Shopping for a wedding dress while pregnant?

I say wait. i think you should have time after you give birth and recover.

Other than looking for inspiration pictures to bring with you once you do go shopping, I also suggest waiting. I think you should be able to find a dress in 8 months time after you've given birth (congratulations!) and started recovering.

I wouldn't try and guess your post baby size - reason being, I have friends who not only have become bigger in areas that they can't control or lose weight in post baby - i.e. breasts and hips - or they ended up being significantly smaller than what they were before they even got pregnant (I have 3 friends that this has happened to, weird).

If you decide that you can't wait for whatever reason, I would look into a dress that has an empire waist which will be very forgiving no matter what's going on with your body post baby

After I had my baby, I was bigger than I ever had been in my entire life!! I'm tall, almost 6' tall and have always been pretty slim, about 130-145 lbs (depending on how much I work @ it) but by the end of my pregnancy, I was over 200lbs!!! After I had my son, I lost alomost all of the weight w/in a few months, but for the last 2 years- I've been losing more and more weight as time goes on. I'm now smaller than I was before I got pregnant, but my body feels TOTALLY different, I have hips and clothes just fit differently. I guess what I'm saying, is that you have time. I know it's exciting- but wait till you have the baby to try on dresses, it'll make you feel "fat" otherwise. And you're not!! You're making a person! You're preggo and that makes shopping, especially wedding dress shopping difficult. Start shoping after you have your baby~ otherwise, you will have NO idea how anything will actually look after you have that little bundle!!!

Definitely wait because pregnancy can change your body

Wait! And don't forget the birth control afterward...like I did! I had my baby, was planning my wedding, then BAM! Prego again. I'll be 6 month pregnant with baby #2 at my wedding. Lol.

Wait!

I agree with everyone the only problem I am having with this is that I hear you are not supposed to start working out for 4-6 weeks prior to having the baby, and that will only leave me 6 months. Is that really enough time to get a dress and prepare for alterations and fittings?

It will be enough time - granted there will be the possibility of you having to pay extra to have it rushed, but it's doable

Sorry double post

I'm not starting fittings on my dress until about 8 weeks before the wedding, so you'll still have four months to get a dress. If anything, you can contact some bridal shops to ask for estimates on the time it takes to get a dress, so you have that peace of mind.

Thank you all for your help!

I would wait until after the birth of the baby...see how you are at 6 weeks after the birth. You will have 4 months to get a dress, but you will have to settle for uncomplicated lines just in case you need alterations to take in the dress! All the best!

I personally would at least check out different stores in your area to see what styles of dress that you like to get an idea of the designer/style. I would also discuss with each store what kind of time frame you are looking at for your dress to come in. I know that some boutiques can take a long time- like 10 months or so and that some chain stores like AA or DB can take anywhere from a few weeks to 4 months for your dress to come in. You also would need to account for time to do alterations.