How did Marvellous Mums Connected begin?
The ‘Marvellous Mums Connected’ project was born out of a simple Whats App group. The group was started to keep track of the Mums that wanted to come along to the in person ‘Marvellous Mums’ – Mothering Support Group in Dereham, that began during lockdown. However it quickly developed into a very friendly, supportive and helpful online community of Mums.
Having this network soon became an essential part of helping me and the Marvellous Mums deal with the challenges of being a new mum. With so much information, guidance, gadgets and products not to mention ADVICE and JUDGEMENT out there in the parenting world, the Whats App group became a real saviour. It was the perfect place to ask questions, discuss options and hear from other mums what their real life, personal experiences had been. It was a breath of fresh air to read about how other mums had solved the issues they faced in their own unique way. Hearing other mums stories, learning from mistakes and celebrating successes together, not only made parenting easier but also helped us realise we were not alone and that others faced similar challenges and they understood.
After talking with the mums about how important the community was to them also, I got to thinking how wonderful it would be if more Mums could benefit from this experience and so with the support from the Digital Perinatal Wellbeing Fund from Norfolk Community Foundation the Marvellous Mums Connected project was born.
What is Marvellous Mums Connected?
‘Marvellous Mums Connected’ is all about sharing information and personal experiences to inspire mums to do it their way!
There is a lot of judgement and shaming, advice and misinformation in the realm of parenting and this can make being a new mum even more stressful.
The truth is however that there is some excellent information out there, that can be very helpful but only if mums are able to trust themselves and their abilities to make informed choices and decisions that are best for their families.
Marvellous Mums Connected aims to provide access to trustworthy, up to date, researched backed information from perinatal professionals, as well as access to shared personal experiences of other mums, so they can relax in the knowledge that there is no ONE WAY and that whatever they choose for their family is the best way – for them. They get to choose, they get to decide and they get to trust and believe in themselves and their decisions.
We will be updating you with our latest Q&A’s here on our website, if you want to be notified when a new video is added, pop across and subscribe to our Youtube channel. It will be filling up with digital resources from perinatal professionals.
We also have a Whats App group for real time support and discussion and a Facebook group for sharing ideas, experiences and recommendations. Together this combination works well to support mums to be informed and to be able to confidently make the necessary choices and decisions they need to, for themselves and their families.
Would you like to join?
Pop across here to learn more about how to join our Marvellous Mums Connected project and our in person Marvellous Mums Support Group.