Activity’s for babies

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My baby is 6 months old, she is my first and my partner works from 4pm so I’m spending every evening at home with her. It’s so lonely and because it’s at night I feel even more alone. I want to do things with her at tea time but can’t find anything on. Swimming would be good but everywhere I’ve looked finishes at 4. Can anyone help a new mum out?😩 my mum friends do groups in the day but my partner likes to spend time with her before work so I don’t go a lot and now they all plan things without me (my fault I know).

What time does she go to bed? I think you might struggle to find classes etc in the evenings because lots of babies are in bed by 6/7. Not a problem at all if you have a later bedtime! Just potentially means you won’t find a lot of classes.

Would your partner go to classes with you during the day?

@IonaLeg she goes at 10pm atm means she sleeps through and I’m not on my own all night haha but I am going to put her to bed at 9 from next week see if she still sleeps well. And he would, he does swimming with us. I just still struggle in the evenings I don’t have family or friends to pop in or even talk on the phone really. Just want some ideas of ways to entertain us 4-6/7 before bath time really x

Everything is geared up for after school after about 3.30pm here. Would you not be better having a more "regular" baby schedule so could do classes/meet mum friends in the morning, see your partner in the afternoon before he starts work and then baby goes to bed earlier. You've still got the evening by yourself but you might not feel as lonely if you've seen your mates during the day. Once they get past a certain age and really on the move, the only respite you get is when they're asleep! My DH works away a lot so, I usually fill my evenings with an exercise YouTube vid and then TV, some nights I also try to get some batch cooking done so I've got things in for the DC and any housework that's hard to do with a rolling/crawling baby (like the ironing!)

Mine loved going to B&Q and visiting g the lighting aisle at that age. Cheaper than baby sensory.

With a baby that age most are winding down from teatime onwards. Maybe go out for a walk/park then dinner, bath, bed. It is a relatively short space of time to spend alone.