Classes in Stamford Area (under one year)

We are very lucky to have so many free great mommy and me classes in the Stamford area. Here are some classes coming up this fall! Hope to see some of you there! Most of the classes below are free - and a few there is a membership fee.

Fall Schedules:

Little Gym:
10:15 Thursdays (Starting Sept 4th)
http://thelittlegym45.reachlocal.net/StamfordCT/Pages/class-schedules.aspx

Great Play:
12:30 Wednesdays (Starting August 30th)
http://www.greatplay.com/locations/stamford/index.html

JCC:
Infant Massage with Ricki

Sundays, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Oct. 17 – Nov. 14
M $90 / NM $100 (5 sessions)
 
Story Time

Wednesdays, 10:40 - 11:10 a.m.
Sept. 15 – Dec. 22

Bagels and Babies

Thursdays, Noon - 12:45 p.m.
Sept. 16 – Dec. 23 (No class Sept. 23,
Sept. 30, Nov. 11, Nov. 25)


There are many more classes - click the link below:
http://www.stamfordjcc.org/index.php?submenu=ECFolder&src=gendocs&ref=EarlyChildhood_ClassesB-5&category=Early%20Childhood

Le Leche League:
Location: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

286 Delavan Avenue, Greenwich
Meeting Time: 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00pm
3rd Wednesday of each month at 10:00am

Stamford Library - Main Branch


Baby Time

Location: Main Library Third Floor Auditorium

Mondays, September 20 & 27 at 10:15 a.m.

For pre-walking babies with an adult. Give your baby a great start at this program featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

http://fergusonblog.org/calendar/

Old Greenwich Library
Event Type: Children's Program

Date: 9/16/2010 (Thursday)
Start Time: 9:45 AM
End Time: 10:30 AM


Description: Pre-registered program for infants up to 12 months and a caregiver. Babies enjoy nursery rhymes, simple stories, songs, finger plays and movements.Take home a folder filled with the words and songs so the fun can continue at home. For information call Alice Bonvenuto at 203-622-7919 or the Children's Room at 203-622-7940.

http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp?libnum=0&EventType=ALL&Lib=0

Stamford Hospital Mommy and me group
(4-12 months)
Every Wednesday at 11am
http://www.stamfordhospital.org/Events/details.aspx?sid=3649

3 small things under $5 that saved my arse

Sometimes the little things make all the difference. I thought I would share some of my favorite things that other moms recommended to me along the way. They have all helped me in some way or another- not barf, get more sleep and have a happier babe. The best part is they are all under $5!

First, for my friends still in first trimester, and perhaps you haven't really told anyone quite yet you're expecting. This is the worst time because you want to ask friends how they handled it - but at the same time, you can't spill the beans. If you're anything like me, you are nauseous all the time and feel wretched. One of my friends recommended having jolly ranchers on hand. I listened to her advice and thank goodness it really helped with the morning sickness. Don't do what I did though, and keep them in your car - because they will melt and cause a not so great mess.

The second item, I ended up buying shortly after my daughters 3 week growth spurt (ahem, which I had no idea about). For the record, I am still traumatized by this growth spurt . On a side note, I am so grateful that my girl is a good baby since I had a glimpse in to what it "could" be like. I highly recommend  Mylicon gas drops. I didn't realize how bad gas can be for infants, but in the beginning if my daughter seemed to be crying for no apparent reason (they were always a last resort of course) but they also, always seemed to work.

Babies believe it or not start teething around 12 weeks (the drool, pain, and FUN!). I found (through many mommy recommendations) that Hyland teething tablets are great. My sweet one would be in level 9, high alert crying /fussiness and I would give her just two of the tablets and it seemed to really help the pain go away and she would a lot of times soon after take a nap. And, they are 100% natural!