Where to buy maternity pyjamas
Many fashion retailers have their own range of maternity nightwear. When conducting our research, we found that there was a lot more choice online than in the shops. ASOS and Amazon in particular had an extensive range of maternity nightwear covering all different styles and budgets. If your budget is limited don’t forget to check out the local pass-it-on sites in your area for second-hand bargains and even freebies.
What type of nightwear for labour?
For during labour, the NHS simply recommends wearing something loose and comfortable that does not restrict you from moving around or make you too hot. For obvious reasons a nightie or shirt will be far more appropriate for the delivery room than shorts or pyjama bottoms! Remember to pack front opening tops or nighties if you plan on breastfeeding too.
How we chose our recommendations
Nothing is more important than optimising the likelihood of sleep when you’re pregnant or have just given birth. That’s why we’ve spent hours investigating the top nightwear to invest in. Here’s how we carefully chose our picks.
Recommendations from real Mumsnet users
There’s only so much you can tell by looking at a picture online. Nothing will give you a better sense of whether something is worth buying or not than an honest, unbiased review from a real parent. That’s why our first port of call is always our forums where we trawl the Talk boards to find out what Mumsnet users are independently recommending.
Expert opinions
To help us whittle down our shortlisted products we also took on board the top tips and advice from experts when it came to choosing the right kind of maternity nightwear, particularly when it comes to packing the all-important hospital bag.
Authentic customer reviews
Finally, we looked at maternity wear that was ranking highly on bestseller lists and analysed the ones that had first-class reviews on retailer sites. We took into account what reviewers were saying about comfort, style, value for money and suitability for nursing before we eventually arrived at our final selection.
Why you should trust us
We know that it’s often the little things, like finding the most comfortable pyjamas that make a big difference when it comes to pregnancy. That’s why we work hard to bring you the products that we would buy ourselves. We do sometimes earn revenue through affiliate (click-to-buy) links in our articles. This helps us fund more helpful articles like this one.
About the author
Mum-of-three Jenny Wonnacott is a Content Editor for Mumsnet, specialising in writing, editing and optimising pregnancy care and child play content.
Before joining the content team at Mumsnet, Jenny worked as a journalist for newspapers, radio, TV and b2b trades magazines for over a decade. She is also a bestselling sci-fi author (writing as J M Briscoe) and parenting blogger.
As a parent of three primary school-aged children, Jenny is passionate about making Mumsetters' lives easier through rigorous research of all items recommended in buyers' guides such as these, as well as product reviews and expert advice on all things pregnancy and child play related.