To want to take 6month DD to Baby Ballet?

[MillieMoosMummy]

My DD is actually 5 months but baby ballet starts at 6 months (anyone have any experience of this??)

My MIL basically told me I shouldn't, in front of all of DH's family. She thinks DD 'Does enough already!'

I felt like she was implying that DD isn't having a good time, or that I'm not thinking of her, but I swear she likes her actvities.

At swimming lessons she smiles and splashes, at Gymboree she actually laughs and giggles.

We also do Catapillar music and go to rhyme time at the library.

In four weeks we are starting 'Gymbabes' at Tumbletots.

I tried P & T groups but found them really cliquey.

I'm quite upset about MIL saying this and really enjoy DD's activities.

AIBU? Is she right?

btw, OP here is an idea of something you should start early if you want to make it into those prep schools

Am loving the way my namechange is prompting people to refer to me as clitoris and clit.

Suits me

LOL yes one in each hand stay

I was being serious though I did do too much and it got the better of me. Plus I do think everyday life activities I know someone who couldnt take there DS shopping as they never put him in a trolley and so when he became to big to carry he just wouldnt go in and supermarket trips became a no go - everyday basic things like this are stimulating and practical enough.

I dont mind re money I had little and more so have seen both sides - it is the quantity.

HAVE A PYJAMA DAY FGS your LO will love it.

Put the quilt on the floor with cushions and free play! I dare you to latch loose women.

I am of course talking to myself as the OP is probably:

Baby signing, then on for coffee, calling by gym whilst dictating her novel when driving and rushing to meet home delivery van with shopping.

OP have you thought that DH might want to do some stuff with DD or is it all about you? Seen as you have flexible lifestyle.

Oh i never check my posts but "latch" loose women sorry! PMSL I bet OP has somthing to say - ie her Norks are more than amply feeding the whole street and supplying breastmilk for that pursh ice cream in London too. No doubt - boxes all ticked...you watch.

It's not that stayfosty it's the attitude, and the look at me mentality. If the op responded in a different less defensive way than that wold have been better. It's ops money of course she can do with it what she wants, if we have another baby would take it to a couple of groups a week but baby ballet, just sounds so pretentious

pigelt I bothered to look at website today - its just singing and dancing really at that age with a pretty uniform.

I dearly hope we concieve #2 soon and look forward to a baby group to for me to make friends (they dont get anything from them at that age) and prob baby swim just purely for water confidence I think this useful. I just think I will have better balance and FWIW time and money wouldnt be an issue these choices are what I deem to be sensible and worthy. Also I would still have to fit in DS two acitivites a week where a newborn would be out and about and thus stimulated enough - GOD this thread has drove me mad why Im even justifying what I would do with #2 who isnt on way yet I'm losing it

off to ge tsome chocolate -

Agreed Piglet. I must admit that if you come on here worried because someone's criticised your choice of baby ballet you can only expect to have the piss taken - given that so many mothers have much more serious problems to contend with.
Anyway, why am I even bothering? Still believe it's just a wind-up to get us going.

Maybe cinnamon OP is proably weeding her organic veg plot at the allotment laughing at us all.

and just to reiterate, OP you really need to change your name. Too Babycentre

Or adding all this to material for her next TV documentary, Lovenamechange

I think it is you stayfrosty who is being "not exactly polite", "rude and patronising" and "projecting slightly". That is how you are coming across

WTF is this nonsense all about??

welcome on board, is this finally going to become entertaining?

Look the OP has peed folk off on here cos she has painted a perrrrfect picture of a balanced life whether she meant to or not, I am still not sure whether the OP has the issue with the fact that

a) her MIL made a slight criticism which made her questions herself (which some posters have addressed)

or

b) should she do baby ballett (dance and singing class)

She also reads, watches tv, writing a book.

I dont care about the money aor how perfect it all is, I think it is too much for mum and DD in the longer term.

Stayfrosty I got upset regarding ops comments of my dyslexia and was a bit defensive, that's the beauty of aibu things can get a bit heated. She asked for an opinion not everyone will agree with you. When the term baby ballet was mentioned it does place certain assumptions in your mind. M dd went swimming from a young age and loves it and is confident when in the water.

stay piglet did have a right to defend OP did start to venture on the ground she new nowt about seemingly. Anyway she has done the me me me thing 'all my friends say shes. this that and the other' its all a bit icky.

Maybe there should be special board from rose colouors glasses new mum type syndrome.

it is just a structured mother child group with music which takes place in a ballet school b the sounds of it.

Not much to do with ballet other than the location and that some of the babies will be wearing tutus (and the music aspect).

*Dandy I agree as OP does seem to have a lot of expectations of herself which is demanding for her and her DD I have issue with maintain this amoutn of stuff over time and consistently said it can lead to bother, but also think she hasnt handled this thread very well with me me me thing, and everyhting has a quick justification

I can't help but think baby ballet for 6 month olds is a waste of money. I don't mean the op is wrong for wanting to do a class, it is the organisers making money out of parents for what will probably be just a load of mums sat round with their dc on their laps (because most 5/6 months olds can bearly sit up by themselves) with the mums singing.

I don't think the "ballet" really comes into it at all at that age.

I did a sing and sign class with my ds when he was around that age and what a waste of time and money that was. My ds didn't care for any of it, he was more interested in the blinds! It was just a load of mums sat there singing and the children weren't interested.

When does your baby get to just chill and explore her world? When she's older, will you have to provide an ever expanding curriculum and she won't know how to entertain herself?

DS is 17 months and does classes when he's with his nanny three days a week. On my days off I make a point of keeping it low key - at home, at park, see family. I feel guilty taking him to classes because it's a way of not having to look after him for a bit iyswim - hence my reason for stopping. I'm trying to encourage him to be able to entertain himself and help me with housework Also don't want him to get overstimulated.

So yabu - baby ballet sounds like madness at this age! Sorry