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I am a mother of two children. A 4 year old boy and 2 1/2 year old girl. I

just teach them to respect their fellow creatures. My daughter doesn't quite

get it yet but my son asks what everything is made out of. I don't know if we

are what can be considered 'Vegan' but we are somewhere in between Vegetarian

and Vegan. The kids eat veggie corndogs and chik nuggets. We don't consume

dairy milk, or buy eggs and I've been looking into alternatives to cheese. The

Soy cheese I bought had casein in it *sigh* When my son finds out what

something is made of he sweetly says 'Poor pig' or 'Poor cow'.

 

Nothing wrong with raising compassionate human beings. :)

 

Alyssa

 

Linda Evans <linda.evans wrote:

By the way, I just joined the list and I was wondering if there are any

vegan parents out there. Half my animal rights friends are

anti-procreation (the single friends) so I hate to offend anyone, but I

have a two month old boy and I'd like to hear from other parents raising

their kids vegan.

 

Thanks,

 

Linda

" The value of a society is based upon its kindness to animals. " -- Albert

Schweitzer

 

" The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way

its animals are treated. " ---Gandhi

 

" While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we

expect any ideal conditions on this earth? "

George Bernard Shaw (playwright, Nobel 1925)

 

Even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea,

they have all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 (The Bible)

 

" Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of

life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. "

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

 

 

 

 

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That's great. My husband (vegan 12 years...he became vegan to make his dad

mad...now it is for ethical reasons...so he's worried about our son

rebeling and becoming a cattle rancher or something) is worried about peer

pressure and our son 'fitting in'. Our son was born with a heart defect so

it is even more important for him to follow a veg diet. He's nursing, of

course, right now and his cardiologist is supportive of our

diet/lifestyle...we're lucky because a lot of doctors know nothing about

nutrition.

 

I used to voluteer at an animal sanctuary back in Maryland and that was a

great place to teach kids about animals, but here in Illinois the cows

he'll see are at (cringe) petting zoos, driving by a beef/dairy farm in the

car, or at the vet med school here at the U of I with a hole cut in the

side so the kids can see how alive cow's stomach works! It can get so

depressing sometimes.

 

On a happier note:

Can you suggest any music CDs with kids songs that are veg friendly? They

all seem to have " Old McDonald Had a Farm " or fishing songs, etc. I'm also

looking for veg friendly children's books and puzzles/games.

 

Linda

 

At 08:16 AM 4/7/00 -0700, you wrote:

>

>I am a mother of two children. A 4 year old boy and 2 1/2 year old girl.

I just teach them to respect their fellow creatures. My daughter doesn't

quite get it yet but my son asks what everything is made out of. I don't

know if we are what can be considered 'Vegan' but we are somewhere in

between Vegetarian and Vegan. The kids eat veggie corndogs and chik

nuggets. We don't consume dairy milk, or buy eggs and I've been looking

into alternatives to cheese. The Soy cheese I bought had casein in it

*sigh* When my son finds out what something is made of he sweetly says

'Poor pig' or 'Poor cow'.

>

>Nothing wrong with raising compassionate human beings. :)

>

>Alyssa

>

>Linda Evans <linda.evans wrote:

>By the way, I just joined the list and I was wondering if there are any

>vegan parents out there. Half my animal rights friends are

>anti-procreation (the single friends) so I hate to offend anyone, but I

>have a two month old boy and I'd like to hear from other parents raising

>their kids vegan.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Linda

> " The value of a society is based upon its kindness to animals. " -- Albert

>Schweitzer

>

> " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way

>its animals are treated. " ---Gandhi

>

> " While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we

>expect any ideal conditions on this earth? "

>George Bernard Shaw (playwright, Nobel 1925)

>

>Even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea,

>they have all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast.

>Ecclesiastes 3:19 (The Bible)

>

> " Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of

>life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. "

>Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

>

>

>

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" On a happier note:

Can you suggest any music CDs with kids songs that are veg friendly?

They

all seem to have " Old McDonald Had a Farm " or fishing songs, etc. I'm

also

looking for veg friendly children's books and puzzles/games. "

 

I only wish I could find (or knew where to look for) Veg friendly CDs/Books and

Games for my children. That would be an excellent way to teach them. If

anybody knows of any, I'd like to hear about it.

 

Alyssa

 

Linda Evans <linda.evans wrote:

That's great. My husband (vegan 12 years...he became vegan to make his dad

mad...now it is for ethical reasons...so he's worried about our son

rebeling and becoming a cattle rancher or something) is worried about peer

pressure and our son 'fitting in'. Our son was born with a heart defect so

it is even more important for him to follow a veg diet. He's nursing, of

course, right now and his cardiologist is supportive of our

diet/lifestyle...we're lucky because a lot of doctors know nothing about

nutrition.

