I've been taking Ollie to mum and baby groups since he was 4 weeks old, that first time I was incredibly nervous I almost didn't bother, but I did go and ended up being the first to arrive so felt a bit of a spare part but the staff were very friendly and made me feel welcome. The first mum walked in with her child and friend I smiled and they ignored me and sat on the other side of the room - okay is it going to be like that then, I thought at that point i'll never go again. More mums arrived a couple on there own like me so I plucked up the courage and spoke to one that looked friendly enough and we shared strories of our babies. Another lady recognised me from the antenatal classes and began a conversation so my thoughts changed and definatly thought I would go back.
Eight months on i'm still going to the odd group but unfortunatly I haven't seen those mums on my first visit again. I have made some really good friends after going on other classes such as 'Reality Strikes' which was a god send with a group of mums talking through experiences and troubles - Just what I needed. Baby massage mlittle man wasn't so keen on and just cried through it and Rhyme time he fell asleep the first time I went and now he's not interested in the slightest and crawls around exploring all the toys.
Now my baby is 9 months old i'm finding the groups have changed as mums who had babies around the same time as me are preparing or have gone back to work so groups are now filled with new faces and young babies, so i'm starting to feel my time is up which is really sad as my time being at home with my adorable baby is nearly up and hard times will begin.
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