Chic & Comfortable: The Best Maternity Clothes in Australia

Dressing your baby bump can often feel as daunting as preparing for parenthood itself. Just as you think you've mastered one look, you wake up, and suddenly, your go-to pair of jeans no longer fit you, and your boobs have tripled in size. And you're still in your first trimester. 

The good news is that nowadays there are so many amazing maternity brands out there offering stylish, cool and comfortable clothes that cater to your ever-changing body. 

Maternity fashion has come leaps and bounds in the past few years (thanks, Rihanna, for your bump-baring swagger), with maternity brands also doubling as regular clothing. Catering to longevity, brands are ensuring that what you buy while pregnant can also be worn for years after you welcome your bub.

Here are the best maternity clothes in Australia that will ensure a chic and comfortable bump. 

Soon Maternity

Melbourne-based label Soon Maternity has become one of the most trusted maternity brands in Australia. Their goal is simple—to create stylish, comfortable and effortlessly wearable items that inspire women with a sense of empowerment and confidence during their pregnancy. We love their oversized shirts, denim jeans and cocktail dresses, which can all be worn long after pregnancy.

Sitchu Pick: The Harper Bamboo Feeding Tank Dress is a bump-hugging basic that will take you from day to night with ease.

Légoe Heritage

Légoe Heritage creates high-quality, contemporary pieces for the modern woman to wear during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. Their range is extensive, covering everything from maternity swimwear, jumpsuits and dresses to nursing tops, sleepwear, maternity leggings, and outerwear. Loved for its minimal and timeless aesthetic, Légoe Heritage celebrates the pregnant body with its flattering shapes and silhouettes

Sitchu Pick: Flattering with or without a bump, this Striped Maternity Sundress is our pick for summer.

ASOS Maternity

With a promise of delivering your new bump BFFs, the ASOS Maternity edit is full of beautiful designs that you'll be reaching for time and time again. Our top picks would be their knitted maxi dresses, their diverse range of maternity jeans and flares, and their swimmers! Oh, the swimmers! 

Sitchu Pick: Splish and splash in style in The Frolic Cayman Maternity Swimsuit in a flattering and fun black crinkle fabric.

Cotton On Maternity

For affordable maternity clothes that are as versatile as they are cool, look no further than Cotton On Maternity. These guys have nailed the wardrobe basics like denim maternity jeans, bump-friendly dresses, stretchy pants, over-the-belly high-stretch maternity leggings, and maxi dresses. 

Sitchu Pick: The perfect maternity workwear buy, this Maternity Friendly Ubran Knit Maxi Dress is a staple basic you'll wear time and time again.

Bumpsuit

Created by Australian model and mother-of-three Nicole Trunfio, and adored by celebs like Miranda Kerr, Bumpsuit's pieces can be worn throughout pregnancy and all the other stages of postpartum (aka, for all eternity. With or without a bump). They also make flattering dresses, super soft T-shirts, linen jumpsuits, pyjamas, and more. 

Sitchu Pick: We can't go past the best-selling Lucy Bumpsuit.

The Undone's Maternity Edit

With brands like Matteau, Harris Tapper, and Deiji Studio on offer, The Undone's Maternity Edit, which also includes a breastfeeding-friendly curation, has done all the leg work for you by rounding up the best styles that will work in pregnancy and long after you've welcomed bub.

Sitchu Picks: This Deiji Studios The 03 Linen Loungewear Set Short will take you from pre-bub rest days at home to breastfeeding and beyond.

iamibu

iamibu is an Aussie-run maternity label by sisters Jane and Jesse Arifien that is all about making wear-forever clothes that will get mileage not just over the nine months of pregnancy but far beyond. Think lush matching sets, gorgeous ruched dresses, and elegant pleated pants.

Sitchu Pick: The Mawar Ruched Midi Dress is made from a vibrant soft stretch cotton that can easily be slipped on and off.

Now you know about the best maternity clothes in Australia, why not start to plan your babymoon? Check out our round-up of the best babymoon destinations in Australia. And then, have a read of our edit of the best gifts for new mums so you can send a cheeky link to your loved ones when they ask what you want.