12 Women on the Best Postpartum Denim, AKA the True Mom Jean

Street Style : Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring Summer 2020 : Day Two

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The simple task of finding well-fitting postpartum clothes—beyond a comfy pair of high-waisted leggings—can be utterly monumental. You may be carrying extra weight around your midsection or be a new size altogether after giving birth (and that’s totally okay!), but having a pair of flattering, comfy postpartum jeans in your arsenal can actually help ease you into post-baby life.

Begin by proceeding with caution, Sarah Hoover, art historian, mother, and pro-inclusive parenthood writer suggests. “Most important advice: Do not try on your pre-pregnancy jeans for at least three months. Don’t set yourself up to be frustrated by your body, which did something miraculous and important. And don’t let the patriarchy’s pernicious messaging, prioritizing only the bodies it deems ‘good enough,’ bring you down when you just perpetuated the species.”

The task can feel daunting if you’ve never been there, so we asked twelve women who have. From the paper-thin jeans art history professor Meredith Greif said didn’t irritate her scar, to structured high-rises Hoover relied on to hold newly-loose zones in, we listed the ultimate mom jeans (for actual moms), here.

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Super Stretch Denim

AG

Alexxis High Waist Crop Jeans

Now 33% off

Loose-Fit Jeans

Re/Done

The High Rise Jeans

Ribcage Support Jeans

’70s High Rise Flare Jeans

Tummy Control Jeans

Madewell

High-Rise Slim Straight Jeans

Now 24% off

Sucks You In Jeans

Re/Done x Levi’s

High Rise Ankle Crop Jeans

Skinny Maternity Jeans

J Brand

Mama J Super Skinny Maternity Jeans

Now 30% off

Non-Jegging Jegging

Authentic Stretch High-Rise Skinny Jeans

Now 65% off

Ultra High-Waisted Jeans

Pistola Denim

Cassie Super High Rise Straight Jeans

Back-To-Work Jeans

Gap

High Rise Corduroy ’70s Flare Jeans

Now 41% off

Maternity to Post-Maternity Jeans

H&M

Mama Skinny Jeans

Comfy Stretch Jeans

Paige

Colette Cropped Flared Jeans

Dad Jeans

Organic-Cotton Ripped Boyfriend Jeans

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