Babygroup timings what would you do

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LO is 16 weeks and we are sitting in the car outside a babygroup and after a morning of babbling (on and off from about 4am, LO has finally fallen asleep.

Would you go in anyway or just sack it off? It seems every week there is a reason we don't make it :(

LO has had a couple of cat naps since 4am!!

We don't have a set sleep schedule and some days LO would be awake at this time (1pm), but whatever time the groups are it seems coincidentally LO falls asleep :)

What kind of group is it? Will it matter if she sleeps through it? Will she stay asleep if you get her out of the car? If not, what are the consequences of a ruined nap likely to be? Sorry for all the questions but they would be the deciders for me

We haven't been to any baby groups as DD needs scheduled naps or she has unholy meltdowns in the evenings! I've prioritised naps as she seems happier when she has them. She's still sleeping at least 2hrs in the morning (9-11) at 18mths. Nap times have clashed with baby group (and baby pool) timetables, so I'm planning to do more stuff when she drops the naps (afternoon nap dropped a while ago). Having a happy baby is more important than attending groups IMO.

Depends on the type of group. If you can put her down on a mat to sleep and have a coffee, or still hold her but you get a chat with other mums or learn something from the group etc, then I'd take her in. If it's something purely for entertaining babies and she needs to be awake then I might not. I still might for ideas though and the chance of a chat! Mine learnt to sleep during a class if she needed it, usually without waking up despite the noise, and it was a rare opportunity for a hot drink!

I used to just take mine in anyway but we were fairly flexible with naps. She would just sleep in the sling in the walk home!

Pizza wish I'd had one of those! DD only sleeps in a quiet dark room

Don't go, let the baby sleep
Enjoy the peace and quiet
Go to a drive through and get a nice coffee or something
It will be there next week.. and the week after

At this age I would say that babygroups are mainly for you. Baby will get just as much stimulation etc from going to the supermarket or a walk around town. So whether you disrupt naps to go in depends on how much you enjoy them.

If you don't feel like going then just take baby for a simple outing at a time to suit you.

Hi all,

Have been pondering this too... but at that age, it's mostly for you to get out of the house!

We got into 2 groups and really enjoyed them, then my son dropped from 3 naps to 2 and now has a big one in the morning and a small one in the afternoon, so we found a different baby group which fits in nicely in-between lunch and 2nd nap. I am telling myself there will be time for morning activities one day! He's nearly one 😁x

Wonder what you did ?

As others have said, at this age, any groups are for you, not the baby, so if you'd rather have peace and quiet and an hour to yourself, then don't, and if you'd rather have adult company and a chat, then do.
It matters not a jot to the baby.

Baby is 16 weeks! Let them sleep. Plenty of time for groups when they actually know what's going on!

I agree with the rest that at this stage baby groups are mainly for parents. I would ket your baby sleep in piece and would rather go another time. It can be frustrating but with the babies we need to adopt to their schedules. YOu can slowly srart getting your baby into daytime nap routine according to their age needs.

Hi, by the time ds was this age he was starting to nap at regular intervals so I chose groups that wouldn't clash instead.

He always easily fell asleep in the car so if we had something planned over a nap time I would take a drive for 45 mins before to let him sleep before we got there

It took the stress out of everything to be honest. Car naps rescued me!