I have been a bridesmaid twice and been bf both times. It was hard to know what size you are and by the time 6 months the baby may be on solids which could help a little when its time for photo's. The first time ds1 was only 6weeks old, it was my sil wedding and i just asked if my mum could come so she could look after bubs while i was busy!! As for feeding it worked out great i fed him before the ceremony then he slept the entire time then i fed him before photos then he slept throught the photo's and at the reception i just had a chair and his pram in the back cornor and covered myself with a blanket so i did not miss any of the reception!!! Hope all works out for you!!!
*LovemyKids* ohh you may be able to help did you find a strapless BF bra???? if so where and who makes.
mummaofchaz ahh ok fair enough we will have 2 and 1/2 month old and 20 month old so will be full on!!!
As for expressing at wedding you would need to express when normally you would be feeding, its hard to know how much he would be drinking but I would suggest starting a few months before so you have a good stock pile in freezer and also baby used to bottle.
I've went through the exact same thing at Chateau Wyuna (gorgeous place!). Except that my DS was only 4 weeks old when I was bridesmaid. Luckily he didn't need to be fed during the ceremony but I had EBM in case he did. I asked my mum to come along to the ceremony to look after DS and DD.
I got him used to having EBM from a bottle from birth and mum gave him that while we were off having photos. Straight after photos I bf'd him and did so as well during the reception. The staff were lovely and I used the bridal suite to feed as I had to literally pull half my dress down to feed.
DS is 5 months old now and he would have about 200ml of EBM.
Oh and I was not able to find a strapless bf bra
Because it was only 4 weeks after giving birth I ordered my dress in 2 sizes bigger than I would normally wear and got it taken in the week of the wedding.
Yes i did find a good convertable maternity bra so then i could use it for the wedding strapless and then i could wear it afterwards so it was not a waste!! It was not cheap and it was about 5 years ago hehe but i got it from bra's and things!!!
I was a bridesmaid for my Sister in law when DD was 6mths too, i expressed milk the morning of the wedding and my mum took care of her with the milk. she didnt really take the bottle but she didnt really need it either, she had a good feed before it all started then i fed her as soon as i got into the reception.
oh but dont forget breastpads! lol i kinda leaked at the very end, i think a tight dress didnt help lol
ohh on the dress part, i just wore a normal strapless bra, and when i fed in a room out the back of the reception i just unzipped the dress a little bit and pulled the bra down.
My nephew got married at Christmas and his sister has a now 3 month old baby. They asked me to look after the baby for the day which was great fun. I got him when they arrived at the church she fed her in between and then I had her again during the reception which she slept through in the corner near us.
You might find an aunt who would love the job of looking after your baby for the day. Until the day I hadn't seen her as they live interstate and that wasn't a problem.
My cousin was bridesmaid for her close friend when she was bfing her baby. She organised for a room nearby (I think they hired a motel/hotel room for the day) and her mother came and stayed there with the baby. She was able to leave at one point to go and feed the baby before the reception, and the rest of the time her mum used EBM.
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