Comments on: Author seeks stories about veg pregnancies. http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/10/20/author-seeks-stories-about-veg-pregnancies/ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog Wed, 01 May 2013 17:20:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/10/20/author-seeks-stories-about-veg-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-63200 Sarah Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:00:47 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=2310#comment-63200 Gina- I would love to talk to you! I'm a vegetarian/vegan and adopting a child from china with congenital heart disease. I'm trying to learn if there's anything I need to watch for while feeding her a vegan diet, specifically related to heart disease and special needs that may bring up for a vegan. If you get this it'd be great if you'd shoot me an email- esebarnes@yahoo.com thanks! Gina- I would love to talk to you! I’m a vegetarian/vegan and adopting a child from china with congenital heart disease. I’m trying to learn if there’s anything I need to watch for while feeding her a vegan diet, specifically related to heart disease and special needs that may bring up for a vegan.
If you get this it’d be great if you’d shoot me an email-
esebarnes@yahoo.com

thanks!

]]> By: Gina Styles http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/10/20/author-seeks-stories-about-veg-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-46841 Gina Styles Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:55:37 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=2310#comment-46841 I am currently 33 weeks pregnant, this is my second pregnancy. I have been a faithful vegetarian and on and off vegan for the past 12 years. I am 26 years old and a survivor of congenital heart disease. Times have definetly changed from the time I was first a vegetarian. My last pregnancy which was only 5 years ago I got a lot more negative feedback on my choice to not eat meat. I was pressured to try small portions of meat and cows milk by my family and certain medical professionals (I did and still do work in a medical clinic). I did not eat meat although tried to incorporate a little bit of cows milk. I had a healthy child and a normal healthy full term pregnancy. This time I have recieved significantly less pressure and even some support. I feel there is much more support out there for vegetarians and vegans, a lot more resources a lot more knowledge and far more products on the market. Its simple really, most people consume FAR more animal products than they need for a healthy diet pregnant or not and there are so many options that can replace the nutrients that vegetarians and vegan don't get from animal products if not from other foods from vitamins. Especially if you eat a variety of healthy vegetarian/ vegan foods and are taking prenatel vitamins there is no reason to worry. I am fully confident in a vegetarian diet to prevent and reverse disease and to have a healthy pregnancy. Once again so far I have had a very healthy pregnancy all around, I have never been vitamin deficient and have remained 100% healthy my whole life despite multiple open heart surgeries and heart disease which I was born with. I fell like I am an example of how a vegetarian diet in many cases is the only "medication" needed to live a healthy life, even when the odds are agains you. If the corporate politics of the dairy and meat industry and old ways of thinking would subside more people would see this and not be so critical of a vegatarian and vegan lifestyle. The research is out there, it is undeniable. I am currently 33 weeks pregnant, this is my second pregnancy. I have been a faithful vegetarian and on and off vegan for the past 12 years. I am 26 years old and a survivor of congenital heart disease. Times have definetly changed from the time I was first a vegetarian. My last pregnancy which was only 5 years ago I got a lot more negative feedback on my choice to not eat meat. I was pressured to try small portions of meat and cows milk by my family and certain medical professionals (I did and still do work in a medical clinic). I did not eat meat although tried to incorporate a little bit of cows milk. I had a healthy child and a normal healthy full term pregnancy. This time I have recieved significantly less pressure and even some support. I feel there is much more support out there for vegetarians and vegans, a lot more resources a lot more knowledge and far more products on the market. Its simple really, most people consume FAR more animal products than they need for a healthy diet pregnant or not and there are so many options that can replace the nutrients that vegetarians and vegan don’t get from animal products if not from other foods from vitamins. Especially if you eat a variety of healthy vegetarian/ vegan foods and are taking prenatel vitamins there is no reason to worry. I am fully confident in a vegetarian diet to prevent and reverse disease and to have a healthy pregnancy. Once again so far I have had a very healthy pregnancy all around, I have never been vitamin deficient and have remained 100% healthy my whole life despite multiple open heart surgeries and heart disease which I was born with. I fell like I am an example of how a vegetarian diet in many cases is the only “medication” needed to live a healthy life, even when the odds are agains you. If the corporate politics of the dairy and meat industry and old ways of thinking would subside more people would see this and not be so critical of a vegatarian and vegan lifestyle. The research is out there, it is undeniable.

]]> By: Author seeks stories about veg pregnancies. | CookingPlanet http://www.vrg.org/blog/2011/10/20/author-seeks-stories-about-veg-pregnancies/comment-page-1/#comment-36203 Author seeks stories about veg pregnancies. | CookingPlanet Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:11:49 +0000 http://www.vrg.org/blog/?p=2310#comment-36203 [...] Author seeks stories about veg pregnancies. [...] [...] Author seeks stories about veg pregnancies. [...]

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