- Name: Mush
- Founders: Sarah Hesz and Katie Massie-Taylor
- Founded:
- Available on iOS and Andriod
- Price: free
- Inspiration: Tinder
- Aim: connecting mothers within their area
They say after pregnancy making friends is easier but it’s not the truth in the first few months. A lot of your friends from your previous life, leave, it’s unfortunate but it’s true, so most of the time, unless you have a solid unit that don’t leave you, you spend a lot of time on your on. It’s a fact. Your partners have to go to work and most of the time they’re out all day, and even though there are lots of promises for groups you and your baby can go to, there are actually only a few and those that are available have limited spaces or cost an arm and a leg. Hopefully when Emily turns 6 months old and summer starts showing it’s happy face, going to groups and meeting other friends and new mums will be a little easier. Even when I go back to work, who knows how socialising will pan out, as I work from home, in the social media industry, I won’t be going back into an office, but that’s my choice so I can spend more time with Emily. I’m lucky that since I’ve moved here that I have already made a great friend in my bestie Emma. She’s been my lifesaver, my shoulder, my laughter and a great support here away from my family in a new town and same for her, whilst her family is back in London or in Ireland.

- I sent one girl a message and she asked if I was on Facebook, we met for tea last Friday, she’s lovely.
- I’ve found a lady who moved from Essex to Ramsgate around the same time as me, has a son about a year older than Emily, since my last message, we haven’t spoken…
- One mum has arranged to meet for a play date but her children are 3 and 5, so who knows if she’ll still meet
- The rest have been a bit slack responding,
- Some give us mum’s who are trying to make friends a bad rep by not really bothering to make an effort to make friends -expecting me to do the leg work and give you 1-word answers back. I give up!
- Great app for when you’re on maternity leave
- Helps you meet new friends locally
- Show’s you groups that can interest you and you child locally
- Have a question you’re not sure about, Mush let’s your community of mums help you with your worries
- Their blog is quite funny to read
- Offers advice on all things parents need to know including hosting birthday parties, visiting museums, local events and much more
- It’s free to use
- Available on iOS and Andriod
Negatives
- This app eats up a lot of my storage
- Some mum’s get on a roll of messaging then don’t bother after a while
- You may have to resign to the fact that your new friend will only ever be on the app, Whatsapp or Facebook and never actually want to meet
- Currently this app is only aimed at mums but there are talks in the future for dads and nannies
Hopefully something great comes out of this and more mums step out from behind their laptops and phones and meet up. Have you had a good experience with Mush?