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My LO wouldhave to be walking and talking before I would feel comfortable leaving her with a gym care, so 18 months or older.

My gym only allows children 6 months and older in the childcare center, but LO is 5 months old now and I definitely think she would be ready. She is a very calm baby, though, and tends to be more than happy to hang out on her play mat for a good while. If I had a higher needs baby, I might think differently as I'm not sure gym childcare centers can really provide a ton of one-on-one attention.

Also, for the most part I go to the gym for 45 minute classes, so that helps me feel more comfortable. Over an hour might be different?

I would have much lower standards for a gym nursery than a regular daycare, just because 1) they would only be there for less than an hour at a time, and 2) if they were upset, I would have them come get me, it's not like they would need to call me at work and have me drive over.

I've thought about this a lot because my gym seems to have a pretty nice little nursery. I think I would try to time it with naps when they were young so I could just stroll them in and hopefully be done when they wake up. Then once they are able to play and stuff, just tell them to have a low threshold for when to come get me. I don't know about specific ages though.

I voted 4-5 months because its only like an hour right? If it were any longer: probably more like 9m. But the way I see it: if you feed and change her, then drop her off napping....she will stay that way until you get back and you can get in 45-60m workout without worrying about her.

I'm a crazy person.... probably because my lo has such bad stranger anxiety so I don't like to leave her with anyone but her grandparents. Otherwise its just too stressful for everyone involved. It just so happens my mil owns a gym so she could watch her if I wanted to work out. But I can't anyway due to migraines.

Probably any time after twelve weeks? You're right there should they need you. Our gym is a really nice YMCA that's specifically geared towards families though so they have a super nice child care center. If I didn't belong to such a family friendly gym I would probably feel differently.

wow... maybe I'm a bad mom but I dropped him off the day he turned 6 weeks (the minimum age!). I was anxious to work out again and I had seen the childcare center and it was really great. They have a separate space for non-walkers and have more individualized care. Lots of swings, cribs, jumpers, etc. The people who work there are really nice too.

They operate on a paging system, and so they just page me if they need anything.

Also - their "rules" are stricter than a day care - they won't change diapers, heat bottles, food, and babies aren't allowed without socks on - all for health/safety reasons. So if I bring in a bottle, it has to be warmed. If he has a dirty diaper, they page me down to change it.

I felt comfortable with it. I work out for an hour so it was a great setup for me. He is 8 months and still goes consistently.

@pastemoo: same!!! I don't feel so bad anymore hahaha. The DAY DS turned 6 weeks I was at the gym.

I'd say too. My mom even offered to BUY me a membership to the gym, but i declined because I didn't want her in there yet. She goes to daycare, but I've worked there for 2 yrs so feel safer.I am just scared of the gym for now.

It would totally depend on the childcare center. The local community center where we'll be moving advertises that they have childcare, but that they will only ever staff it with ONE employee. I'd be worried that I'd drop off my tiny little one and 3 toddlers would come shortly thereafter. If it was better staffed and they held themselves to safe ratios, I don't know why I wouldn't take him at the minimum age! (Except for that I hate working out, haha)