How to Keep Your Friendships Solid During Life’s Big Changes

Learn How to Stay BFFs Even When Adulting Hits Like a Meteor:
Your Friendships Don't Have to Go the Way of the Dinosaurs!

Oh, the third trimester. Your belly is growing faster than your shopping cart on Black Friday, your patience is shrinking like last year’s jeggings, and everything hurts. But let's not even talk about the emotional rollercoaster that has become your entire existence. Aside from wondering if your body will ever belong to just you again, there’s another niggling fear—is this baby going to wipe out my social life like a prehistoric asteroid?

“Friendship isn't a big thing, it's a million little fetal kicks that totally wreck your bladder.”

Fear not, dear mama! Keeping friendships when you’re awaiting your new boss (spoiler alert: it's the baby) is absolutely possible. And fear not, there are strategies; ones that won’t make you feel like you’re trying to reverse-engineer a diaper genie.

You might feel like nesting is your new full-time job, and it’s easy to let friendships slide into oblivion like a forgotten workout routine. But showing up for each other in even the smallest ways can bridge the gap that this exciting new phase can create.

“Texts filled with memes and emoji hearts? The modern-day love letters of friendship!”

Step One: Embrace the Text Life
As much as we love a face-to-face gab session over mimosas, sometimes a quick

text is as good as it gets—and that’s totally okay. Keep the banter going with those little ding-ding dopamine hits a.k.a. group chats. Sure, they can get a little overwhelming if you fall behind, but checking in occasionally with a “you won’t believe the size of my feet right now!” can reignite that friendship flame. It’s like finding an old lipstick at the bottom of your handbag—it’s reassuring, comforting, and just familiar enough to make you smile.

“Pretending to care about Sudoku when all you want to do is binge-watch Netflix is a true act of friendship.”

Step Two: Quality Over Quantity
Sure, quantity is fun when you're talking scoops of ice-cream, but with friendships, quality is where it’s at. Make those interactions count! Too tired to go out? How about a virtual spa day with sheet masks and cucumber slices over a Zoom call? Or if you've got the energy of a sloth on a Monday morning, invite your friend over to share the bliss of watching a show on Netflix while you intermittently nap. Believe me, they’ll understand.

“Sometimes life wraps you up like a burrito and only your true friends will know that secret spice that makes you come alive.”

Step Three: Be Interested and Be Interesting
Ever had a friend who just drones on about the same issue every encounter? Yeah, don’t be that friend. Balancing asking about your friends’ lives and sharing what's new for you is key to maintaining closeness. Ask about that thing they love—be

it their latest knitting project, a killer work presentation, or even their dog’s latest misadventures. And reserve some time to share your baby dramas and triumphs too—after all, this is a two-way street!

If your friends are parents themselves, you can swap pregnancy horror stories like sugar-laden trading cards. But if they’re not yet in the parenthood club, go easy on the details about hemorrhoids and strange cravings—unless they're really into that sort of thing!

“Shopping for adult clothes when you're 9 months pregnant is like trying to juggle flaming torches—best left to daring professionals.”

Need a new practical wardrobe staple as you forge this next chapter of friendship and life in general? Check out the stylish and comfy maternity leggings from Emamaco if you're still gestating, or their magical Mum Tum leggings if you are on the flip-side of delivery.

When you’re juggling life changes that come packaged as little bundles of joy, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Yet like the perfect shade of lipstick, a good friend can make you look and feel your absolute best. Keep the communication channels open, allow for life's unexpected chaos but never underestimate the power of a side-splitting Zoom call or a late-night message.

“Friendship and motherhood: both involve laughter, tears, and wondering what that unidentified stain is on your t-shirt.”

Remember, beautiful mama, your friends may not understand every little flinch and hoof in your tummy, but they'll get the big picture and the important parts—because they know the labor (pun intended) of love that friendship truly is.

Go forth, open up that group chat, warn them of the impending photo spam of baby feet, and remind them you'd shower if you could. This is just the start of another fabulous era of friendship!

Until next time, keep sparkling and strutting like the fabulous mum-to-be that you are!

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