The Dusty Blue arrived at 34 weeks and it was the first thing in two months that didn't immediately make me feel like I'd given up on looking like a person. Neutral colour, heavy fabric, nothing digging in.

Not the sort of set you'd think twice about in a product photo but in person the quality is immediately apparent. The fabric weight alone sets it apart.

Every other set I tried at this price level was transparent when stretched. This one isn't. 👌

The 200gsm weight becomes clear the moment you pull it from the bag, before you've even tried it on.

I am going to focus on the waistband because that is the whole conversation for anyone in the third trimester or early postpartum. Every other set I have tried has had either a hidden inner elastic that leaves a mark, or a wide panel that creeps up and needs repositioning every twenty minutes. The flat panel on the shorts here does not compress, does not travel, and stays exactly where you put it. The rest of the set, fabric weight, opacity, colour accuracy, and the pockets, all exceed expectations. But the waistband is the sole reason this is the only set I have reordered.

Midwife mentioned my set when she visited for the home check. Said it looked proper rather than like PJs. That was enough of a vote of confidence.

Wore the red set home from hospital. My partner said I looked like I had it together, which I absolutely did not, but the set helped the illusion.

Bought this at 38 weeks, wore it home from hospital, still wearing it at 8 weeks postpartum. Genuinely the most-worn item I own across all of pregnancy.

At eight months pregnant I had already returned two sets: one for a transparent gusset visible under any light, the other for a thin inner elastic that cut into the underside of my bump by 11am. A friend from my NCT group sent me the link for this one with a single line: the waistband is different. That was the only endorsement I needed. The flat panel sits below the bump, does not roll, and leaves no mark by the end of the day. The fabric is opaque under hospital lighting, which I tested specifically before my admission. This is the set I will reorder.

Wore the grey set through the hospital stay and through the first fortnight at home, which meant washing it almost daily. The colour held and the fabric is unchanged throughout. My one reservation is that the shorts are slightly shorter than I wanted for moving around the ward, though that is a personal length preference rather than a product fault.

After my first baby I came home from hospital and spent three weeks unable to wear anything below the waist that crossed my scar line. I thought I remembered what that felt like but the reality of early postpartum was sharper than the memory. When I was pregnant again I looked specifically for a waistband that would sit well clear of a c-section incision. This one does exactly that. The flat panel distributes the weight of the shorts across a wide surface with no point pressure on the scar. Four weeks in and I have not once had to adjust it or wished for something different.

A colleague in my team wore this flat through her entire third trimester without a single complaint about the waistband. I ordered the same size in the Coffee Brown and had the same experience. Four stars only because I would love more colour options at this fabric weight. A deeper, darker tone would suit the 200gsm build perfectly.

The army green is really lovely, very earthy without looking muted. Fabric is thick and completely opaque, which was my main worry going in.

Four months of daily wear has confirmed everything the initial impression promised. The fabric weight hasn't degraded. The waistband panel has not thinned or distorted at the join. The colour on the dark green is identical to day one despite two to three washes every week throughout. The pockets have been in use every single day of this postpartum period. No other set in this category has passed all four tests at once, and I have stopped looking for an alternative.

Put the dusty blue on straight after getting home from hospital and barely took it off for the following week. The fit held and the waistband was forgiving without feeling sloppy.

After my c-section I couldn't tolerate anything with a proper waistband. This genuinely doesn't pressure the scar at all.

Five separate maternity sets later, this is the only one that passed both tests: stays opaque under light and doesn't restrict the waistband.

Returned this initially because the large felt baggy across the t-shirt. Reordered in a medium and it was correct. I accept that is entirely my sizing misjudgement rather than a product fault. The medium fits correctly across the bump at 32 weeks and the waistband is exactly as described: flat, gentle, nothing digging in. Four stars only because two orders were needed to find the right size, which I put on the size guidance rather than the product itself.

After two weeks in hospital and six weeks at home this set has been through the wash more times than I can count. The fabric is unchanged from the day it arrived. The colour, navy, is as deep and rich as it was on day one. The waistband is flat, stays precisely where I put it, and has not once pressed on my c-section scar. The pockets in the shorts have held my phone, nipple cream, and a nappy bag clip during the chaos of the newborn weeks. This is the set I will recommend to every pregnant person I know from this point forward. 💖