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First M&B group today *UPDATE*
I've never took Charlotte to one before and she's 13 months!
I was diagnosed with pnd in October and my hv, oh and mil has since been telling me I must go & socialise and more importantly take Charlotte to socilaise with other babies/children.
So I've finally plucked up the courage to go as I'm feeling better now (am on Citalopram). I've spoken to the lady who runs it and she seems very nice and understood my situation. I feel so silly cos I'm quite nervous. For me as well as Charlotte. She tends to get upset in unfamilair places and with people she doesn't know (I suppose many lo's do?)
I can be quite shy with people and am worried that if it's "cliquey" I wont fit in.
Hopefully I will make it (it starts at 1.30 until 3pm). I know it's important for Charlotte to meet other babies. The only ones she really knows are her cousins (3 and 20 months old).
I'll let you know how i get on........
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Well I went - and enjoyed it! Charlotte seemed to as well.
She did the obligatory scream her head off for 10 minutes when we got there and i thought "oh no here we go". I sat her at a little table on a little chair (really cute) and she started to play with some puzzles and stopped crying. She then enjoyed looking at all the 2 and 3 yr olds running old and kept crawling after them. She had a go on a trike and loved it!
The only down bit was this old codger who was helping told me to put Charlotte in the baby area as she's still crawling and "was in the way of the other children"!!!! So I put her in the baby area, she got bored straight away as they were really young babies in there, and she crawled off again all by herself without a second look at me!
I spoke to a few mums but I'm a bit shy and a lot of them were talking in small groups so I found it hard to make conversation. I will take her again next week. She seems a bit worn out so hopefully she'll be straight to sleep tonite!!
Oh yes - a little boy took a shine to her (he was about 2 as well)!!! And kept showing her how to do the puzzles then followed her round a bit when she was crawling! Flirting already eh!!!
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[Modified by: ccbmommy on 26 February 2009 16:09:48 ]
[Modified by: ccbmommy on 26 February 2009 16:12:17 ]
I was diagnosed with pnd in October and my hv, oh and mil has since been telling me I must go & socialise and more importantly take Charlotte to socilaise with other babies/children.
So I've finally plucked up the courage to go as I'm feeling better now (am on Citalopram). I've spoken to the lady who runs it and she seems very nice and understood my situation. I feel so silly cos I'm quite nervous. For me as well as Charlotte. She tends to get upset in unfamilair places and with people she doesn't know (I suppose many lo's do?)
I can be quite shy with people and am worried that if it's "cliquey" I wont fit in.
Hopefully I will make it (it starts at 1.30 until 3pm). I know it's important for Charlotte to meet other babies. The only ones she really knows are her cousins (3 and 20 months old).
I'll let you know how i get on........
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Well I went - and enjoyed it! Charlotte seemed to as well.
She did the obligatory scream her head off for 10 minutes when we got there and i thought "oh no here we go". I sat her at a little table on a little chair (really cute) and she started to play with some puzzles and stopped crying. She then enjoyed looking at all the 2 and 3 yr olds running old and kept crawling after them. She had a go on a trike and loved it!
The only down bit was this old codger who was helping told me to put Charlotte in the baby area as she's still crawling and "was in the way of the other children"!!!! So I put her in the baby area, she got bored straight away as they were really young babies in there, and she crawled off again all by herself without a second look at me!
I spoke to a few mums but I'm a bit shy and a lot of them were talking in small groups so I found it hard to make conversation. I will take her again next week. She seems a bit worn out so hopefully she'll be straight to sleep tonite!!
Oh yes - a little boy took a shine to her (he was about 2 as well)!!! And kept showing her how to do the puzzles then followed her round a bit when she was crawling! Flirting already eh!!!
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[Modified by: ccbmommy on 26 February 2009 16:09:48 ]
[Modified by: ccbmommy on 26 February 2009 16:12:17 ]
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I've been going since Gabe was 5 weeks and its great. I'm sure you'll be fine! They have some really nice toys at ours, all wooden things like a play kitchen and stuff for the older ones and lots of sensory toys for the younger babies...it's not cliquey at all though I have made some good friends there
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you should be there as now, so I hope you had fun!
I go to two, one I know loads of people (I taught thier eldest children, they go with thier toddlers) and one where I go with a friend and we sit there in the baby section on our own! occasionally someone else joins us and we're very friendly to them but we never seem to see them again! lol.
At the one I know loads of people I've made some nice new friends too.
Louise was clingy to begin with and can be after school hols when they're not running.
Will keep an eye out for an update on how much fun you've had!
Lisa
I hope you got on just as well xx
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Keep going as it'll get easier xx
Hope the rest go well for you too
Lisa xxx
Me and Lucy went to a baby group 2 weeks ago for the first time only to find out that it was cancelled for the next two weeks, but i made myself ask the girls i met there through netmums if they wanted to meet up for a coffee while it wasn't on. I'm so proud of myself as i am soooo shy (to the point of it being painful!)
I haven't said this to anyone other than hubby (and can't believe i'm even going to write it now to be honest.......i've deleted it and written it 3 times now! lol) but i'm pretty sure i have slight PND. I think i can get myself out of it but it's taking those first steps that are the hardest (and most terrifying!)
Sorry to gatecrash your post, really wanted to say HUGE well done x
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Charlotte was out like a light last nite and I was pretty tired too!
Good luck! M&B groups are really fab! It gets them into a routine and gives them invaluable experience with other people and babies. Kyra's been going to the one in my area since she was 4 weeks as I take Evie (3 years) with me too as they are so good with kids and flexible about me working there and bringing kids etc xox
I hope little Kyra is feeling better.