Shaperwear Leggings - What They Are and the Best Pairs Available

After giving birth your body is going to be different than before you gave birth. This can leave you feeling self-conscious and unconfident. Enter shaperwear leggings. Shapewear leggings are designed to enhance all your assets and hide any unwanted flaws. So, what are shapewear leggings? How do they help you feel more confident? And how can you choose a pair that is best for you? In this article, we will answer all of those questions and give you some examples of the best shapewear leggings on the market.

What are shaperwear leggings?

Shaperwear leggings are leggings that are designed to slim your appearance and enhance your natural curves. Shaperwear has been around for a long time. Corsets were worn under gowns to enhance a woman’s curves and in some decades butt padding was added underneath to add even more of a curve to a woman’s body. Today, those garments are old-fashioned and out of style. We are all learning to appreciate a woman’s natural body in all of its many forms.

Shaperwear leggings bring out your natural curves by bringing attention to all the right places. No matter what size you are, shaperwear leggings focus the eye on all of your assets and provide slight compression to slim your figure.

How do they Help?

Designers have discovered that with the correct combination of fabric, fabric color, seams, and patterns you can make someone appear slimmer. A sturdy, but the lightweight, the fabric is ideal to help lift your butt and slim your waistline. A solid dark color or thoughtful color-blocking can hide any unwanted body fat that you may have. Strategic seam locations can break up the style of the leggings and bring attention to your calves or butt. All of these put together create a stylish, comfortable, and versatile pair of leggings that ease your insecurities.

Which pair is right for you?

After giving birth your body needs some time to adjust back to a new normal. Your belly may be jiggly (also known as jelly-belly) and you may have other insecurities that have recently popped up. You are a gorgeous, brave, and powerful woman and you will learn to love your body how it is, but it can take some time. Until you are feeling more confident in your new body, some women find comfort in buying shaperwear leggings. They are soft, comfortable, breathable, and provide support/compression on your stomach area. Shaperwear leggings make for a perfect postpartum outfit choice when coming home from the hospital or just chilling with your new baby. Choosing a pair to purchase can be overwhelming though since there are so many styles.

Since there are so many factors that go into creating a pair of shaperwear leggings there are many different styles to choose from. In general, there are a few styles that dominate the market--butt lifting/shaping, leg slimming, and waist-cinching. Each of these styles is titled after what they claim to do.

As a new mom, you are probably going to be most concerned about comfort, breathability, and versatility. You wouldn’t be mad if you could get a pair with all of the above, but that can’t be done, right? Nope, wrong. You can get a pair of shaperwear leggings that are comfortable, breathable, versatile, butt-lifting, leg slimming, and waist-cinching. You can get it all.

Best Shaperwear Leggings

Some of the top names in the shaperwear legging industry are Nike, Lululemon, Spanx, Under Armour, Gymshark, and Athleta. These companies provide quality leggings, but the price tag can get a little high. In addition, some of these leggings are not suitable for your postpartum body. You need to make sure that you have compression on your stomach and breathable fabric for your vaginal region. Don’t fear though, there are still options available to you that won’t break the bank, and provide you with anything you need.

• High-Waisted Postpartum Support Legging by Bellefit

This shaperwear legging is designed with your postpartum body in mind. The high-waisted band provides you with the slight compression your body needs to heal. It also comes with a ruched seam along the but to provide a butt-lifting effect. Not only that, but it has deep pockets so you can fit a phone and maybe even a snack or two in there. The seams are designed to prevent chafing, and the fabric is breathable and cool to the touch.

These leggings are ideal for anyone self-conscious about their tummy area.

• Butt Lifting Compression Leggings by Bellefit

These shaperwear leggings enhance your butt and provide compression to all areas of your leg, butt, and tummy. The no-roll-down waistband prevents you from having to adjust them throughout the day. In addition, the fabric is breathable and prevents chafing. This pair of leggings also have deep pockets for all of your necessary items.

These leggings are ideal for someone not as concerned with their tummy area and wanting a little butt lifting and leg slimming.

Bellefit also has shaperwear capris and shorts for warmer weather areas. No matter what you are looking for Bellefit has it.

Key Takeaways

Adjusting to your postpartum body is a long and hard road. You will likely struggle with body dysmorphia, and feelings of self-consciousness. You are not alone. Millions of mothers have struggled and continue to struggle with these thoughts and feelings. Remember to be kind to yourself and to appreciate your body for what it is--it gave you a baby. Every stretch mark, bit of extra fat, and cellulite is a record of the journey your body went through to give you a new family member. Until you can learn to love it for what it is, we want to help you feel confident in any way we can.

Bellefit shaperwear leggings are designed with postpartum moms in mind and with the goal of boosting your confidence level. Whether you need a little tummy control to feel beautiful, or a little bit of leg slimming/butt-lifting Bellefit has something for you. Invest in a pair of shaperwear leggings today and get back to feeling your most beautiful and authentic self.