AIBU to find baby sensory groups excruciating

I didn't bother. My friend showed some videos of when her ds went , he was a few months older than mine. What a load of wank!
Snobby mums performance parenting over exaggerated expressions to the music / instruments.

We did 2 differnt church ones , not religious but more down to earth everyone friendly not snobby. All the dcs loved it.

YANBU but I really enjoy it and thought I'd find it cringe tbh. I think baby sensory is a brand, from what I've read on here though? I do Hartbeeps and mum/baby yoga since mine can't handle me going to adult yoga on my own.

I find the baby group really fun, my baby seems to enjoy it and it's a great way for me to chat to and meet other mums and have some routine.

Worst nightmare. But @babasaclover put it so much better.

I never went to them. I didn't mind playgroups for parents and toddlers where you stay and have a cup of tea and a piece of toast, chat to the other mums if you want or keep to yourself and watch your kid play. Babies in arms don't need to go to structured groups. If people enjoy them, great. If you don't, just don't go.

Wasn't a thing when mine were babies what's the point. Just something made up to make money.

100% this! Hahaha I needed to meet more mums like this when mine were young 😂 Just find what works for you, that way you’re more likely to make friends. Agree it’s easier at school

I actually really enjoyed baby sensory while I was on mat leave. I liked the structure that you aren’t just sat around awkwardly chatting (that can happen at play group) and you could just be with your baby and or chat to others if you wanted. But sounds like you’re not keen so I’d just see the term out (that you paid for) then don’t go back. Now my baby is older, I prefer toddler group

Yeah they are shit. In my experience certainly.

Put me off taking my DD to anything after my first and last horrendous class where I was given side eye after side eye due to DD being, well, a baby at baby sensory and having the audacity to cry. Group leader didn’t speak to me before or after the class and didn’t make me feel at all welcome, with passive aggressive comments by other mums eg. “Well we might see you again but you probably won’t come back”, alongside all the side hustle mob pitching their wares while the class was in session (think herbal life, engraved bottles, personal training). Had PND and came away feeling like I was to blame for the whole shit show.

Fast forward a few years and had second DD. Found out about a local baby and toddler group at a church nearby. Contacted the leader and went along nervously. Like night and day, welcoming and non-judgemental. Kids loved it, as did I.

I went to my first one last week and have to say I didn't love it. Have been doing some music ones which I've found better and baby seems to enjoy!

The whole concept is so weird, as if babies aren't using their senses constantly!

Most baby groups are just about getting out really. Go to any that appeal to you.

I loved baby sensory so much and so did my 2 children. The opening song makes me tearful and nostalgic now. Hated monkey music and gymboree. Everyone's different I guess and my babies loved it

I loved baby sensory. My DS loved it too, we went from when he was 8 weeks old and he really enjoyed it and interacted with it, it was great for his development and I loved seeing him progress week to week and grow in confidence. I have ASD and so find making new friends and talking to new people really hard. I knew some people from antenatal classes and made sure I signed up to the session they were going to and pretty much only talked to them, and we went for coffee after, so I did make mum friends but only because I knew them already, I didn’t talk to anyone else.

What she says sums the whole thing up perfectly 🤣🤣

I loved toddler sensory mostly because I was a second time mum and totally relaxed about what my DS did.

I think I would have found baby sensory a bit cringe

I quite like it. There are a couple of women in mine I get on really well with and we have decent chats. Some of the activities are a bit meh but when the leader gets out all the LED lights and rave cave shit it's decent. My baby has definitely engaged more as she has got older.

If you hate it don't go, and don't feel guilty! Your baby will be getting plenty of stimulation just from normal life with you. They're only worth doing if you're getting something from them yourself.

Absolutely hated them. I'm having flashbacks to singing 'say hello to the sun' 😰😂
Just found it so cringe and awkward.
Much preferred the sing and sign group, plus it taught us a useful skill

I'm on my third baby now and never been to a baby sensory class. I never do anything that I'd have to book and pay for multiple sessions in advance aside from any other reason. My kids all nap randomly as babies and they also get sick a lot so I wouldn't want to pay for sessions that then get missed due to sick kids or a nap. Not for me.

Many years ago I took DD and I really liked it, and DD enjoyed it too. I found the church hall baby group very isolating, everyone seemed to be there with a pal except me, or they were childminders, though the staff were lovely.

If you don't enjoy it, don't go. The money is spent either way.

I went to one baby sensory group. The leader was an absolute loon, but I suppose that made it more interesting! My dc seemed completely unbothered by it, so we didn't go back.

I think the basic church hall parent/ baby type groups are better.

I LOVED baby sensory. Hated Gymboree. Do what works for you (and your baby)

I went to 1 session with my first and found super weird, and very boring. My son hated it too, so we didn't go back. We did other things like rhyme time or baby yoga that was much better for us.

Some mum's from my NCT group loved it though, and I could see some babies enjoying the lights and toys.

There is a children's book about this scenario, The Emperor's New Clothes.

Yes I thought they were absolutely ghastly. I am glad someone else agrees. I also didn’t like the other parents there and didn’t make friends (but that probably says more about me). Baby was indifferent to them.

I went to a few and in hindsight they were completely mental. Babies just don’t need that sensory overload. And it’s so forced!