Due date July, best mates wedding Sept

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My best friend has just announced her wedding end of Aug and my baby is due mid-Jul. It's my first and planning to breastfeed, if I can.

Can someone who has had a baby let me know how realistic it'll be attending a wedding after giving birth the month before. I've been reading a lot about how difficult the first few weeks can be - bleeding, leaking, stitches, sleep deprivation. I'll not have lost any baby weight, which is fine but regrettable for photos. Just a minor thing!

Has anyone been through this? How was it? Did you have grandparents on standby? Did you manage to stay for the disco/party? What can I do to make it as easy as poss!

I was maid of honor for my best friend when my DD was six weeks old, the bleeding had mailed off by then, and feeding was going ok, for me the first three weeks were tough with feeding. I had my husband with me to look after DD whilst I did bridesmaid stuff, I stopped to feed her whenever she needed it and we stayed at the hotel for the weekend. My parents were also guests at the wedding, so that helped. My best friend was very chilled about it all which helped :)

My bf got married 5 weeks after i had ds2. I went and managed to do a reading - at that age they sleep a lot and are still happy being passed to strangers (dh had to stay home with poorly dc1). I had a emcs but that long after you should be fine. I didnt manage to stay past about 8pm though as i was shattered and driving!

Main advice - get a dress you can bf in. I was still too big for my old clothes but a friend lent me a wrap dress so i could feed discretely. You don't want to have to disrobe in the loos everytime baby wants a feed! Also dont bank on getting drunk or staying very late. I also felt it was too loud at times (band on) so you might have to seek out quiter areas. And i look fat on the photos but at least have a lovely baby to show for it! Enjoy

I would agree that if everything is straight forward and everyone is well then your biggest quandry will be finding an outfit that works for bfeeding. I’d personally look for a skirt and top now I’ve experienced bfeeding - dresses are a total no no (sob - I love dresses)

Bridesmaid 7 weeks after birth and bf - no issues I did all the bridesmaidy things only had a glass of fizz with the speech through the day and fed as when the baby needed it. I actually felt good that unlike some other bridesmaids moaning the looked lumpy or what ever I’m their dresses I knew I had just given birth so didn’t have that worry :)

Parents picked up the baby around 8pm and me and partner stayed on to party as LG would have a bottle for my parents that night/next day x