Is this dress good enough for a wedding?

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Have a wedding in about 10 days time and I don't have much money. Plus I need a dress that I can breastfeed in (I don't want a specific BF dress, most are frumpy and if not, expensive!).

This one I can hoick up if needs be (DC is just gone 2yrs so don't need a lot of feeding but will ask once or twice during the day and also might be a good way of keeping her quiet during the ceramony etc if she is making a fuss!), so only for emergencies really!

www.hm.com/gb/product/01283?article=01283-B

Is it too simple for a wedding? Has anyone seen it IRL? And what accessories?

Does it absolutely have to be a dress? A skirt and top would be a lot easier (disclaimer: I have sweatpants for best at the mo).

okay i think if you had leggings on underneath it would be fine but I had an image of you sitting in a thong with your dress pulled right up

It sounds like you favour high-necked, short shift dresses

You're prepared to lift up your whole dress to feed, but you're worried about showing too much breast if you pull a wrap dress down!

Yes! For me, I do show loads of breast if I pull a wrap dress down, and I don't like shawls, so that is not an option for me. As I am petite, when I lift up my dress whilst wearing leggings or tights nothing is on show.....my toddler covers up anybits not covered by the dress or leggings. I am an expert at rearranging the dress to cover up my sides and toddler covers up my front. Like I said, I can see now that this dress is too close fitting for that, so I'm NOT going to BF in this dress.

You have my sympathy on the wrap style and pulling down the dress, 30G norks non-bf and they were bigger than my dc's head when I was bf, I was never comfortable bf'ing in public. For ease of finding a dress I would consider a top and trousers could look lovely if you get it right.

I went to my DB's wedding when DS was 6 weeks old and wore a DVF wrap dress which I'd bought specifically so that I could bf in it. I'm a similar size to you - 5'3", size 6-8 - and was large of nork at the time (32F). I did find it a bit showy though tbh and ended up asking the venue if there was somewhere private I could go to feed DS - they were happy to show me to an empty room. Might be worth contacting the venue in advance to see if you could do that? Would get around all sartorial problems.

Not too high necked NarkedRaspberry remember I have big boobs .

I have looked at a few and I like

www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=1&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=6544536&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208523&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=20
with gold accessories?

Would button down style like this work?

Wow
Lifting UP a dress to breast feed a toddler...that's a new one on me! Sounds like you will able to bf in anything if that doesn't phase you tbh!
Pashmina does seem an obvious solution, what is it that you have against them?

I think if you want to pull up you either need to wear leggings under that style of dress or you need to find a top and trousers or skirt combo outfit

I never like getting a breast either, i felt too self conscious. I much prefered to put them under iykwim

Isn't that Topshop dress high necked? Also you would have the same hoiking issues surely as it is quite fitted on the top?

Suit.

I'm not planning to BF anymore in public during the wedding. I'm now looking for a dress which is totally unsuitable for breastfeeding

Yes it is high of neck the Topshop one, but kind of balanced out by the cap sleeves, I think my norks wouldn't look too big in that. I can't do with high necked AND sleeveless is what I meant.

I just think that wraps are fiddly when you've already got a toddler to carry/hold as well. I'm just not used to them and my DD is not used to feeding under a wrap so I don't think she'll like it.

Thank you all for the suggestions!

TapselteerieO - that is a nice suit, but totally not me. I'd be swamped in it!

Give the Topshop one a go - I think it is very nice.

I have been known to lift up a short tunic-y dress but only ever with leggings and a vest top (i.e. a complete outfit) underneath. I would go for a cross over front dress myself. Have a wedding on Friday, same bra size as you and that is what I will be wearing. My DD is 14mo and I will time the feeds so I will not need to get my baps out in Church and as for the reception, well, I imagine there will be worse antics than me showing a bit of my breast...

This dress has cut out slashes below the boobline, perfect for bf ?Very pink, slightly strange?

I know this is high necked, but it does have buttons, so you could make it v-necked. Maybe too casual.

Black with print.

Too high necked?

How on EARTH is that suitable for BF?

Oh dear OP, all I have in my mind is a picture of you with your dress rucked up around your neck, breastfeeding, holding the baby so it covers your knickers. In church.

I really liked looking for dresses with a new criteria. Never mind the usual 'must cover tops of arms' or 'forgiving over the tummy', I was browsing thinking, 'Would a two year old fit up there?'

I want this thread to be a classic! Love how the OP has repeated that she changed her mind but seeing the dress evoked a very clear mental picture in everyone's head! Love love it!

@ narked