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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a FTM in my early 30s and am a bridesmaid in two friends’ weddings in 2023. The bachelorette parties for these friends are scheduled a few weeks apart this spring when my baby will be 8 months old. Both are “destination” parties, which I expected since the invitees for both parties are spread out all over the country. One trip requires a 4 hour domestic flight and the other trip requires an international flight plus additional travel time to the destination. Since I’m a bridesmaid for both brides, I was initially planning on going on both trips. However, now that I think about it, it just seems like a lot (and a lot to ask of my husband to handle two weekends of solo parenting so close in time to each other). I’m now leaning toward just attending the party that’s here in the US and skipping the one that requires international travel. Two questions - first, does attending a destination bachelorette party (three day weekend) as a breastfeeding mom of an 8 month old seem doable/worth it? My baby is pretty easygoing now but I have no idea what she’ll be like at 8 months. Second, does it seem reasonable to attend just one of the parties and skip the other? I want to be there for both friends, but tbh I just don’t want to spend so much time away from my baby and am especially hesitant to go to a destination where I will not be able to easily head to the airport and jump on a flight back home if I need to.

The two brides are friends from different stages of my life and so there will not be any overlap in the groups attending these two parties. Both attending by my bachelorette party several years ago. Both would understand if I was unable to attend their parties because of the baby. While I wouldn’t feel great about going to one party and skipping the other, going to both feels like too much and one is much easier logistically to make it to than the other. What would others do in this situation?[/quote]

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