Postpartum Support and Recovery Tips for New Moms

The postpartum journey is filled with both joyful moments and unexpected challenges. As your body heals and adjusts after childbirth, finding the right support is key to feeling your best. Postpartum shapewear can be a game-changer, offering much-needed comfort and helping you regain confidence as you navigate life with a newborn. In this post, we’ll highlight the best postpartum shapewear options that provide gentle support and help you feel more at ease during your recovery, so you can focus on what matters most—enjoying your time with your little one.

For everyday wear:

You’ll love our Ultralight Shapewear Underwear Brief which offers gentle shaping at the tummy thanks to the wide 2-ply waistband. Its high rise fit keeps everything tucked in, helping you feel smooth and comfortably secure.

Our Seamless Shapewear Cami’s hidden knit-in shaping panel at the tummy makes it the best shapewear for postpartum belly support. The Outlast® fabric helps regulate your body temperature and is super soft, while its convertible and adjustable straps make it versatile. Great as a layering piece or as a standalone top tucked into pants, jeans, (and even sweatpants!), this is a wardrobe staple that you’ll reach for again and again.

A comfortable yet supportive bra is a new mom’s best friend. Grab this V-neck Bralette with Removable Pads for comfortable, non-restricting chest support. It’s wire-free, sideseam-free, and closure-free–so comfortable you’ll forget you have it on. It’s got adjustable straps and removable pads so you can customize your fit.

Once you try our Seamless Leggings, you’ll never go back. These buttery-soft leggings have comfortable, sideseam-free construction and subtle piping down the leg. They also feature our signature 2-ply waistband for a touch of extra support at the tummy. We think these are ideal postpartum shapewear for c-sections since there are no itchy seams to irritate scars.

For when you want a bit more support:

Our Ponte Legging delivers 360-degree shaping from waist to ankle thanks to the 4-way stretch ponte double knit fabric. The hourglass waistband dips down in the front for expanded tummy support and raises in the back for a lifted-looking rear. If you need something chic that can be dressed up or down, this is it.

Our Chrissy Split Front Bootcut Legging is a sister style of our #1 best-selling Rachel Shapewear Legging with 360Sculpt™ Cotton – soft, breathable (yet substantial) cotton with all-over, built-in sculpting. The split-front design is stylish and fun, elevating any look (so no one will know you’ve been awake since 3am), which is kind of the dream with postpartum shapewear leggings.

Our Boyfriend 3-Panel Shapewear Tank offers medium shaping that’s targeted to where you need it most. Thanks to our patented design, you get extra waist-shaping compression that won’t squish your chest or hips. This tank is a great underpinning to layer under your favorite tops and sweaters and is available in sizes up to a 3X.

A bodysuit is a great piece to wear postpartum if you want to feel tucked in and secure all over. You can’t go wrong with postpartum shapewear bodysuits like our tried and true Ruby Cotton Bodysuit: it delivers medium shaping and is super versatile. Wear it as a layering piece or as a top–either way, you benefit from breathable cotton and a hidden, knit-in shaping panel at the waist.