Bump-Friendly Fits for the Modern Mum
When your centre of gravity shifts, your sense of style may need a little shifting too!
Whilst pregnancy is such a beautiful thing, dressing your baby bump and beyond can be a challenging time for new mothers. The trick being, how does one maintain their personal style and identity whilst accommodating a changing body and intertwining comfort, practicality and support.?
A positive mindset and embracing your newfound body shape is a must, along with throwing out traditional maternity rules and injecting a few key pieces into your wardrobe.
Let your personal style evolve at the rate as your belly is growing with these maternity must-haves below:
Below-The-Bump Dressing
Thank goodness in 2025 we have said goodbye to the button up maternity jeans that we can’t stand the sight of and only wore because nothing else fit.
Thanks to celebrities like Rhianna and Margot Robbie, today, below-the bump dressing is IN, and it means that the bump is out on full display!
Stretchy Body Suits/Rompers
Elevate your maternity journey with bodysuits and rompers that are sure to become your ultimate bump fashion statement.
Pre pregnancy, during and post pregnancy for the “cool mum”, the easy to move garment won’t lose their shape after birth and can be worn as comfortable as a stylish, second skin.
Tunic Dresses
Known for their relaxed fit, tunic dresses are the perfect piece to epitomise comfort.
With room around the torso to house a growing bump, they work well with layering options, have great ventilation when the hormones go crazy; and are a fabulously feminine addition.
Relaxed Lounge Set
Maternity, (or not), loungewear sets are most often designed with soft, stretchy fabrics that gently hug your curves without compromising comfort.
No need to put too much thought into piecing your outfit together, these lounge sets are a finished look and can be worn separately or together; proving more bang for your buck.
Feeding-Friendly Shirts
Access is key!
A traditional maternity piece that has welcomed a modern edge, the options are now boundless when it comes to a choosing a feeding-friendly shirt that isn’t ugly.
Buttons provide the easiest access for a breastfed baby, with this oversized shirt also doubling as a gorgeous layering piece.
Cool Comfy Footwear
Anyone who has carried a baby can vouch for comfortable and supportive flats being imperative.
The good news is that we now have so many stylish options readily available to us to take on those extra kgs gained correctly and elevate the most basic of outfits.
