Newborn at the wedding??!

Maybr you could talk her out of it by reminding her that the baby shouldn't be around so many people and their germs, until the baby has has its shots. That might work lol

Eh, you probably won't even know the baby is there. I'd just make it clear, with very sweet lips, that if the baby is uncomfortable and starts to cry, your minister (always blame it on us, lol) will stop the ceremony unless the baby is removed to a place more comfortable for her. In my experience, new moms are very conscious of this, but it can't help to put it out there.

I'm not a big fan of kids at weddings, but if mine was teeny weenie, I'd probably be a little nervous to leave her with a sitter...

We had a newborn that was about a month old at our wedding. The baby slept most of the time, I don't remember him crying once. We actually had more trouble with a toddler that was there and was loud during the toasts. I would let her bring the baby, I can understand not wanting to leave a two week old at home. But if you are firmly anti-children, it is your wedding and it is your call.

My sister is bringing her newborn to my wedding and reception and I'm thrilled! Honestly, at 2 weeks that baby is going to sleep the whole time. It's the 1-4 year olds that I worry about making all the noise. And even if the baby does cry, to Celia's point, ahead of time, just let the mommy know where the closest exit is in case she needs to step out.

With the baby being so small I wouldn't be willing to leave it with a sitter. Newborns don't tend to make much noise. I'd make the exception.

We took our 3week old to a wedding. It was a church wedding. He slept through the whole thing. Then the reception was at the hard rock hotel so we got a suite, he also slept the whole time. He started stirring once and we immediately took him back to the room to feed him and change his diaper and he fell right back asleep. The bride and groom actually insisted we bring him because they are very good mutual friends of ours. They also had a lot of other children. They had over 400 guests and till this day it was the best wedding I ever been to. They accommodated children so well, there was no problems. After the wedding was over the bride came up to us and held our son for awhile and showed her parents and took so many pictures with him. It was adorable. But not all couples are comfortable with babies/children being at weddings. So, it's your decision. I think it's nice she is still making the effort to attend the wedding after just giving birth. I would be happy that someone wants to be at my wedding that much. Because when you have a newborn you don't sleep much. I also heard people bring their babies to show them off, I highly disagree with that. That's what IG and FB is for. Lol jk. But when we took our son we kept him in his car seat and it was so dark in there (gorgeous uplighting) no one really even realized there was a baby in there, except of course our close friends.

I actually think it'll be easier since it's a newborn since they don't cry as loud when they do cry, and they sleep A LOT.

The baby will mostly likely be sleeping the entire time. Would you rather her and her husband not attend? I know I wouldn't want to leave my 2 week old baby with a baby sitter just yet...

Honestly I would be ok with it. Two week olds sleep a lot and she can sit on the aisle so if baby wakes and cries she has an easy escape route. Many new moms wouldn't want to leave their babe with someone else when they're that new (especially if she's breastfeeding) and this may be the only feasible way for her to make it. She probably didn't realize she wouldn't want to be leaving babe with a sitter at two weeks before she gave birth.

Is it safe for a newborn to be around that many people? (I'm thinking germs here.) I'm legitimately asking; I don't know the right answer.

In my non medical opinion he should be fine - he'll probably be in a covered carrier and as long as he's not getting passed around and people aren't picking up up without sanitizing their hands first it should be ok.

Also depends on the time of year too... if it were January/February it would be cold/flu season which would be a different story!

It's not like everyone is going to be holding the baby and coughing and sneezing on the baby. I had my son in his car seat. He had a blanket over the handle of the seat, so no one could see in. I made a little opening on the side so I can just look at him and make sure he had circulating air without removing the blanket covering the whole chair. My son was fine.

The wedding we went to was in February. It was also indoors and in San Diego, so it wasn't even cold.

Make sure she has a comfortable space (private or semi-private, with seats) where she can step out to feed the baby or take the baby if he/she starts crying during both the ceremony and reception!

WIth a baby that new, it's really not feasible to leave him with someone else, yet. So either you accept the baby and your SIL or you accept that you're asking your SIL not attend so your ceremony won't be interrupted, which it might not be anyway. You'll look like a bigger person if you just say, "We've saved you a spot near the end of a row near a door, so you can step out if the baby getts fussy and you need to tend him/her." That makes it sound like you're doing *her* a favor while making it clear what you expect.

2 week old at a wedding >>>> 2 year old at a wedding with working legs. Don't worry too much about it.

Newborns sleep 90% of the time. Seriously. Just make sure she has a place to take the baby to feed, etc. With your wedding so close, you most definitely have bigger fish to fry. Let it go. It's not as a big of a deal as you're making it in your head.

My mother brought my youngest brother to my aunts wedding. He was 2 weeks too. She didn't want to leave him because of his feeding schedule, so it was not go or bring him. He was a doll and slept most of the time. I am sure she'll be considerate if there is an issue.

Not on your life.

not from the perspective of the baby being a problem, it's just not something I'd give my ok too. IMO two weeks old is too little to be at a wedding with all that stuff going on, and people with colds, that sort of thing.

maybe you should suggest she ask the baby doctor about it.

if the baby is only 2 weeks old, she probably hasn't been away from it yet, she probably doesn't feel ready. I still think it's a not smart idea. for the baby's sake.