 

I used to voluteer at an animal sanctuary back in Maryland and that was a

great place to teach kids about animals, but here in Illinois the cows

he'll see are at (cringe) petting zoos, driving by a beef/dairy farm in the

car, or at the vet med school here at the U of I with a hole cut in the

side so the kids can see how alive cow's stomach works! It can get so

depressing sometimes.

 

On a happier note:

Can you suggest any music CDs with kids songs that are veg friendly? They

all seem to have " Old McDonald Had a Farm " or fishing songs, etc. I'm also

looking for veg friendly children's books and puzzles/games.

 

Linda

 

At 08:16 AM 4/7/00 -0700, you wrote:

>

>I am a mother of two children. A 4 year old boy and 2 1/2 year old girl.

I just teach them to respect their fellow creatures. My daughter doesn't

quite get it yet but my son asks what everything is made out of. I don't

know if we are what can be considered 'Vegan' but we are somewhere in

between Vegetarian and Vegan. The kids eat veggie corndogs and chik

nuggets. We don't consume dairy milk, or buy eggs and I've been looking

into alternatives to cheese. The Soy cheese I bought had casein in it

*sigh* When my son finds out what something is made of he sweetly says

'Poor pig' or 'Poor cow'.

>

>Nothing wrong with raising compassionate human beings. :)

>

>Alyssa

>

>Linda Evans

wrote:

>By the way, I just joined the list and I was wondering if there are any

>vegan parents out there. Half my animal rights friends are

>anti-procreation (the single friends) so I hate to offend anyone, but I

>have a two month old boy and I'd like to hear from other parents raising

>their kids vegan.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Linda

> " The value of a society is based upon its kindness to animals. " -- Albert

>Schweitzer

>

> " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way

>its animals are treated. " ---Gandhi

>

> " While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we

>expect any ideal conditions on this earth? "

>George Bernard Shaw (playwright, Nobel 1925)

>

>Even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea,

>they have all one breath, so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast.

>Ecclesiastes 3:19 (The Bible)

>

> " Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of

>life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. "

>Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

>

>

>

>

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--- Linda Evans <linda.evans wrote:

> Half my animal rights friends are

> anti-procreation

 

I am reproductively abstinant myself (well, sexually too, for

lack of any kind of partner or non-email social life but that's

not a reflection on my values) as I think population decrease

among humans is needed by all...

 

but I

> have a two month old boy

 

But I am really happy to hear you are raising your son vegan.

He will probably be a very kind person, and not so confused as

those of us who had to pretend...well, you know.

 

Nice quotes, I may steal them for my signature box.

joanne

 

 

 

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Hello,

 

I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

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Hi, I have been vegan for 15 years. I was vegan 6 years before

conceiving my first child, remained vegan throughout the pregnancy,

breastfed (14 mos), had another child (18 mos apart)...breastfed 19

mos...had a third child 23 mos later, breastfed 19 mos. I was vegan the

whole time. Now the girls are 4, 6, 8...I'm still vegan, so are they, so

is my husband. Feel free to email if you have any questions.

Jackie Harris

 

scott_geiger wrote:

>

> Hello,

>

> I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

> continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Scott

>

> 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.

>

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I have been a vegan for almost 8 years. I have an 11 month old son. What

would you like to know?

Jenny

 

 

Scott wrote:

 

>Hello,

>

>I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

>continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

>

>

>Thanks,

>

>Scott

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In a message dated 5/30/2001 6:03:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

scott_geiger writes:

 

 

> I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

> > >continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

>

 

I was vegan for two years before I became pregnant, vegan during pregnancy

and still vegan while lactating.

 

Sara

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Jackie,

 

Thanks for the information! Can you tell me your age, height, and

weight just before you got pregnant? Please send the information to

my email at scott_geiger

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

 

, Jackie Harris <ajharris@f...> wrote:

> Hi, I have been vegan for 15 years. I was vegan 6 years before

> conceiving my first child, remained vegan throughout the pregnancy,

> breastfed (14 mos), had another child (18 mos apart)...breastfed 19

> mos...had a third child 23 mos later, breastfed 19 mos. I was vegan

the

> whole time. Now the girls are 4, 6, 8...I'm still vegan, so are

they, so

> is my husband. Feel free to email if you have any questions.

> Jackie Harris

>

> scott_geiger@h... wrote:

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

> > continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Scott

> >

> > 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.

