This app helps you make mom friends even when you're trapped under a baby

One of the hardest parts of motherhood, aside from the sleep deprivation and wild emotions, is the stinging, sudden realization that few friends get what you're going through. That loneliness inspires plenty of women to join mom's groups, postnatal yoga, music classes --basically any social activity that might lead to a new friend. Except what follows are often awkward social interactions between moms eager to make a connection but unsure whether the other person wants the same, or whether they're even a good fit for each other. A new, free app, Peanut, aims to take the guesswork out of that agonizing process. Much like a dating app, it uses an algorithm to match moms with similar interests and experiences.