Sister/MOH Pregnant

It depends on how much you want your sister there. Since my sister is my only family, I would've moved it.

Also keep in mind that with just a week difference, she may have a 3-week old or she may still be pregnant. There's no way to know.

Honestly babies rarely ever arrive on their due date. They could come before or after, it all depends. I would talk it over with your FH and maybe gain some insight from your sister about what she wants to do.

Yes, she has her first doctor's appt later this month. So she hasn't been given an official due date.

I'm also very close to my sister. I would move it if it meant a higher likelihood of her being able to be there!

She's someone who would be considered a VIP and I think you should move Your date it if that other couple cancels. I'm sure she'd appreciate that.

Don't stress too much yet. Wait until after her doctor appointment to make a decision or book any more vendors. Maybe go dress shopping or pick centerpieces so you still get your wedding planning fix. Congratulations on becoming an auntie!

If she has the baby before the wedding, I doubt she will bring her because you are not supposed to bring a baby our until after 6 weeks. Maybe move it just a couple weeks? Or see when your venue is available

Thanks all for your help. I will wait until her first doctors appointment to find out her due date. By then I can find out if I can leave the date or try and move it.

One of my MOH will be 3 weeks away from her due date at my wedding. I am really excited for her and even through this tough pregnancy, she is a trooper with everything... she is even coming to the bachelorette party. I keep telling her to make sure she relaxes and doesn't stress out, the baby is more important. I also keep telling her to make sure she asks the other MOH and BM for help... and me too (although they want to keep some stuff a surprise).

It is a tough predicament you are in because it is so close to your wedding date! At least my moh is due a few weeks later, and babies are usually late. Not saying that she couldn't have the baby early, but we will cross that bridge if it were to happen. I would definitely wait and see what to doc says the due date is before switching everything. Good luck and congrats

@Amber - You can bring your baby out before 6 weeks! What the everloving hell? What mom wants to be stuck at home with a newborn, trapped for 6 weeks? I was out the door and having brunch with my bestie a week after my munchkin was born. 2 weeks later I took him to my old work place and had a bunch of people fawn all over him. I was out of my house every single damn day with my newborn in the middle of winter! I can also tell you how many times he was sick in his first year, 0.

I agree with everyone else wait until she goes to the doctor.

I would move it to July or August when she definitely won't be pregnant.

@Sarah, I would have gone nuts if I had to stay inside with a newborn all day even in ice and snow.

@Amber. Why can't you take baby out before 6 weeks? When did that start? All these new parenting rules because obviously not one parent did anything right before

Anyways OP-is this her first baby? If it is chances are it will be late. Due dates are a good starting point but it's not a guarantee. Even if her dates after wedding she will be nine months pregnant big as house and kind of miserable. Not the best party mood. How much of a hassle is it to move your date?

@Amber, that's a personal thing, not a medical one. There is no rule that I'm aware of that you shouldn't bring your babies out until their a month and a half old. Heck, I went to the grocery store on the way home from the hospital with my son. He was born right before Christmas, so I didn't have much of a choice. You need something for Christmas Dinner, you need something for Christmas dinner.

I've known people who've kept their babies away from people for the first few weeks, but I've never been one of them. Not that I threw them in the arms of every person I saw, but I didn't keep them behind closed doors either.

ETA @OP... You might want to ask your sister her thoughts on the subject too.

@Amber that is totally false. My daughter was out of the house with me just a couple of days after she was born! We went out to eat at a restaurant 6 days after she was born even!

A due date is an estimate. It should actually be called a due month. Full term is anywhere from 36 to 42 weeks. Although, many doctors don't go past 40 weeks and the ones that do, don't usually go past 41 weeks.

If you are considering moving your date, I would move it back past the 42 week mark or way up before the 36 week mark.

Also, the not taking the baby out for six weeks isn't really the recommendation anymore. It's more that you need to beware of germs and who the baby comes into contact with. Unless of course the baby has a weaker immune system (due to illness) than other newborns. If that's the case I'm sure the doctor has a list of recommendations and/or restrictions.