> >

> >

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Hi Jenny,

 

I would like to know your age, height, weight, and your typical diet

just before you became pregnant. Please send the information to my

email account at scott_geiger

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

 

, " Ryan and Jenny Lay " <lay@a...> wrote:

> I have been a vegan for almost 8 years. I have an 11 month old

son. What

> would you like to know?

> Jenny

>

>

> Scott wrote:

>

> >Hello,

> >

> >I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

> >continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

> >

> >

> >Thanks,

> >

> >Scott

> >

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On Wed, 30 May 2001 scott_geiger wrote:

 

> Thanks for the information! Can you tell me your age, height, and

> weight just before you got pregnant? Please send the information to

> my email at scott_geiger

 

Can I ask why you want this information? I'm wary of sending personal

information to strangers particularly if I don't know what they intend to

do with it.

 

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purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each

nonexisted in an entirely different way ...

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In the future, if individuals would like to communicate with each other

about a particular topic, let's agree to reply to individual e-mail

addresses, without including the whole group.

 

 

 

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Yes, I am trying to compile information about vegan women who

successfully got pregnant, and to document important data like age,

height, weight, and typical diet.

 

I have been searching a lot lately, but have not been able to find

any information about vegan women who have gotten pregnant.

 

If you don't want to give me that information, at least I already

know you were successful.

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

 

 

, Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia@o...>

wrote:

> On Wed, 30 May 2001 scott_geiger@h... wrote:

>

> > Thanks for the information! Can you tell me your age, height, and

> > weight just before you got pregnant? Please send the information

to

> > my email at scott_geiger@h...

>

> Can I ask why you want this information? I'm wary of sending

personal

> information to strangers particularly if I don't know what they

intend to

> do with it.

>

> ----

> Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia@o...>

>

> The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically,

discovered

> three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and

the

> purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent,

but each

> nonexisted in an entirely different way ...

> -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad "

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In a message dated 6/1/01 8:46:41 AM Central Daylight Time,

colinsapmama writes:

 

 

> > I am interested in speaking to women that were Vegan for a

> > > >continuous period before, during, and after pregnancy.

>

 

I was vegan through two pregnancies, the second being a twin pregnancy. I

also nursed my toddler through the twin pregnancy. I am now mostly-vegan.

My son will be 3 in September and my daughters will be 1 in September. I am

still nursing all three.

 

Angela

 

 

 

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Angela, good for you!! I am still nursing my 14 month old! (even after

breast reduction surgery 12 yrs ago)

~~Mitzi

Mommy to Haley 3/00

 

> My son will be 3 in September and my daughters will be 1 in September. I

am

> still nursing all three.

>

> Angela

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In a message dated 6/11/01 7:10:48 AM Central Daylight Time,

vegibrgr writes:

 

 

> I am still nursing my 14 month old! (even after

> breast reduction surgery 12 yrs ago)

>

 

I'm glad to hear that you've been so successful at nursing after breast

reduction surgery. My brother's fiance is having breast reduction surgery

this summer and is very concerned about how it will affect her ability to

provide milk for her children in the future.

Angela

 

 

 

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WOW! Nursing 3 babies at te same time! Congrats! How are you

feeling health wise though? ARe you tired at all? do you take

suplements?

 

 

For the love of life,

 

Jo-Ann

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, " Daniel Burgher " <vegibrgr@e...> wrote:

> Angela, good for you!! I am still nursing my 14 month old! (even

after

> breast reduction surgery 12 yrs ago)

> ~~Mitzi

> Mommy to Haley 3/00

>

> > My son will be 3 in September and my daughters will be 1 in

September. I

> am

> > still nursing all three.

> >

> > Angela

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In a message dated 6/12/01 1:26:15 PM Central Daylight Time,

LamourDelaVie writes:

 

 

> WOW! Nursing 3 babies at te same time! Congrats! How are you

> feeling health wise though? ARe you tired at all? do you take

> suplements?

>

>

>

 

With two babies teething right now, I am completely exhausted. I don't think

it's from the nursing though. I believe it is from the lack of sleep! I

take a vegetarian multi-vitamin several times a week. I can't seem to make

myself take them everyday.

 

Angela

 

 

 

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> Yes, I am trying to compile information about vegan women who

> successfully got pregnant, and to document important data like age,

> height, weight, and typical diet.

>

> I have been searching a lot lately, but have not been able to find

> any information about vegan women who have gotten pregnant.

>

> If you don't want to give me that information, at least I already

> know you were successful.

 

Scott,

My neighbor is vegan and was before, during, and after her last baby who is

14 mos now she is still nursing him. Her whole family of dh, and four

children are vegan.

I don't think she would mind if you emailed her and asked her questions as

long as it is done in a positive light. Her name is Darleen. I owe it to

her for helping me become vegan.

Darnavarre

 

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