Like others have mentioned, having my first baby at 23 none of my friends from back then were having kids. Over the years since having my DS I have developed a pretty awesome village. My mum's group is a big part of my village - we meet up regularly and are so amazing at supporting each other and sharing resources. The amount of baby equipment and clothes that has been shared around is great! I have a one or two other mumma friends who live nearby that I see, and then I have some pretty amazing friends who don't live close, but are always only a text away if I need a vent, etc. My parents live close by too, so they are pretty great babysitters - though not as readily available as I imagined they'd be. My MIL comes and visits every couple of weeks too, and she is really good at that hands on stuff around the house that needs doing (she often hangs out my washing without being asked). So, I guess your village changes and evolves over time. I imagine as DS starts school I'll gradually make some new school mum friends too.

I honestly don't know what I'd do without my village. They are the reason for my sanity!