Just found out I'm pregnant...don't have to start eating meat again, do I?

[Guest guest]

It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found out on Sat.

that I am

pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating meat again. This

isn't true, is

it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there anything different

I should do? I'm

basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs yet) and trying to

give up

artificial crap.

[Guest guest]

No of course not. That argument presumes that eating meat is healthier, and vegans are following an inferior way of eating. The truth is a vegan diet can be much healthier than an omni diet, or it could be less healthy (if you were to fill up on vegan junk food). I would recommend eating healthy foods whether vegan or not. Here are some links to information you might share with your boyfriend’s mom if it will ease her mind.

 

http://tinyurl.com/5klsq2

 

Anna

 

 

On 12/8/08 9:52 PM, " nannikin " <nannikin wrote:

 

It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found out on Sat. that I am

pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating meat again. This isn't true, is

it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there anything different I should do? I'm

basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs yet) and trying to give up

artificial crap.

[Guest guest]

Hi, and congratulations on your pregnancy!

Your baby is so lucky that you've made all these improvements to your

diet, because you're giving him or her a much better start in life.

I would recommend getting really informed about your diet. Now that

you're pregnant, almost everybody will feel it's their business to

criticise your diet, and you need to be able to handle that (mostly so

that you're clear for yourself about what you're doing and why).

'Becoming vegan' by Molina and Davis is a widely recommended vegan

nutrition book. the podcasts at www.compassionatecooks.com are full of

info, too.

I've also found the vegan parenting very helpful.

Best wishes

alice

 

On 12 Aug 2008, at 23:52, nannikin wrote:

 

> It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found out on

> Sat. that I am

> pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating meat

> again. This isn't true, is

> it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there anything

> different I should do? I'm

> basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs yet)

> and trying to give up

> artificial crap.

[Guest guest]

I also really found helpful during my pregnancies, The Vegetarian Way, by

Virginia Messina. Also, the book, Super Baby Food (it's loaned out so I cannot

look up the author) was a fabulous book in feeding your baby and children. It

has you prepare nutritious purees in advanced, divide them in ice cube trays to

freeze, then pop the frozen cubes out into individualized freezer bags. Then,

take out the quantity your baby is eating, and let thaw or microwave. It really

saves soooo much time and you know your baby is getting the best. It has

recipes like pureed beans/almond butter, avocado and avocado/banana puree, etc.,

etc. And my babies loved them.

 

Becky

---- Alice Leonard <alice wrote:

> Hi, and congratulations on your pregnancy!

> Your baby is so lucky that you've made all these improvements to your

> diet, because you're giving him or her a much better start in life.

> I would recommend getting really informed about your diet. Now that

> you're pregnant, almost everybody will feel it's their business to

> criticise your diet, and you need to be able to handle that (mostly so

> that you're clear for yourself about what you're doing and why).

> 'Becoming vegan' by Molina and Davis is a widely recommended vegan

> nutrition book. the podcasts at www.compassionatecooks.com are full of

> info, too.

> I've also found the vegan parenting very helpful.

> Best wishes

> alice

>

> On 12 Aug 2008, at 23:52, nannikin wrote:

>

> > It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found out on

> > Sat. that I am

> > pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating meat

> > again. This isn't true, is

> > it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there anything

> > different I should do? I'm

> > basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs yet)

> > and trying to give up

> > artificial crap.

[Guest guest]

Nope, you don't have to start eating meat because you're pregnant. A

resource that might be useful to you is the book " The McDougall

Program for Women " by Dr. John McDougall. There are chapters

specifically addressing pregnancy and breast feeding while following a

low-fat vegan diet.

 

Best of luck!

Mary

 

, " nannikin " <nannikin wrote:

>

> It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found out

on Sat. that I am

> pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating meat

again. This isn't true, is

> it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there

anything different I should do? I'm

> basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs yet)

and trying to give up

> artificial crap.

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your pregnancy! You don't have to start eating meat because you're pregnant. I never did and I was very pregnant. I found Pregnancy Children and the Vegan Diet by Michael Klapper, MD to be very helpful for me. In addition to this book and the excellent info others on this list have given you to read, you might want to check out:

http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/veganpregnancy.htm

http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/vegandiet/index.php

 

http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/pregnancy.html

http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-pregnancy/index.htm

 

The articles by Dr. Reed Mangels are excellent. Hope some of this is helpful.

 

God's Peace,

Gayle

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Gayle,

LOL very pregnant? I've said that too-I had 4 kids in 5 years.

Anyhow I was vegan with the first 3-the last child was conceived when

#3 was only 6 months and I did " feel " I needed some animal protein

such as fish & eggs butI don't really think so.

Anyhow all 4 pregnancies healthy & homebirths-including the 3 vegan ones.

Em

, " Gayle " <dilemma5 wrote:

>

> Congratulations on your pregnancy! You don't have to start eating

meat because you're pregnant. I never did and I was very pregnant. I

found Pregnancy Children and the Vegan Diet by Michael Klapper, MD to

be very helpful for me. In addition to this book and the excellent

info others on this list have given you to read, you might want to

check out:

>

> http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/veganpregnancy.htm

>

http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/articles/pregnancy/vegandiet/index.php

> http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/pregnancy.html

> http://www.vegfamily.com/vegan-pregnancy/index.htm

>

> The articles by Dr. Reed Mangels are excellent. Hope some of this

is helpful.

>

> God's Peace,

> Gayle

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations! What a lovely piece of news! I, too am pregnant -

18 weeks today and enjoying my baby bump!!! I have not given up

vegetarianism and I have confidence that my protein needs are met.

Along with the books that others have offered, I suggest Holly

Robbins Vegetarian Pregnancy - it will make your mind spin when you

read the lists of what veggies and fruits offer in the way of

nutrients, protiens, etc. I also read Susun Weed's The Child-

Bearing Year. I am currently using an herb-tea recipe to supplement

iron; as I am showing to be a bit anemic (too tired to eat

sometimes!).

 

According to Fuhrman, " Your protiein needs increase in diret

proportion to the increased caloric demands and your increased

apetite. Gues what? You automatically get enough. The same is true

during pregnancy " (he was speaking about atheletes). He goes on to

say " When you meet your daloric needs with an assortment of natural

plant foods, you weill recieve the right amount of protein - not too

much, not too little. " Eat to Live (pg. 140)

 

I wish you the best in the next 9 months and beyond!

 

Gwen

 

, " threefatesfiber " <maryl4

wrote:

>

>

> Nope, you don't have to start eating meat because you're

pregnant. A

> resource that might be useful to you is the book " The McDougall

> Program for Women " by Dr. John McDougall. There are chapters

> specifically addressing pregnancy and breast feeding while

following a

> low-fat vegan diet.

>

> Best of luck!

> Mary

>

> , " nannikin " <nannikin@> wrote:

> >

> > It's almost been two weeks since I stopped eating meat. I found

out

> on Sat. that I am

> > pregnant. My boyfriend's mom said I will have to start eating

meat

> again. This isn't true, is

> > it? I will be taking prenatal vitamins, of course. Is there

> anything different I should do? I'm

> > basically going vegan (still haven't given up cheese and eggs

yet)

> and trying to give up

> > artificial crap.

> >

>