help! I need to find a wedding outfit I can breastfeed in.

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Wedding is early July and all being well I'm hoping I will still be exclusively bf. What am I going to wear? I'd normally buy a dress, but can't exactly hoick one up and not keen on wrap around styles. Purpose made bf clothes always look a bit frumpy.

Wedding will be fairly informal but the couple are involved in the fashion industry with lots of trendy friends. I feel a bit like a country bumpkin frump in comparison. Will be held in the country not city.

I'm a size 12/14 with a bit of a tummy, 5ft 5, brunette hair.

Budget of £100 ( less would be good)

I'm not going to have time to trawl around the shops, so help me please!

Hi scratch I'm looking for the same thing. My not-very-keen-on-breastfeeding-particularly-in-front-of-other-people pil's will be there so I'm pretty nervous!

I'm thinking of going for trousers or a skirt with a top that I can wear a vest top underneath. Haven't found anything that looks right yet though. I keep finding tops I like then realising they are cropped! Asos is full of these! I will let you know if I find anything though.

Look at Frugi. Breast feeding range on there includes nice tops and dresses. Depends how smart you want to be.

I'm looking for something too, complicatedby baby only bring 5 weeks old so can't see me being pre-pregnancy weight by July.
I'm considering a shirt dress but need to try one on to make sure I don't look like a sack of spuds.

I quite like this one from Dorothy Perkins but their quality can be poor sonmetimes.

m.dorothyperkins.com/h5/product?productId=18581062

It's a nightmare isn't it! I went to a wedding when DD was 4 months and finding something to wear was more stressful than carting her around for the whole day.

I fully second the top and skirt/trousers combo as a great idea, or even a button up jumpsuit if you're feeling brave? Perhaps something like this floral one from Cath Kidston (I've tried it on and is surprisingly forgiving): www.cathkidston.com/under-%C2%A3100/paradise-bunch-crepe-jumpsuit-1015249

Otherwise, how about something that zips up the front like this one:
www.asos.com/y-a-s/y-a-s-meg-dress-with-zip-front/prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=4728623&clr=Red&SearchQuery=zip+front+fress&pgesize=35&pge=0&totalstyles=35&gridsize=3&gridrow=5&gridcolumn=1

Alternatively a shirt dress would be both practical (and quite forgiving if in the right shape...
I love this dress in the black and white spots or red version from &OtherStores: www.stories.com/gb/Ready-to-wear/Dresses/Dalmatian_Print_Shirt_Dress/582938-101967888.1
Or I also like this one from Cos:
www.cosstores.com/de/Women/Dresses/Printed_tunic_dress/46881-24079598.1#c-85346

Hope these help and you manage to find something!

Boob design do great breastfeeding dresses for around £80 (easy to use unlike others), see here shop.boobdesign.com/en/49/span-style-color-black-nursing-dresses-span . I have also used top and skirt combo in the same colour, looks just like a dress and can lift the top up!

If you google 'dress like a mum' or look it up on Instagram #dresslikeamum there's a fashion blogger type woman who posts about trendy clothes to breastfeed in. She is breastfeeding and looks pretty cool, might be some ideas on her site?

Make the most of your boobs, wear a lowish cut dress with a bf vest underneath. Like this
dress with
vest underneath. Within budget.

What about something like this www.yummymummymaternity.co.uk/joulie-baby-shower--races-special-occasion-maternity--nursing-dress-16012-p.aspdress ?

They have quite a few dresses on there that would probably suit too.

Ahhh! messed up that link sorry!

try again

Sorry if this is a stupid question but when you wear a specially designed nursing top/dress do you have to wear a nursing bra with it? I usually wear a normal bra (and normal tops) and flip it down for feeding.

The #dresslikeamum blog that northwood mentioned has a post on wedding outfits.

take a look at www.seraphine.com/nursing-clothes/nursing-dresses.html

I found their clothes amazing for looking and feeling special - and good range of feeding dresses in the link which would work for a semi formal wedding - depending on how you accessorise.

Seraphine dress.

I like this one. Although looks like to feed you'd just pull it down and expose your breast which wouldn't go down well with my pils.