Encouraged by extremely positive reviews from my whole NCT group, I booked myself and DD for baby sensory. I really didn't like it! It was packed to the brim with about 20 (or so it seemed) mums plus babies, loud and so full on I nearly needed to lie down afterwards.
I can't see how a 5 month old child should cope with it. My DD was difficult to settle for the rest of the day after the class.
She 'only' cried near the end of the class, undoubtedly from overstimulation, but spend the whole session staring blankly and drooling. I feel like it would have been much better if the amount of activities was halved, and I don't think we needed music, bubbles, glowing lights and the group leader waving toys around at the same time!
I know sometimes the quality of the class is down to the group leader, but she seemed very nice and enthusiastic. I managed to withdraw my place and get a refund, but I'm questioning myself whether it was the right decision.
Every single mum I spoke to and mentioned Baby Sensory absolutely loved it. Would my daughter begin to like it after a few sessions?
She's usually very happy and loves to be sang to and tickled and enjoys toys that make noise.
We're going to baby sign and sign and I will probably sign us up for some baby rhytm classes soon, but will limit any classes to about 2x a week.
I'm wondering if Baby Sensory is better for older babies instead? I just don't feel like I want to scare my child for £7 an hour!
Thanks for your opinions!
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Baby Sensory... Overload! Is it really worth it?
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Smurftastic · 20/04/2018 17:32
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