To think I can take a three week old baby to a wedding?

[wombthereitis]

DC2 is due in September and my best friend is getting married the middle of October. I've already said that sadly I won't be able to be involved much in the wedding (hen night, being a bridesmaid, etc) due to being heavily pregnant but that I'd love to be at the wedding (we've been friends since childhood, so I'd be pretty gutted to miss it!) She'd love for me to be there too and we've agreed that my DH will take the baby into another room for the actual ceremony so she doesn't have to worry about a newborn kicking off halfway through her vows (DH is fine with this and the actual ceremony will only be about 20 minutes). I'm hoping to stay for the reception or if not, the ceremony and the meal at least, and I'm going to take my stretchy wrap for keeping the baby with me. All going well, I'm planning on breastfeeding, so leaving the baby at home isn't really an option.

However, I'm worried in case I'm being a bit unrealistic about how easy it'll be to be out and about for a large chunk of the day at a wedding with a newborn? Or do you think if I'm prepared enough it'll be ok? Baby will be three weeks old at this point (I'm having an ELCS so that's fairly set) but DH will be with me all day to help out. I feel like I've forgotten what it's like to have a newborn!

[Eminybob]

I took DS to a wedding when he was exactly 3 weeks old.
He cried twice. Once during the vows, and once during the speeches! Bloody typical. I did sit at the back though so I could dash out when he cried.

Other than that it was fine. As everyone wanted cuddles with him I got a bit of a break too!

[Xmasbaby11]

I probably wouldn't have with either of mine . The second was elcs and that wasn't a problem but the feeding was a nightmare and I was very hormonal so wouldn't have wanted to get dressed up and be around lots of people.

Having said that I would have really tried to go for a couple of hours for a really good friend.

[Fourarmsv2]

I took DS1 to a wedding at that age. I had to buy a new lightweight stroller as DH was BMan so not on hand to help and I couldn't lift the huge pram we'd bought post an ECS. Otherwise it was fine :)

[Amummyatlast]

I coundn't have done it with DD. I was on my knees with sleep deprivation, I barely moved from the sofa, bfing all the time, and I developed an infection so was in a fair amount of pain. But you may get an easy baby.

[Rhythmsticks]

I took my 4wo to a wedding snd it was fine. I had a stretch wrap and put her across me on a bf position and kept her like that all day. She latched on and off and didn't make a peep and only other mothers who had bf even knew she was feeding!

[FanSpamTastic]

I went to my brothers wedding with dc3 who was 4 weeks old. His sisters were bridesmaids so had to be there. It was a long day and I probably overdid things but I would not have missed it. I was not prepared for how emotional I was going to be about everything and was a bit of a blubbery mess at everything - the vows, the speeches, the dresses, the relatives, the photos. We were supposed to stay the night in a hotel - but it was hot and noisy and we ended up driving home 70 miles so I could sleep in my own bed.

Go with no expectation of doing more than seeing your friend get married then play the rest of the day by ear and just see how you feel. If you can get some quiet time in your room for an hour in the middle of it all that might give you the energy to last the rest of the day!

[Wait4nothing]

We took our 3week old dd to a wedding abroad. No issues and she had a lovely day being the centre of attention (after the bride).