I've been taking my LO (now 16 weeks old) to a baby gym franchise once a week for just over a month now. Problem is, for much of the time she's really unsettled: she often bursts into tears as soon as I lay her down on the mat, which means I end up spending a lot of the session cuddling/soothing her rather than joining in. This doesn't seem to be related to naps/feeds - for example, I've tried feeding her just before a session and another time feeding her an hour or so before, and her behaviour was no different.
I realise she's still very young and the baby gym environment can be massively overstimulating, but the times when she has joined in the activities (usually at least once per session) she's really seemed to enjoy them. Should I persevere and keep taking her? Has anyone else's baby had a similar reaction but enjoyed this type of activity more as they got older?
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should I take DD to baby gym?
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mama37 · 15/05/2008 17:37
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