Im 24 and have a 2 year old son and another due in march. I live in hampton park atm (VIC) Feelin pretty much the same, the only other person i know my age with kids is my brothers girlfriend, and theyve just split up! :(

I know exactly how you feel! I had 3 kids at 25 and there arent many like me out there.  I didnt really make any good friends (apart from the old ones that are always there) until my son started school (I worked when he was in preschool) and then there were so many nice ladies to meet and eventually found a few that became friends.  I just gave up really and became friends with women in their 30's or 40's - I just had to be myself and hope they liked me for me.  You would be suprised how many kindy mums would make great friends - why not organise a coffee morning with them all? Start your own group!

Tania

this is a hard one .. but sounds exactly like me several yrs ago!! i had the added disadvantages of living in a very small (round 300ppl) country town but also being the ONLY single mum in the district .. so not only were the mums at the playgroup n kindy much older than me, as in average of 10yrs or so, but they also saw me as competition for their husbands, completely unfounded.

none of my friends had kids, which was another disadvantage, and even now, nicholas (my son) is almost 10 & still the only child in my group of friends.

i was/still am very lucky to have the support of my mum, who regularly looks after nic for me when i need a break with my friends. as far as the women at the playgroup/kindy .. nic is friends with most of their kids, so i have a little bit of contact with them in that regard. otherwise its pretty hard!! facebook, as has already been mentioned, is great, as ive re-connected with a lot of my old high school friends, some of whom have got kids!!! and now ive discovered minti as well.

good luck, i hope u have better luck than i did .. my saving grace has been one of my cousins .. she has 2 kids, one either side of nicholas's age, so we've spent lots of time together on kid-friendly outings, sleepovers, etc .. the only downside is both her 2 are girls!! however it has given me an almost 10yr old boy, with a great empathy for girls!!

best of luck in your friend searches!!! :)

I go to a young mums group n found heaps of friends...

They drink more then me but i dont feel pressured to go out or anything they understand that we cant all go out all the time.

Also i go to playgroup with older mums... some of them are snobby as.. but i found 2 really great friends up there, more my age :D

Ummm Most young mums are more into taking there kids to places like playmaze, or gymbaroo kinda places. ya meet some really nice people in the wierdest places aye.

Oh also. FACEBOOK!!! ya can join young mums groups online n find people close to you... search your nearest big town and mums n stuff

If you live in Brisbane, message me we can hang out :-)

There are also groups here on minti that have mothers in all sorts of states feel free to look them up that have regular meetings. You may also get to know a few people on this website and come to realise a few of them live in the same state as you.

You could always start your own mothers group at your house too! I was actually thinking about this a couple of days ago. I was going to put a notice up on the board and see if anyone responded to it. Then we could take it in turns whos house we have lunch and coffee at or come up with ideas like going shopping or going to the park ect with our kids.

You are still young enough to join a mums group through your local youth services, so see what they have to offer.  Playgroup is another great way to meet mums, as is watching community notices in shopping centres or newspapers to find what groups are out there just for young mums.  Your local library should have pamphlets too, as will your child health clinic or local maternity unit.

most states depending where you are have mummy and me groups which is normally targeted to younger mums with infants

When my youngest started pre-school I found I had time to go out and do stuff I wanted in my spare time such as netball and got back in the work force. Then they started after school activities such as t-ball and basketball and met friends that way doing the things I liked as I am not into the club or pub scene much either. I found I had stuff in common with some of the older mums too because I would rather have a coffee and at one time we did some craft afternoons. I'm not sure if there is mums groups for kids once in pre-school but there are many after school activity programs such as those provided by church groups but a lot of the time you don't stay unless you want to become more involved in the organising of these groups. I suggest you start signing up for things you want to do and meet friends along the way that way.

 If you go to your clinic nurse they usualy have "young mums" groups or contacts for young mums groups, i was told about them but i dont think i would have much in common with them, but i dont drink or club either (tho i use to do salsa dancing which i miss sooooo much!)

Hope this helps :)