Pregnancy Recovery Shorts shorts recommended by OB's, midwifes and physios for Post Partum Recovery
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This product is listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) through the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Class 1 Medical Device. You may be entitled to a health fund rebate on your purchase. Learn more.
Recommended by Women's Health Professionals for post partum recovery. Voted one of the best post partum products of the year by Mum Central, read on to find out why this Pregnancy Recovery Legging is raved about by thousands of Australian Mums.
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About Emamaco Recovery Leggings
Designed from the ground up to support and shape Post Natal.
Introducing the Emamaco Pregnancy Recovery Leggings and Shorts.
Made to complement the Emama Maternity Leggings. Our Maternity Leggings are made to be worn throughout pregnancy and also immediately after. When you need that extra support and compression you can switch to these Pregnancy Recovery Emama Leggings (usually straight away when you get home from hospital).
Please consult your medical professional regarding your compression requirements for post pregnancy recovery. They will be able to advise you on the timing and suitability of wearing recovery clothing including the emamaco pregnancy recovery tights.
Extra high and extra supportive the pregnancy recovery leggings pull you in provide back support as well as abdominal support.
No Front Seam = No Camel TOE
No annoying front seams and stitching down the crotch means you get better comfort AND no camel toe
Custom Developed by Emamaco for our beautiful customers
4 Panel Support System
With in-built Mesh we have 4 support panels around the tummy to provide back and ab support and the help with ab separation through compression.
The extra layer of mesh provides breathable support and compression through the abdominal region.
Stitching for Post Natal Recovery
We only use flat lock stitching because it is strong and does not cause skin irritation. This is especially important for Post natal recovery if you have c-section scars.
The waist seam is lower to provide all of the support required for postpartum
Materials and Fabrics
Made from the emamaco Supaflex fabrics used across our maternity range, the leggings are smooth, super soft, breathable and fit like a second skin.
Material is a custom Nylon and Elastane blend
please note some sizes have our updated emamaco logo at the back - note shown in picture new photos coming soon
The new logo is just as small and unobtrusive as the old.
Size Guide
The size chart for Recovery is different to Maternity & all other emamaco leggings.
Sizing is based on your Hip Measurement if you are currently 35v weeks plus.
To measure your hips you just measure around the widest part of your butt (not your bump!) like in this photo:
Please note our size chart is a guide and everyone and everybody shape is different if you need help with sizing always reach out to our customer service team for help.
If you are postpartum:
We recommend to choose based on your waist and hip measurement.
If you find on the size chart that your waist measurement is under a larger size category than your hip measurement then we recommend to go with the waist measurement. For example if your waist is 80cm and your hip is 102cm then we recommend to go with size medium.
If your hip measurement is on the larger size category compared to your waist measurement on the size chart then we recommend to go by the hip measurement. For example if your hip is 100cm and your waist is 73cm then we would recommend to go with size XS
Please note our sizing chart is a guide and everyone is different. If you have any questions about sizing please get in touch through the contact us page here.
Please pick your size based on your hip measurement if 35 weeks plus pregnant and based on your waist and hip measurement if postpartum in the chart below, please note everyone will always fit into 2 sizes well. If you want a less tight fit you can usually size up.
Note - do not size down as these are a compression garment and quite tight!
Sizing applies for all Pregnancy Recovery Leggings and Shorts.
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Pre-Order Info
Notice to all customers:
Due to recent activity by celebs, influencers, social media, Vogue Australia and Women's Health Australia the Emamaco brand is in high demand.
New stock is being made and delivered to our Melbourne warehouse constantly.
Due to this we allow pre-orders on items arriving soon.
So if you have items on pre-order expect to get them super quick (hooray!)
However please note that many items on pre-order sell out before they even arrive.
We recommend that if you do not want to miss out that you place your order as soon as possible.
Pre-orders on items/sizes which are coming in soon are clearly marked as "pre-order".
If you are able to add to cart and buy an item well then it is in stock and ready to go!!
Note that this is not a medical device and not to be worn during pregnancy
See them in action on real customers
I've bought the recovery shorts and also tummy control leggings. They do what they say and are very comfy. I really like these items and am happy with my purchase and would recommend them to my girlfriends. I felt supported and like they were helping with my ab separation. I'm normally wear Lulus but didn't want to invest in pants that may not fit in a month. Glad I took a chance with emamaco, so reasonably priced for a quality item. Love that the material doesn't pick up dust or hair. Only con is that now I've lost my tummy weight I don't feel as supported but the smaller size is too tight on my legs. I bought the medium and I guess I'm an 8 on top but a 10 on the bottom pre pregnancy.
Pregnancy Recovery Emama shorts
I bought a medium and I am generally a size 10-12. Have no idea how they follow Australian sizing when they say M is 12-14. Never worn anything larger than a 12 in my life. Definetly size up if you want these going passed your hips!
The fabric is comfortable, unfortunately the 7/8 style was not fitted well on the calf (at the bottom of the leg), potentially as I am quite short the dimensions are a little off
Reduced my abdominal separation post birth

You read that right - we custom make all our own fabrics. So all our leggings, shorts, 3/4s - well just all of them are so ridiculously smooth that pet hair doesn't stick to them. It's so amazing for our pet peeps that even Women's Health Australia wrote an article about it!

Worried about your environmental footprint? So are we.
We will always work on this.
But So Far:
- We've eliminated printed receipts that get sent with every order
- We run a paperless office
- We use recyclable plastic bags
- We use as many postage bags made out of recycled plastic as possible
- Maternity clothes aren't forever. So we collect old maternity clothes and donate them to a women's health shelter