Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 Okay, I have to rant... I took my five year old daughter to the doctor yesterday, for the first time since becoming Vegans, for a school physical. And of course, I tell the doctor that we had become Vegans. Right off the bat, she says " You should start giving her a vitamin " . Doesn't ask what I've been feeding her, doesn't ask how she's eating, doesn't ask to do some blood work, NOTHING! Just says " Give her a vitamin " . And THEN she looks at me like I'm a bad mother when I say that I don't want her to have a vitamin! *sigh* It was very frustrating. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 Just have to ask - why don't you want to give your daughter a vitamin? There are many good vegetarian vitamins out there. Just curious... delairen [delairen] Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:52 AM Doctor's Visit... Okay, I have to rant... I took my five year old daughter to the doctor yesterday, for the first time since becoming Vegans, for a school physical. And of course, I tell the doctor that we had become Vegans. Right off the bat, she says " You should start giving her a vitamin " . Doesn't ask what I've been feeding her, doesn't ask how she's eating, doesn't ask to do some blood work, NOTHING! Just says " Give her a vitamin " . And THEN she looks at me like I'm a bad mother when I say that I don't want her to have a vitamin! *sigh* It was very frustrating. Stephanie For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 In a message dated 5/8/2001 6:28:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, delairen writes: > And THEN she looks at me like I'm a bad mother when I say that I > don't want her to have a vitamin! *sigh* It was very frustrating. > > I got the same look when I wouldn't put my son on vitamins when he was six months old. I got the same look again when I refused to give him flouride. Sara Colin's Ap Mama A baby will only spoil if you leave it on the shelf. Come see us at <A HREF= " http://www.sos.state.mi.us/election/elecadmin/2000web/index.html " > </A>h<A HREF= " http://members.tripod.com/colinsapmama/ " >ttp://members.tripod.com/colinsap\ mama/</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 There are a couple of reasons why this upset me, 1) She just assumes that by ruling out meat products that my daughter is somehow going to be defficient in vitamins and 2) She didn't even bother to test anything. I don't want to give her a vitamin, because I think it's unnessecary in a varied nutritious diet. We eat a bigger variety of foods now than we ever did when we were ominvouros, and my daughter is probably getting far more vitamins now than she was before. If there is a defficency, and she ~needs~ more vitamins in her diet, I'd preffer to try and up the amount of certain kinds of food before I opt for a blanket answer. The children who need the vitamins are those poor children who live on hot dogs, white bread & pizza. , " Lynne Stornello " <libby63@H...> wrote: > Just have to ask - why don't you want to give your daughter a vitamin? > There are many good vegetarian vitamins out there. Just curious... > > delairen [delairen] > Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:52 AM > > Doctor's Visit... > > > Okay, I have to rant... > > I took my five year old daughter to the doctor yesterday, for the > first time since becoming Vegans, for a school physical. And of > course, I tell the doctor that we had become Vegans. Right off the > bat, she says " You should start giving her a vitamin " . Doesn't ask > what I've been feeding her, doesn't ask how she's eating, doesn't ask > to do some blood work, NOTHING! Just says " Give her a vitamin " . > > And THEN she looks at me like I'm a bad mother when I say that I > don't want her to have a vitamin! *sigh* It was very frustrating. > > Stephanie > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2001 Report Share Posted May 9, 2001 Your doctor may be thinking of vitamin B12, although vegan products fortified with this vitamin are readily available. ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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