Fit block
Maternity Yoga Leggings
An over-bump panel or a low under-bump rise, in a fabric with enough recovery to keep its shape through the whole pregnancy.
How it is sized
The waistband is the design, and it has to survive the whole term
A maternity legging is one panel over the bump and everything else is a normal legging. The panel either folds down over the bump or sits above it, and that choice is the difference between a garment that works at five months and one that still works at nine — because the front has to have room to grow rather than being cut to a size.
Because the panel is worn against skin that changes, the fabric there is chosen for softness rather than for compression, and the seam that joins the panel to the leg is set where it will not press. Most ranges also want the garment to work after birth, which pushes the panel towards a fold-down rather than a fixed high waist.
Panel height and type
Fold-over, or a fixed over-bump panel. The fold-over keeps working as the bump grows and can be folded down afterwards.
Growing room
Built into the front panel rather than into the waist measurement, because the body changes shape rather than only size.
Softness at the panel
The fabric against the abdomen is chosen for hand feel, not for recovery. Compression is deliberately absent here.
Seam placement
Where the panel joins the leg is moved so it does not press on the abdomen when sitting.
What to specify
What a maternity order has to settle
Fabric and colour run through every style we make, so they are covered on the fabric page. These four are the ones this cut adds.
Fold-over or fixed panel
The first decision, and it decides whether the garment still fits after birth.
How far the panel reaches
Over the bump or to the ribcage, which is a comfort choice the wearer notices immediately.
Whether it doubles as postpartum
Changes the panel construction rather than only its height.
Leg length
Often selected to suit the season the range ships in, since the panel is not length-dependent.
What to send us
Maternity brief, in three items
Send these and the reply carries a price. Leave one open and it usually comes back as a question, because the answer decides which fabric and which construction gets quoted. Two routes reach a maternity order: pick a style from the range and change the fabric, colour, print or trims, which is OEM and ODM; or come with your own label, colours and packaging, which is private label.
Leggings on file
A sample of the range
The constructions above are made to order rather than held in stock. These are legging styles currently on file, to show the fabrics and colour directions in use.
Questions buyers ask about this cut
Maternity leggings, answered
Will it still fit after the birth?
A fold-over panel will, because it can be folded down and worn as a normal waistband once the bump has gone. A fixed over-bump panel is cut for the pregnant body and generally is not intended to. Which you choose depends on whether the range is sold as maternity only or as maternity and after.
How much growing room is built in?
It comes from the panel rather than from a larger waist measurement — the front is cut high and soft so it can be folded to suit the wearer. There is no single figure, because the panel is meant to be adjusted by the person wearing it.
Is compression used at the waist?
No. Compression is deliberately left out at the abdomen; the panel fabric is chosen for softness. Compression garments are a different category and are not what this cut is for.
Fabrics
What the fabric is specified in
Four parameters decide whether a legging feels right and stays opaque. They are agreed before sampling so the first sample is judged against a number rather than an impression.
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