Baby doesn't like being around lots of people

[Mummybear15]

Hi

I am a little concerned it's just I have started I take my little boy to baby groups such as baby sensory, baby rhyme time ect,
he is 15 weeks old and does not seem to be enjoying it, when I get him home he is smiling away but during the classes he does not seem himself
I have also been to a couple of christnings and birthday party and he's been the same I soon as he's in the car seat away from everyone he seems really happy and smiley his normal self

I don't no if I should continue to take him to get him used to being around people but then why should I make him unhappy
Maby it's the noise I'm unsure but he is around a lot of noise at home music ect and my dh is naturally loud, some think ia telling me it's all the people
Maby it's an age thing and he's a bit young for these classes?
Other babies in the group seem so content and happy there
Or could it be his personality maby he's a bt shy
Do you think I should be worrying
I am a bit of a worrier always have been lol
Any advice ? I would be very grateful
Thanks xxxx

15 weeks is incredibly young! The classes are entirely for your benefit at this age (getting you out of the house, meeting new people etc).

I used to find them very stressful because I couldn't sing and always felt DS was ignoring me and seemed to be much more engaged by the other mums and babies. Madness, and probably low level undiagnosed pnd.

I know it's hard but try to relax and find an activity that you enjoy. I started a walking group. About 4 of us used to meet up, tramp along the river or a canal towpath and then have a coffee and get the bus or tube home.

He's very very young still, give him time

My dd used to be like this. At any group she'd become quite introverted and was far more happy to sit back and watch than to join in. It was markedly different to a lot of the other babies in how she reacted to things. However, now, at 10.5mo she is an extremely gregarious and sociable little girl. My theory is that she preferred to take things in and work out how things worked before committing to actually joining in!

So I wouldn't worry - I think it's quite normal for them to prefer to be observers at this stage.

I took dd to rhythm time at 3 months and she just cried, now at 2 age isn't afraid of crowds . When they are babies most things are just phases, no more no less

Our DS was like this when he was little, noise at home was fine (TV or music or whatever) but I think he just didn't like being around too many people at once. He would go very quiet and not seem to happy. We stopped doing the things he didn't enjoy. He's now a perfectly normal happy 6 year old who loves noisy parties and crowds. Your little one is still very young, leave the noisy classes for a while and try again in later months/years.

I hate to be a doomsayer but does he hate loud noises and not keep eye contact whilst feeding. My daughter was like that and we have recently age 10 got a diagnosis of high functioning autism.