Mommy and Me classes

[eliz77]

Any of you guys any classes with LO? I keep seeing FB pictures of moms doing yoga, music, play time, story time, swim, etc with their babies. Now that LO is older, started getting vaccinations and hopefully the flu season will be dwindling soon...I'm curious about looking into doing something. I figure at the least it's a good way to start meeting other moms in the area.

So, if you take a class/classes, what kind??

[ainslie325]

With our first, I did Red Cross Parent-Tot Swimming. It was worth it, but wouldn't bother repeating with the same child. You can practice the same skills and songs on your own if you have access to water. We also did a musikgarten class, but he was nearly two at that point. I hated it (for my kid, at that age). He wanted to run and play, and the expectation of structured movement while holding objects that could easily be used as weapons was a bit more than we could handle.

This time, we'll skip the classes for infants mostly because it's too much of a logistical challenge to figure out what to do with our three year old. I'll approximate the swim class in our own pool once the weather is nice enough. We all do story time at our local library weekly, though, and I love it. It's been a great way to meet people.

[erien22846]

No time here for classes and I'm a working mother. Most classes are daytime during the week. Maybe swim lessons in the future.

[beckyrosen]

I want to but we haven't started one yet.

[ThePregosaurus]

Same as erien22846.. They're all during work hours

[colliebabe]

There used to be this awesome center in my area with all kinds of classes and BF groups, but they closed all of their locations about a year ago. It's so sad because they were such an awesome resource! They even had a second time moms group.

At some point I will do swim lessons with DD2. The place DD1 goes to has classes for mom and baby at the same time as the group lessons for older kids, which would be great.

[nolanova85]

Mar 22, 2015 19:44:16 GMT -5 ThePregosaurus said:

Same as erien22846.. They're all during work hours

Yes - this is so annoying!  There is a gymboree nearby that has a 6mos and under class on Saturdays.  You can do a freebie to check it out, so we might do that this weekend.  And then our YMCA does parent/baby swim classes starting at 6mos, so I plan to enroll in those in June.

I did find a small bookstore nearby that has story time for 2yrs and under on Saturday mornings (b/c all the libraries do it during the week...grrr).  I think I'll start taking LO to that about late summer - he's a little too young now, I think.

[happyfeet9]

I want to but haven't started one yet because (1)they're usually during the day and (2) we're moving to a different borough in two months and I don't want to become connected to one that I may potentially leave in the near future. I'll likely try yoga, music, or story time.

[serunatu]

We start swim classes next week! I'm surprised places have classes only offered during work hours. Here they are all only evening classes!

[amiee]

I live in the middle of nowhere rural town... there are no classes or groups. Occasionally something at the library, but logistics with baby and 10 yr. old IDK about going to the nearest gym (which I don't think has mommy and me stuff) which is 45 minutes one way- too far I think,. Maybe I should start something myself....

[userdeleted]

We're starting swim classes next week, too! I'm so excited. I didn't realize the local place has a pool just for little bitties and starts them as early as 2 months. He loves to play in the tub with me, so I think he'll really dig them. Yay!

[a&c]

Oooh, great idea with the swim classes!! Didn't realize they would start this young- I'll have to look into it!

[absolutelyayrianna]

My therapist wants me to try a mommy and me yoga class with DD1. I'm like, yeah GTFOH.

[gradschoolmama]

Mar 27, 2015 17:08:25 GMT -5 absolutelyayrianna said:

My therapist wants me to try a mommy and me yoga class with DD1. I'm like, yeah GTFOH.

Is the gtfoh bc it's yoga or bc it's mommy and me yoga? If you're just not into yoga there are probably some other kind of class or meet up for new moms.

[absolutelyayrianna]

Mar 28, 2015 20:54:51 GMT -5 gradschoolmama said:

Mar 27, 2015 17:08:25 GMT -5 absolutelyayrianna said:

My therapist wants me to try a mommy and me yoga class with DD1. I'm like, yeah GTFOH.

Is the gtfoh bc it's yoga or bc it's mommy and me yoga? If you're just not into yoga there are probably some other kind of class or meet up for new moms.

It's more because my 2 yr old listens and follows directions as well as a, well 2 yr old. I have no problem with yoga my therapist is trying to get me to work on my relationship w/ DD1 and going to the class will prolly be more stressful than it's worth. 

[gradschoolmama]

Mar 29, 2015 14:23:59 GMT -5 absolutelyayrianna said:

Mar 28, 2015 20:54:51 GMT -5 gradschoolmama said:

Is the gtfoh bc it's yoga or bc it's mommy and me yoga? If you're just not into yoga there are probably some other kind of class or meet up for new moms.

It's more because my 2 yr old listens and follows directions as well as a, well 2 yr old. I have no problem with yoga my therapist is trying to get me to work on my relationship w/ DD1 and going to the class will prolly be more stressful than it's worth. 

That makes sense I think a three month old would be easier in a yoga mommy and me class than a 2 year old!

[absolutelyayrianna]

Mar 29, 2015 16:35:00 GMT -5 gradschoolmama said:

Mar 29, 2015 14:23:59 GMT -5 absolutelyayrianna said:

It's more because my 2 yr old listens and follows directions as well as a, well 2 yr old. I have no problem with yoga my therapist is trying to get me to work on my relationship w/ DD1 and going to the class will prolly be more stressful than it's worth. 

That makes sense I think a three month old would be easier in a yoga mommy and me class than a 2 year old!

Yeah id do it while wearing DD2 but I don't even have a wrap, only an ergo.

[jesster88]

Mar 22, 2015 19:44:16 GMT -5 ThePregosaurus said:

Same as erien22846.. They're all during work hours

This. I have to be at work Wed at 10am.

There are some parent tot swim lessons in the evenings bit they are after DS goes to bed.