Sometimes it’s hard enough to find the energy to exercise while pregnant, let alone find workout clothing that actually fits. Too-small tops and ill-supporting sports bras can sometimes add to the growing list of excuses to skip the gym or miss a brisk stroll around the block.
During my pregnancy, I relied heavily on oversized T-shirts and my trusty belly band to stretch my standard workout gear through the third trimester. But boy would I have loved a prenatal workout line that helped me feel more like me. Men’s T-shirts made me look like a tent, while layered tanks just looked disheveled.
I recently came across the Via Prive Mamma line for a maternity styling client, and fell in love. The collection includes bras, tanks, tops, and pants specially designed for the active mom-to-be. It focuses on elongated torsos and super-supportive Quadracore fabric, which is amazingly stretchy and moisture-wicking. My ab-fave is the Flora Sweatshirt, which also becomes a godsend to postpartum mamas in the get-back-on-your-feet “fourth trimester.” Check out my picks in the slideshow above.
Like these maternity workout clothes as much as I do? Here’s one reason to LOVE them: they give back in a big way. Via Prive has a “buy one, give one” program. For each order received, they donate clothing to women and children in need in Mumbai, India.
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- Maternity Clothes: 5 Third Trimester Essentials
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Chic Maternity Workout Gear for Your Entire Pregnancy (& Beyond)
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The Lotus Jacket
The Lotus Jacket, $104, is sort of a splurge since you won't wear it post-pregnancy, but it reminds me of my favorite Lululemon jacket, which was basically impossible to squeeze into after the second trimester. It's sleek, chic, and an easy layer, if even just to run errands!
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The Flora Sweatshirt
The Flora Sweatshirt, $88, is the perfect top layer, with a cozy hood and kangaroo pockets. It is also cut in an A-line shape to flatter your figure throughout pregnancy and into motherhood.
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The Tulip Crop
The Tulip Crop, $72, has Eco-Stretch contrasting lining on the wide waistband, which enables you to wear the pants over your growing belly for extra support, or comfortably below without falling down.
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The Ivy Tank
The Ivy Tank, $60, comes in an all-black option or a sporty navy and white (which I loved because it had the support and stretch of a maternity top, but it didn't rely on drawstring ruching, which I was sort of sick of having on all of my clothes toward the end of my pregnancy).
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The Lily Bra
The Lily Bra, $38, may not look prenatal specific, but I love the mesh in the back---it gives extra stretch, which is especially important in the third trimester when shimmying out of anything can be particularly cumbersome!
