SAHM Mentor-Mentee Match-Up - Come Join Us - Page 2

[oliversmum2000]

could mums be both mentors and have mentors?

i have esperience of cosleeping with a baby and toddler together, tandem nursing (night and day), having a baby who vomited a lot, being a mum to 3 children, and i am looking for a mum with older children to mentor me.

[mommyabroad]

Oliversmum, I think it would be great for anyone interested in both sides to mentor someone and be mentored as well.

[PrennaMama]

Should there be another thread letting moms who're looking for a mentor know that this little venture has been started?

[lilylove]

The OP could edit the title to reflect that this is a match up for mentors and mentees

[mommyabroad]

Thanks -- all changed.

[Fay]

Just added my mentoring curriculum vitae to post #7. Mommyabroad, this is a great idea. It's so important for SAHMs to connect and understand each other's experiences -- isolation leads to burnout.

[PrennaMama]

Amen to that!

[MysteryMama]

i would both like a mentor and like to be a mentor. i have alot of compassion and support to offer SAHM's who are broke, sometimes feel like a "stuck at home mom", have a partner who is either at work all the time or just not helpful, have a high needs babe, don't get out much, don't have friends IRL, are exhausted, have a messy house (at times im real good with this and at times not so good so im sympathetic but have good advice as well) and much more. i am struggling with all this, but also finding solutions everyday. so if you think im the mentor for you OR think you would be a good one for me, PM me!

i would also like to add that i think i would be a good mentor because im not a judgemental person.

7yo son and 4mo son, but my 7yo is currently living with his dad.

[mommyabroad]

Welcome jeannie! I'm sure you can find a great mentor on this list. And as for being a mentor, can you please add the number of children you have/ages to your message? This may help a prospective mentee find a match with you.

And I agree prennamama and fay, isolation and burn-out go hand in hand.

[jmcqabigler]

I think it would be inturesting to be a mentor.
I have three boys 7, 4 almost 5 nov 24, and 17 months
I have stayed at home since my first was born march 1999
My mom was a SAHM my whole life but was sick the entire time to so that is different I was still on my own alot.
I am LDS was a Massage therapist before I became a SAHM I currantly teach bradley childbirth classes out of my home when I find a couple that want to take it.
I just started cloth diapers this last baby still breastfeeding and partially co-sleeping half the night he is in his own bed on the floor next to ours. I come form a very pro-SAHM community. I do alot with budgeting and have alot of information about getting food storage started and affording it on a tight budget. I have been the very tight budget while hubby in school and lonely mom to the good job stable income still need a budget though and active in my comminity no longer lonely mom but getting busier as my kids get busier. I would love to talk to any other moms that have question out there.

[mommyabroad]

Thanks for your post Mindy -- I think there are several moms looking for support with finances and budgeting.

[AngelBee]

I would love a mentor that was a mom of many.

I am christian, quiverfull, homeschool. Would love to seek a personal relationship with a mama who has been there/done that.....or is doing that with a large family

[taz925]

Okay I'll bite. I could use some support but would be happy to share my experience if anyone is at all interested. I have an almost 7 year old with Special Needs (ASD/SPD) and a 4 year old boy. Both wonderful and challenging. Mostly I get lonely, not alot of people who you can talk to (very mainstream area). Hard to be a bit crunchy here.

Doreen

[Sydnee]

I'd love to be a mentor!

I've been a SAHM for 5 years now, I do daycare in my home. I have 3 daughters, and breastfed them all, I practice AP/NFL as much as possible. I am a reader, and read as much as I can about AP/NFL. I am currently in the process of becoming accreditated through LLL, and am so excited about that! My oldest is 5.5, middle one is 3.5, and baby is 6 months old today!! I am a devout Christian, and incorporate that into my daycare setting also.

[Sydnee]

Wanted to add that I have alot of experience with high needs babies, and extremely active toddlers!!!

[karlin]

This may be a hard match, but I'd love a mentor who has an only child older than 3 years.

[mommyabroad]

Welcome angelbee, Doreen, sydnee, and karlin. Doreen, perhaps you could pair with Fay (see post #7)? I see some other potential matches and hope that you all can find a mentor/mentee.

Because this thread is getting large, I'd like to suggest that future posts start with a one-line title of : Mentor Wanted or Mentor Available, depending on your interest. That may help readers find a match more easily. And if you are still available, please feel free to repost.

Thanks.

[absinthe]

Mentor wanted/Mentor available

Hi,
I am in search of a mentor because we moved across the country, far from family and to a mainly mainstream area. I also lost my mom last year. I am currently experiencing both isolation and burn-out.

I would be willing to be a mentor because I have experience to offer other mamas, and an always willing ear.
I am 35, my kids are 5.5 dd, and 15 mos. ds. We went through severe GERD with my daughter and severe dairy allergies with both kids. I have alot of practice solo parenting as dh travels ALOT. We breastfeed/fed (I have pcos with concurrent severe supply issues and alot of experience about when breastfeeding goes wrong) co-sleep, don't vacc, don't circ, eat no meat, babywear and work hard to GD. Neither dh nor myself were raised in ap households so the learning curve has been steep, but so worth it.
My interests/desires include becoming better at gd (less/no yelling), eventually living off the grid in some kind of sustainable fashion, becoming more involved in the pagan community, devoting more time to my writing and perhaps getting published, and returning to school to pursue an advanced degree.
We are currently homeschooling and struggling mightily with it.

[mommyabroad]

Welcome Heather! There are other homeschooling moms on this thread --maybe a match?

[judejude]

I'd like to be a mentor!

Here's all about me ----

I am 34 and have been a SAHM since I was pregnant. DD just turned 11 and has a disability (Spina Bifida). She was unschooled last year and is being US this year as well. DD has gone to upper crusty private schools(2 yrs) as well as 2 years at a public charter school.

I nursed dd until she was a bit passed 3. I went to LLL for a couple of those years and I feel like between my friends and I and LLL I know quite a bit about breast feeding. I delayed solid foods until dd was about 8 or 9 months.
I wore her in a sling until she was about 3 or so.
We have a family bed and she still sleeps with us now. We are in no hurry to push her out, although we would support her doing so. She has an anxiety disorder so this is the main reason she still wants to be close to us.
We have not vax'd her at all, and have had to deal with the medical community on that issue a great deal.

I have spent all of her life advocating for her concerning her health and her education. I was the chair of the Parents Advisory Committee at Shriners Hospital and also sat on a board in Minneapolis that is called the MIEIC (Minneapolis Intermediary Early Intervention Committee). I sat on the board for 2 years, as a parent of a child in Early Intervention.

I feel like my strangths are in advocating for my child in the schools and in the medical world. My other strong point would be the AP area, including all the things I listed already. My dd has ADHD, anxiety disorder, sensory integration disorder, etc. and I have had to be very very creative when it comes to dealing with behaviors. It is even more difficult since we do not always agree with the books or therapists on their style of behavior management. We feel like we cannot squash her spirit in order to get "results". This is an ongoing battle for us.

I do not need to be matched with someone who has a dc with a disability. The many experiences I have had because of my dd having a disability gives me insight into a great many things that affect everyone, not just a kid like mine.

We've lived in the city for 16 years, but are looking to move to the country...maybe a hobby farm