moms Group starts Thursday, May 2nd at 1pm. There are currently 4 spots remaining in this session. Groups take place in person at Merry Music Makers located at 3759 N. Ravenswood, Chicago. Register here today! The Chicago New Moms Group is a 6 week p...
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