Bridesmaid Drama: Demanding to bring baby to wedding or not come at all!

New babies need to eat in demand.

It's possible that she is still trying to establish her supply and messing with the schedule at all can disrupt the supply and it can be really hard to get it back again.

She shouldn't have to teach her baby to take a bottle at this age just for a one time event.

Breastfeeding is not for punks and is NOT easy, especially at first.

If you allow her husband to be in the back row with the baby and she still refuses then I dunno what to tell you. If anyone else says anything you just say "we had to make a last minute exception bc the baby is Breastfeeding and refuses a bottle". Anyone who doesn't get it can kick rocks.

How all this ends up going down will very likely affect your friendship.

So what happened in the end? How did the wedding go?

Bridesmaid came, baby in tow. Her husband helped manage the baby handling and baby was a very good baby. My new husband was still not thrilled but got over it, and the open bar eliminated any family drama! So it was pretty much the best day ever...but I'd never do it again! LOL

P.S. The mobile version of this forum sucks! Should be able to jump to the end of the comments, not reload every time!

My fiancé and I are also having a kid free wedding and do not have kids ourselves. My maid of honor is also pregnant and due two days before the wedding. I have been thinking lately (our wedding is on the 22nd of this month) that if she has her baby early I could get put in the same situation. If that happens, I plan on telling her the same thing. That we can't make exceptions just for one person and that it would be awesome if she could leave the baby with the father or with grandma and come even if it's just for a little bit. If she's a true friend she will understand either way!

It's your wedding, your decision, I see both sides of it but are you prepared to possibly have a baby crying all throughout your ceremony to accomadate her? That's the real worry, and then is she going to walk off to take said baby?

Honestly try again to see if she can do the ceremony only, if not, you might need to change your procession a little bit.

Your day not hers, no bride deserves this stress and its not an environment for a newborn... sorry but No means no. Sounds like she wants her baby to be the center of attention not you.. I have 2 kids both i breastfed and they will take a bottle when necessary and not starve!!! There is another underlying issue here.

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View Quoted Comment I have a breastfed two kids and a baby wont starve and will take a bottle and its not a good place for a newborn to be in. People need to put aside their issues for 1 day if you cant because your baby has to have your nipple then you kindly do not respond no will not attend ... no bride and groom deserve stress, and alot moms who want their kids at other peoples weddings never wanted kids at theirs. I left my kids with my mother with plenty of breast milk its time for people to grow up.

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