Starving vegie/vegan' kids/vaccines

April 15, 2008

Are you able to get preservative free vaccines?

I would add--are you able to discuss not vaccinating at ALL with your

doctor, if that's your choice, or at least spreading out the vaccines

to a more safe schedule, and NOT " clustering " them (splitting up the

MMR and DPT, for example--which many peds will say " isn't possible " --

it is), picking and choosing WHICH vaccines to give, and being

allowed to read the actual package and package INSERT to insure that

the vaccine is TRULY mercury free. See the www.tacanow.com website

for information about alternative vaccine schedules, or the many

vaccine info websites about not vaccinating, and finding legitimate

exemptions in your state.

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telling

> me my kids are Too skinny because they are not in the 'new baby

hgt/wgt scale'.

That scale was based on totally formula fed infants, and as such is

WORTHLESS for breastfed infants. Additionally, if anyone has a child

with Down's, be sure your ped is using the height and weight chart

designed especially for them!

> I nursed and being vegan, was tested all the time for my iron

level.. awww

On what basis did they justify all that testing? Did you agree to it?

Why? Unless you had health issues that would lead them to believe you

needed testing, you had every right to refuse, telling them it wasn't

medically necessary.

> Yeah ok, blame the fast food places for childhood obesity.. I'm

thinking it

> is my DR!!!

It is him, and any other mainstream source of " nutritional

information " . RUN, do not walk, away from this dangerous source of

dis-information!

> So in regards to getting calcium, it isnt that great but tropicana

pure

> premium has the vitamin d and calcium with no pulp. Good for kiddos

under one.

We drink this, too. Also try grinding up sesame seeds and adding them

to recipes, feeding tahini, and adding greens to smoothies. Also try

not to worry about calcium intake too much. When eating a lower

protein vegetarian diet, your body can more readily absorb and

utilize the calcium it gets from plant sources, unlike with meat

eaters.

use

> the magic bullet thingy my mom gave me and mash up beans of all

sorts to make

> a little wrap for her and I.

That's a cool idea! I'll have to try that with my own toddler.

Thanks!

> I still REALLY would love to find a dietician who would actually

help me

> with my daughter diet, and not tell me i HAVE to feed her dairy and

meat.

You have all the " dieticians " you need, right here! You don't need

an " expert " to tell you what to do, unless you have unusual health

needs, which you never said you did. If your child is getting a

varied diet of fruits, veggies, beans, and grains, you're doing GREAT!

Marilyn

April 15, 2008

Why don't you try a nourishing herbal infusion everyday. Many herbs have tons

of available calcium and tons of iron. Off the top of my head I can think of

nettles and oatstraw as good sources of both. I drink a quart everyday. Since

the infusions are food and not medicine you really shouldn'thave any problems

with it at all. Nettles are also known for increasing one's milk supply as

well as the quality of the milk. Oatstraw is also known to calm stressed nerves

something new moms know all about. You may also want to add some red raspberry

leaf to the infusion. If you are nursing all of those great nutrients go into

your breast milk. You might want to check out a couple of Susan Weed's books.

She has one especially for the childbearing year. My younger 2 children are

vegetarian, the little one from birth and the older one for a couple of years

and my oldest is vegan. They are all far far from underweight and

undernourished. My middle daughter was 15 weeks early

and only weighed 1 lb 10.5 ounces. I was vegan and my husband and I insisted

that she get only breast milk. The Dr's gave me such a hard time but in the end

she was the only one of the babies born at the same time and nearly the same

weight that went home on no medication with no medical problems. We know that

it is because we insisted on the breast milk. To make an infusion, take one

ounce of total herb and add 1 quart of boiling water. Let this steep for at

least 4 hours. I make mine the night before and leave it overnight. The

vitamins and minerals infuse into the water. In the morning I strain out the

herbs and drink the infusion all day long. If you don't finish the entire quart

refrigerate it and drink it the second day. Don't leave them for more than the

2 days. If there is any left over you can use it as plant food. Don't let the

Dr intimidate you. You are the mother and you know what is good for your child.

If he can't wrap his head around that then

find another Dr. There are plenty of them that do get it.

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