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when did you take baby to classes?

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weaselwithin · 22/04/2015 21:58

I have a 4wo. we already go to a parent group which does various things / talks. Is there any point going to a nursery rhyme sing along group yet or is she too ickle? she'd probably just sleep / feed

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BlacknWhitePanda · 22/04/2015 22:00

I took ds at 4 weeks to a story and rhyme. More for my sanity and just to get out.

He surprised me by staying awake through the thing and making cute gestures to make all the ladies melt in his cuteness!

AbbeyRoadCrossing · 22/04/2015 22:03

It's up to you, if you like to go out go for it. Probably worth sticking to the free stuff until they appreciate it more though. The library does a half hour rhyme time for babies which might be good

AGirlCalledBoB · 22/04/2015 22:05

I never did, it was not until my son was 6 months that he was really starting to interact and so he got more from classes/playgroups.

However some do just to get out the house and speak to other mums so they have their uses at that stage.

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Buglife · 22/04/2015 22:18

To get out the house and be around people going through the same thing as you, it's great. But stick to short free classes have no commitment to begin with. I had to stop a lot of things at 8 weeks when DS had to learn how to nap after 'waking up' to the workd and would get very quickly overstimulated. Then again at 4 months he would t nap I. His buggy and would get very distressed and overtired so again I acaked back what we did so I could make sure he slept. December was spent watching films on the sofa :) In the early days the things I signed up for that required attendance (swimming, baby massage) used to stress me out more than anything. Something I could go to if naps and my own amount of nights sleep allowed, but if I didn't want to than no bother. Sure Start centres and Libraries should have drop in sessions, also small church hall style groups where you pay a couple of pounds at the door and get a coffee and biscuits! It's great to socialise the babies too, I spent a lot of time in the house for a while as DS was a problem sleeper in the day and I wanted to make sure he got his sleep or he'd be very upset, when we ventured out more he was noticably freaked out by groups of babies crawling at him! Just do what you can and enjoy it, nothing wrong with going to every group or spending days at home, your baby will be happy either way so please yourself first :)

squizita · 22/04/2015 22:25

8 weeks but mainly just to get myself out. Low key playgroups with coffee for mums. Mainly to learn to bf in public too!

dairyfreequeen · 22/04/2015 22:58

if you think youd enjoy it then give it a go, my ds is as entertained by my sewing class as by the babies groups we go to but its nice to chat to other parents with similar aged babies. Definitely try the free/no commitment stuff and see how you get on, i started pretty early to get myself out but ds got bored of being at home all day fairly early on too

crapfatbanana · 22/04/2015 23:09

We did baby massage when they were a few weeks old. I went to twins club for my sanity/benefit when they were a few months.

Katekoom · 23/04/2015 04:13

6 weeks I think. Really helped her sleep due to stimulation. She only really started to appreciate the individual activities at about 11-12 weeks but has always loved watching older babies play.

KatyN · 23/04/2015 07:44

nearer 4/5 months for me and then only because all my nct group were going and I didn't want to be left out!!!!!
It was fun, he slept a lot. it wasn't essential and not quite as enjoyable as a nice coffee in a café - which became impossible when he started moving!!

sunflowered · 23/04/2015 08:32

We went to a baby massage group from 6 weeks, but dd was tiny (she was 6+2 premature so newborn size) - she could cope with a few minutes of massage/singing then spent a lot of the class feeding or sleeping. The class we went to finished up with tea and cake and a good chat which was exactly what I needed at that point.

applecatchers36 · 23/04/2015 08:43

Went to a breast feeding group from 3 weeks, was really to get out of the house there was a midwife there, can chat with other mums get support & tips & weigh baby, baby massage from about 8 weeks and baby swim at 3 months. Baby massage & swim she seemed to enjoy.

Acorncat · 23/04/2015 22:35

We started at 3 weeks, it was just to get out of the house really. Plus he's so nosy that he just loves to watch people, even from that age. All the other babies stare adoringly at their parents whilst mine just wants to stare at everyone else!

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