[holyhelianthus]

hey! i'm PG and nursing and went vegan about 2 months ago. just wondering if anyone else is with me. i know i'll stick with no meat but i don't know if i can do the strict vegan thing while being preggers and nursing. it'd help if anyone has done this and has any advice.

 

[Truvie]

Hi! I switched to a vegan diet about 4 months ago. I love it. I also haven't been eating any grains (though I've added a couple slices of sprouted bread and some brown rice since finding out I'm pregnant). I've been struggling to add protein to my diet. Normally I eat a couple cups of beans per day and a couple handfuls of walnuts. My midwife says that isn't enough. I'm not big on tofu or too many soy products, so I feel a little stuck. What do you eat for protein? I'm not too knowledgeable in this area!

 

[holyhelianthus]

it eat so much beans it not even funny! beans in everything! i even add chickpeas to our salads. my concern is calcium because i just don't feel like drinking soy milk

 

[lrlittle]

Hi!
These were good resources for me when I was pregnant:

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

Also, check out this forum...you could also post your question there:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...play.php?f=366

I read the book "Disease-Proof Your Child" by Joel Fuhrman. I loved it! He breaks down how much calcium and protein are in certain foods. I learned a ton about good nutrition from him.

Congratulations and good luck!!

~Leah

 

[unimatrix0]

I was vegan for five years and through most of my first pregnancy. I broke down and had ice cream the last month! I'm trying really hard to stay vegan with this pregnancy too. Some people were worried, but dd is very healthy and was 8 pounds 5 ounces when she was born!

 

[holyhelianthus]

totally random Uni but did you get your screen name from the Borg?

 

[unimatrix0]

Haha, I did! I'm a star trek geek.

 

[holyhelianthus]

ah! me too!! DH and i are in the process of netflixing all th series'. we're on the 6th season of Voyager right now and then we'll do Enterprise and DS9 (we're going way out of order! lol)

 

[didkisa]

Huge Voyager fan here, too! Good to see you again UniMatrix0! To announce the pregnancy to my DH (and in the future with a couple friends of ours), I had a shirt made that says, "Maturation Chamber" on it!

My DH loves it!

 

[unimatrix0]

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Originally Posted by magstphil ah! me too!! DH and i are in the process of netflixing all th series'. we're on the 6th season of Voyager right now and then we'll do Enterprise and DS9 (we're going way out of order! lol)

I used to have all of the TNG episodes on tape but they got so old and worn out that I had to throw them away a couple of months ago! We've started our internet collection with Voyager and probably get TNG again.

 

[unimatrix0]

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Originally Posted by didkisa Huge Voyager fan here, too! Good to see you again UniMatrix0! To announce the pregnancy to my DH (and in the future with a couple friends of ours), I had a shirt made that says, "Maturation Chamber" on it! My DH loves it!

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That's brilliant; I want one too! I just freaked out, saying omg, omg, it's positive!