I navigated the balance between career, family and wellness to become healthy and fit after pregnancy weight gain.
4 Postpartum Exercises That’ll Give You A Tighter Core
Before you start crunching out or holding a plank for 2 minutes, instead, try these 4 postpartum exercises to regain strength and tighten up your core muscles.
How Triathlete Vicky van der Merwe Balances Training With Motherhood
Well-known Stellenbosch-based triathlete Vicky van der Merwe is on the comeback after a break after her son was born. She will be competing at the Woolworths X TRI off-road triathlon in Elgin on Saturday 4 December.
Flying Pregnant? Get These Health Checks First
Flying pregnant? Despite concerns, science considers you safe to fly up until 36 weeks of your pregnancy. Still, there are a few things to take into consideration.
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7 Important Facts to Know if You’re Considering IVF
There’s a lot you need to know before taking the plunge into IVF… like what is it exactly, how does it work and does it affect your health.
The New Routine That’s Making LootLove Look So Glowy After Pregnancy
There’s nothing like a fresh start. The best is having a goal to work towards and LootLove had this with an obstacle course challenge…
What’s The Difference Between Postpartum Anxiety And Postpartum Depression?
If you’re a new or expectant parent, or even just thinking about starting a family, you’ve probably heard at least a little bit about postpartum depression (PPD). But what often gets glossed over in the conversation surrounding maternal mental health is the postpartum anxiety component.
This Is Exactly How Much Coffee Is Safe To Drink While You’re Pregnant
Pregnancy can feel pretty magical at times. I mean, your body is growing another human, NBD. But it can *also* feel pretty damn unfair when it forces you to give up your favourite things in the world (wine…sushi…cheese…) for nine months. Ugh.
This Woman Gave Birth To Miracle Baby After 13 Years Of Trying To Conceive
Infertility is a problem that faces around 50 million couples worldwide but for one couple, the difficulty of being unable to conceive is a thing of the past. At the end of May, a Durban woman gave birth to her miracle baby after 13 years of being unable to conceive.
Whoa, You Really Can Have An Orgasm During Childbirth
Lots of things in life have been described as orgasmic: sex (obviously), food, dreams, childbirth. Wait…orgasmic childbirth? You didn’t read that wrong.
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Letshego Zulu’s Top 6 Alternative Ways To Keep Fit During Pregnancy
Exercising during pregnancy has long been recognised by obstetricians and gynaecologists as both safe and beneficial (for mom and baby).
4 Reasons Your Baby Will Love That You Exercised While Pregnant
Not sure whether to exercise while that bun is heating up in the oven? Listen up: here’s why your baby will thank you later on if you do.
5 Things Every Pregnant Woman Who’s Exercising Should Own
Pregnant? Exercising? Good for you. Here, essential fitness wardrobe tweaks to keep you comfy and carry you through your pregnancy…
10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About The 1st Trimester
Nothing knocked my ‘mom-to-be’ confidence quite like figuring out that I knew bugger all about the changes my body was about to go through.
What Is Toxemia — And Why Did Beyonce Need An Emergency C-Section Because Of It?
But whatever you call it—toxemia or preeclampsia—it’s not something to be taken lightly. Here’s what you need to know about this prenatal condition.
Give It To Me Straight: What Do Contractions Really Feel Like?
Contractions. Here’s the lowdown on those ever-so-helpful (but ultimately painful) baby-pusher-outers.
Everything You Need to Know About Sex After A Miscarriage
Everything changed when you saw the two pink lines show up on that pregnancy test—but here you are in the confusing space after a miscarriage with a thousand thoughts swirling around your brain: How soon can I try again? What if this happens again? And, let’s be honest: What does this mean for my sex life? First, know that whatever you’re feeling is completely okay. “Women can have such different reactions to a miscarriage,” says Dr. Catherine Monk, professor of medical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center. “I hope that women and their partners understand that the range of feelings are normal.”
Real Talk: Is There A ‘Right’ Age To Have A Baby?
Deciding when’s the right time to have a baby is not so cut-and-dry. (If only there were a crystal ball for this kind of thing, amirite?)
Emily Skye Shows Off Her Insane Fitness Progress Five Months After Giving Birth
Instagram fitness star Emily Skye has shared with the world every step of her postpartum fitness journey—and her latest post celebrates how far she’s come