Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I am pregnant with my 2nd child (due early January). With both of my pregnancies i have kept to my veggie diet which i believe is pretty healthy. However, my last blood tests came back that i am anaemic and the doctor prescribed iron tablets. Even though i told him i would need a vegetarian iron tablet, surprise surprise, when i got the tablets home they had gelatin in them, grrrr. I am already taking a vegetarian food supplement but it only has a small amount of iron in it. I eat lots of greens like spinach, cale, broccoli etc and try to drink orange juice etc with each meal to help me absorb the iron....but i am still soooo tiered. Did anyone else have the same problem in their pregnancy? any ideas? hugs krissie , Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet wrote: > > I had not become vegetarian, though my food of choice was pb & j sandwiches, brownies, and ice cream. I also gained 55 lbs and my daughter was 7 lbs. 7oz. It took me 2 years to lose all that weight, but becoming veg took off the last 15 for me. I love being vegetarian and haven't looked back since > Happy to hear about all these healthy and happy veg pregnancies, as in the next 2 years we hope to try for a 2nd child. Though planning isn't our strong suit I think being a veg will assist me in keeping off those extra pounds that pile on fast with the second child. > Cassie > --- On Tue, 12/9/08, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote: > sazra73 <sazra73 > Re: Pampers > > Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 10:21 AM > > > > > I was vegetarian during my pregnancy, too, and everybody I worked with > > was amazed that I was so " disciplined " and ate so well. > > > > They all were in awe of my son's birth announcement, and how healthy > > and beautiful (and large...) he was. > > > > I have to chuckle - my baby was 9 lbs, but I gained 55lbs!!!! Good > > for you with the 19lb gain. :-) > > > > @gro ups.com, " food4u1575 " <dana.sommers@ ...> > > wrote: > > > > > > It's amazing that people, especially those in the medical field, > > > still think like that. I, like most of us in this group, had a very > > > healthy vegan pregnancy. I just made sure I ate a healthy diet. No > > > protein combining. I had a very healthy 7lb 9oz baby and only gained > > > 19lbs. try that on a meat diet. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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