Baptism advice

[soontobemrslizzy]

Hi everyone

We have booked the date for our little one's baptism to be April 17th (she's due March 20th, so even if she's late that should be fine and it's the only weekend my parents will be in the country!). Given that I may only be between 2-4 weeks post-partum, I'm not sure what I should wear. Has anyone been in this situation and has any good suggestions?

Also, I'm not British so I'm not sure if there are any traditions with baptism that we should try to incorporate. The baptism will be Catholic but my dh and his family are not (he's an atheist, his family are Church of Scotland) so if there are any cultural traditions from Scotland/the UK it would be nice to have them so his family feels included. Any suggestions would be very welcomed!

It was absolutely roasting hot the day we had my DD baptised, so I wore a white sun dress that sat just below the knee, and a lightweight 3/4 sleeve cardigan that could be whipped off the moment my foot was outside the church doors!
But seeing as though uk weather can be a bit hit and miss in April, I would suggest a 3/4 sleeve wrap dress like pp
Hope it turns out to be a beautiful day for you all

Thanks so much for all your advice ladies! It's very sweet of you! I know I'm planning really far in advance; the priest burst out laughing when I said I wanted to arrange my baby's baptism and he asked how old she was and I said not yet born! My dh's family are so sweet and have been very welcoming (if slightly terrified about having to go to a Catholic church) so I wanted to make sure I get all the cultural traditions right! I can't wait now, I don't know how I'll hold out another 11 weeks till baby girl arrives!

That dress is lovely and looks forgiving so I think you'd probably be safe to guess what size you'll be afterwards.
Christening traditions vary hugely in this country. Some see it as a party occasion with a private baptism with no members of the church congregation there followed by a massive party with 100 invited guests and a lot of alcohol. We had a baptism as part of the Sunday service with the congregation there and then a few relatives plus God Parents and the vicar and a few from the church over to ours for a few sandwiches, cake and a small glass of champagne for a toast.
It sounds like you've got it covered! There doesn't seem to be anything you're missing out