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We're experiencing the same issue. We signed up for a baby and me aquafit class, but it just doesn't work for us because of nap schedules. There are a bunch of other activities that we.re missing out on because they're sometime between 9 and 10. If only they were in the afternoon!

We started going when he was down to one nap around 14 months. Before that his morning nap was from 830-10 or 1030. We had the issue of him falling asleep in the car for awhile but I learned tricks to keep him awake

From the time LO was 2 months up until recently, she hasn't woken up in the morning until around 9 or so. So we could do morning activities easily, but not afternoons.
In the last two weeks, she has started waking up at 7:30, which means her first nap is right at 9. So we're kind of out of the morning activity routine.

When she started one nap. Now I can guarantee she will nap anywhere between 11:30 and 1. We just try to stick a snack or lunch in her before we leave somewhere because she is probably going to fall asleep on the drive home...

We have two morning activities. One, I was completely naive in signing up for (it is an 11:15am class) and we have missed half of them so far. Luckily, it is only a 6 week series and wasn't too expensive. Since B is a crap napper we've been able to make it the other times.

Our other morning class is at 11:45 and that one hasn't been too much of an issue. We are just a little rushed getting dressed, fed, and out if the house after nap.

@illumina: I think you make a good point about the groups being mostly for the parents. I desperately wanted to meet other new moms, which is largely why I wanted to do the story times, classes, etc. (I was also in a new area, so I had no local friends at all.) In the end, though, I can attest that you meet plenty of other parents (and you can actually determine whether your kids like each other too!) if you just do the older toddler activities. It made for a rather lonely year or so, but I guess I can take comfort in the fact that my son was always well rested. I got a lot of reading done that year, too.

Also, it's just my experience, but I have met more friends doing the stuff I genuinely enjoy doing with my LO, such as walking in the park and swimming at the pool, than I have in group activities. I guess that makes sense. Because of where we met, we already knew we had something in common other than being parents of small children.

I started classes with my older around 18 months and it was perfect b/c he was down to one nap a day by then. It was a little rough at first b/c he had just dropped his first nap so I had some trouble keeping him awake on our way home sometimes. Had to find ways to keep him up for 15 minutes until he got used to it. With my second I'm sure he would have been fine skipping his morning nap before he turned 12 months b/c there were days he would just nap for 30-45 mins or not nap at all. Now he's a great napper at 22 months and could do without one if it was up to him.