Maternity Bottoms

The full maternity bottoms edit. Pants, shorts, skirts, and trousers across every fabric and silhouette. Adjustable waistbands, bump-friendly construction, and pieces designed to fit from the second trimester through postpartum recovery and beyond.

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Every bottom-half decision, considered

Maternity bottoms are the hardest pieces to get right in a maternity wardrobe. The waistband has to accommodate dramatic change. The fabric has to flatter rather than constrict. The cut has to work across trimesters and translate into postpartum. Apéro's maternity bottoms collection brings together the full edit - pants, shorts, skirts, and trousers - in fabrics from substantial ribbed jersey through to weighted knit, tailored poplin, satin, and tencel.

The collection covers every workplace, climate, and lifestyle need. Tailored wide-leg trousers combined with maternity workwear for the office. Adjustable lounge pants for at-home wear. Ribbed lounge shorts for warmer weather. Drop-waist midi skirts for casual styling. Knit lounge sets for the first weeks after birth. Most pieces use adjustable waistband construction - drawstrings, over-the-bump panels, internal button adjustment - that accommodates the full pregnancy and continues to work into postpartum and for styling pieces together for the office.

Frequently asked questions

The kind of bottoms you can wear while pregnant are ones with adjustable waistband construction. Drawstrings, elastic panels, over-the-bump or under-the-bump bands, or internal button adjustment all work. The legs and hips can fit close to your usual size, but the waist must accommodate change. Wide-leg cuts, drop-waist skirts, and adjustable lounge pants are all easier to fit through pregnancy than fixed-waist pieces. The waistband is the single most important fit feature in any maternity bottom.
When you need to start wearing maternity pants is typically between weeks 14 and 18. Most women find regular pants uncomfortable in that window. The waistband sits at the growing bump rather than below it, which pinches. Investing in one or two pairs of adjustable maternity pants around week 14 covers most of the second and third trimester. Buying earlier than week 12 often means buying pieces that won't fit your peak bump. The window of 14 to 18 is the natural moment.
Yes, wide leg pants are arguably the best cut for pregnancy. The wide leg silhouette is the most universally flattering and forgiving across trimesters. The proportion balances a bump visually, the leg moves freely, and the silhouette translates seamlessly into postpartum and beyond. Most mothers find a pair of wide leg maternity pants is the single most-worn bottom in their maternity wardrobe. The investment pays off across years rather than months, since wide legs continue to work after pregnancy too.
Whether you need both maternity pants and shorts depends on the season your pregnancy spans. If you are pregnant through warmer months, one or two pairs of maternity shorts (for at-home and casual wear) will pay off. If you are pregnant through cooler months, focus the budget on pants. Most pregnancies span at least one season change, so a small mix is sensible. Lounge styles work indoors year-round regardless of the outdoor season.
Yes, you can wear maternity bottoms after pregnancy, particularly adjustable wide-leg pants, drawstring lounge styles, foldover-waist shorts, and drop-waist skirts. The adjustable construction that fits a bump continues to work for a recovering postpartum body. Most of our bottoms are designed to work across maternity and postpartum chapters, and many continue to work indefinitely as regular wardrobe pieces. The same Sadie tailored trouser or Ivy ribbed lounge pant that fit at 38 weeks pregnant should still fit a year after birth.

Maternity Bottoms

Maternity Bottoms

Every bottom-half decision, considered

Frequently asked questions

What kind of bottoms can you wear while pregnant?

When do I need to start wearing maternity pants?

Are wide leg pants the best for pregnancy?

Do I need both maternity pants and shorts?

Can you wear maternity bottoms after pregnancy?

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