Making new mom friends is just like dating. For every great catch, there are several duds you need to weed through first.

• 01/20/2025, 5:29 PM
• businessinsider.com

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I remember sitting in my feeding chair at 3 a.m. one night, clutching my newborn and feeling like the loneliest person in the world. Desperate for an adult connection with someone who understood the life I was now thrust into, I tapped out a needy message to a Facebook group full of women I'd never met.