Self Care 3 - Joovy Magazine

by Destiny Hagest February 19, 2019

Why Postpartum Moms Shouldn’t Do Crunches

In America, it’s standard practice to clear a postpartum mom for normal day-to-day activities and exercise if she’s no longer bleeding or showing signs of infection at six weeks. The reality? Most women spend months, even years, physically recovering from their pregnancies. The postpartum effects of pregnancy can vary from the psychological to the downright psychotic, including postpartum depression, and the uber-weird and super common phenomenon of abdominal muscle separation. You’re a force ...

by Destiny Hagest February 8, 2019

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Looking Good and Feeling Great as a Parent

There’s something about a 10-step brow tutorial on Pinterest that really rubs me the wrong way. Yes, Becky, your brows look amazing, but I’d like to do the rest of my face, too. It. Is. CRAP. The tutorials are amazing, and those girls? Those girls are TALENTED. But let’s be real here — there are about four loads of dirty laundry piled up in front of the washer, your oldest has to be ...

by Destiny Hagest February 5, 2019

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Healthy Meal Planning Even Toddlers Approve Of

It’s pretty hard to eat a week’s worth of mason jar salads when you’re making mac and cheese every night. Moms who meal plan for health know the struggle all too well — you just wind up making two dinners (sometimes three, if there’s a picky spouse in the picture), and ultimately eating cold pizza while your salads turn to slime in the refrigerator. The reality? It’s a lot easier and ...

11 Workouts You Can Do With a Jogging Stroller (That Are More Than Jogging)

Hey, jogging is great. I mean, who doesn't love just running for no apparent reason? But if that's not your thing, there are tons of other things you can do to get fit when you don't want to put your kids in daycare. Check out what fitness-with-baby buff Megan Block showed us how to do!

by Destiny Hagest February 1, 2019

The Date Night Pact

You’re beautiful and incredible — let’s have dinner together. Do you remember those days? The romance, the dates that were so common they just felt like sexy meals? Life was a little glammer pre-kids. Maybe you had time to do things to your hair. Maybe you felt vavoom in your red dress. But somewhere between having kids and your husband’s new hours at work, you lost the drive to make it happen ...