If you’ve got the budget for a treat, splurging on a Hunza G suit or two is the ultimate pre-baby investment, as you can wear it postpartum with total ease, too – thanks to its stretchy, crinkle material. These were definitely the best things I bought while pregnant that I’m still wearing now. Also, for an added bonus if you’re having a girl, they do mummy-and-me styles, too, so you can match with your little one next summer. I’m a boy mum, so until I find the perfect dinosaur-embellished one-piece our matching swimwear moment is on hold…
Whether you’re seeking a few swimwear pieces for your babymoon, or you’re optimistically prepping your third trimester wardrobe for some warm UK weather next summer, shop our edit of the best maternity swimwear to shop right now…
Why you can trust us
Contributing Editor, Bianca London, Freelance Fashion Editor, Charlie Teather, and and Freelance Contributor, Rebecca Cope, have all become first or second-time mums over the last few years, and – alongside, you know, prepping for one of humankind’s toughest physical feats and the subsequent life-altering reality of a tiny new human to care for 24/7 – rediscovering how to dress a body that was changing every single day posed a real challenge.
We didn’t want to lose our personal style identities – which, conveniently for those of you reading this for inspo, are all very different to one another’s – but we also wanted to celebrate and not just ‘disguise’ this incredible moment in our lives. And if we were finding this balance hard to strike, after working our whole adult lives in the fashion and magazine industry, we figured others must be too. So, we made it something of a personal/professional mission to compile the ultimate maternity clothes guides. If for nothing more than for us to refer back to if/when we ever do this pregnancy thing again, because (spoiler alert) baby brain is no joke, people…
How we tested the best maternity swimwear
The editors who co-wrote this guide are mums themselves, and have tested a plethora of maternity swimwear styles to know which ones are worth writing home about – and, crucially, which ones aren’t. Paying particular attention to specifics like cost, fabrics, wearability, comfort, coverage and support, this maternity swimwear edit is as curated as it gets.