Great way to build community!
I love that this app starts you in a group chat. There’s no swiping or need to start a 1:1 conversation right away. It’s easy to plan and join events. I’ve met great parents in my neighborhood- highly recommend trying it!
The only way I made other mom friends
I’m not kidding when I say I had only a couple friends in the Bay Area with kids when I found out I was expecting my first baby. Luckily I found Parent Haven when pregnant and met tons of women expecting babies the same time as me and living in the same area. Chats led to pregnant-lady coffee walks and then baby park hangs and playdates. I might have met some of these women eventually (like when my son started school in 4+ years), but I’m so grateful I joined the app when I did. It completely changed my maternity leave and early days of parenthood for the better. Definitely check it out!
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Flawed system
I signed up for this group midway through my pregnancy to make some connections because I had such a great Moms Group with my first son 12 years ago. Not on this app, but it was an amazing mama tribe! This app will not let you talk to anyone in a group until EIGHT people have joined for your specific area. It has been stuck on five out of eight people for months now. Maybe I would have some really great connections with some of those five people who are already waiting to connect with other expecting moms. I think a group should be three or four to start. Waiting for 8 people in a small area is ridiculous! Disappointed.
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What a disappointment
I was hoping to connect with other parents. This seemed like a great tool. Five days later, and still no connections. I’m in the middle of a major city that’s listed as one of their service areas. App says I can “speed up” the process by inviting friends. If I had parent-friends, I wouldn’t need this app, now would I?
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Response from developer
I apologize for the negative experience. We currently have active groups for expecting moms and moms of infants in most of the Bay Area and southern California. If you're looking for a group of parents of older children or dads, we may not have coverage yet, but our platform does create those groups as soon as there are enough interested parents. We've updated the app to now show more transparency around when groups will get created.
