{"id":2008879,"date":"2025-09-09T13:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2008879"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:07:04","slug":"jen-afflecks-pregnancy-must-haves-and-rules-for-zac-with-baby-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jen-afflecks-pregnancy-must-haves-and-rules-for-zac-with-baby-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Affleck&#8217;s pregnancy must-haves \u2014 and rules for Zac with baby #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F09%2Fnewspress-collage-wwnmhyhgc-1756994492213.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261756980149\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Three kids under three <em>and <\/em>a nationally televised dancing competition to film? Jen Affleck has her plate full.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d star is just nine weeks postpartum and gearing up for her \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d debut \u2014 so while some things remained the same as when she had her first two babies, others were a bit different this time around.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old shared her pregnancy must-haves with The Post, plus the way Zach is making sure she gets more rest since giving birth to their third.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jen Affleck just welcomed baby No. 3 and shared her pregnancy must-haves with the celebrity.land. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jen\u2019s must-have No. 1: self-care<\/h2>\n<p>Jen shocked fans when she pulled out of filming \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d partway through Season 2 \u2014 but she says that during her pregnancy, it was important to prioritize \u201ctaking time for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That included exercise but also resting \u2014\u00a0and \u201cnot being hard on myself for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAlso working less and not feeling bad about that, because I think it\u2019s so important to listen to your body,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving babies is a beautiful thing, but it\u2019s also one of the hardest things you\u2019ll ever do. And I feel like as moms, if you don\u2019t take that time for yourself, it\u2019s actually a disservice not only to yourself but to your kids. It\u2019s important to be able to do that in the best way possible, and in order to do that, rest is important.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She swears by a pregnancy pillow for comfort and Bio-Oil for stretchmarks. <span class=\"credit\">jenniferaffleckk\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jen\u2019s must-have No. 2: a pregnancy pillow<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI could not live without that,\u201d she said. \u201cRest is important during pregnancy, so a pregnancy pillow \u2026 helps you get comfortable at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jen\u2019s must-have No. 3: Bio-Oil<\/h2>\n<p>The mom of three\u2019s starring in a new campaign for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-aps-asc-tag=\"nypost-20\" data-aps-asin=\"\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.nypostlink.com?btn_ref=org-19984c113c692001&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fstores%2FBio-Oil%2Fpage%2F96D7AD79-2066-4740-8ED0-507A9EC35E9D%3FlinkCode%3Dll2%26tag%3Dnypost-20%26linkId%3D4756d30c3ae4e9eea4756d0eee566e80%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2025%2F09%2F09%2Fhealth%2Fjen-afflecks-pregnancy-must-haves-and-rules-for-zac-with-baby-3%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Bio-Oil<\/a>, which makes products to reduce stretch marks and scars \u2014 and says she used it morning and night through all of her pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely think it helped not only hydrate my skin, but I think it also helped prevent me from getting stretch marks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jen\u2019s must-have No. 4: dancing<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder she\u2019s on DWTS \u2014 moving and grooving is part of Jen\u2019s happiness recipe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDancing, dancing with my kids, dancing a lot. I do that a lot,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She and husband Zac Affleck welcomed baby Penny \u2014 little sister to Nora and Lucas \u2014 this summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jen\u2019s must-have #5: moderation<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI think balance is everything, and so I always try to make that my focus,\u201d she said. That means exercising and eating healthy \u2014 but not going crazy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try not to obsess over specific things, whether it is work or what I look like or diet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zac\u2019s daddy rules<\/h2>\n<p>Home life is a bit different since baby Penelope \u2014\u00a0or Penny, as Jen calls her \u2014 was born on July 2. With their first two kids, Nora and Lucas, Zac was in school \u2014 but this time he\u2019s home, and it\u2019s on him to handle kid duty first thing in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he was in school with my first two, I didn\u2019t have that luxury [to sleep in] \u2014 I was basically in survival mode, I basically had to do everything. But because he wasn\u2019t in school with the third baby, I was like \u2014 you take the morning shift,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jen said since Zac isn\u2019t in school this time, it\u2019s his job to do mornings with the kids so Jen \u2014\u00a0who is up at night with the baby \u2014\u00a0can get some sleep. <span class=\"credit\">@jenniferlaffleck\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s still that way. He knows I\u2019m gonna be up at night and I\u2019m not gonna get the best sleep being pregnant and postpartum. So he takes the morning shift, makes breakfast, does all that, and I get my beauty sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She doesn\u2019t sleep <em>late<\/em>, per se \u2014 the kids still ask for her \u2014 but some days she\u2019s able to get in a few extra winks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three kids under three and a nationally televised dancing competition to film? Jen Affleck has her plate full. 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