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im vegetarian and i am about 7 wks pregnant. i know that protein is very important in pregnancy, but the idea of eating any type of meat or fish makes me feel ill. i also have developed a dislike for cheese, which i loved before i was pregnant. any suggestions?
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Id make a journal of every bit of food your eating, the size portions etc for a few days get into the Dr and see if hes ok or wants to send you to a nutritionist about it. The first trimester is the time of alots of major growth in the fetus. Make sure your taking the prenatal vitamins to get the folic acid the fetus needs, all pregnant women need the folic acid. Anyhow, you could write down yesterdays foods, look online for a vitamin chart and see what those foods provided, and adjust anything that needs adjusting. At this point its about the fetus and about you since your bodies now designating things to the baby and some to you. If babies robbed of certain nutrition during growth now, the outcome can show in teeth that rot out as they start growing in, etc etc. And you too hun, later down the road in your life problems can start emerging so protect both of you. Many countries around the world are and have always been vegetarians and their populations are still growing. So do your homework, incorporate more calcuim rich foods since cheese is a casualty of the pregnancy. Good luck and congradulations, I am not vegetarian, but I do care about people and if something I mentioned does some help, thats all hope for.
Id make a journal of every bit of food your eating, the size portions etc for a few days get into the Dr and see if hes ok or wants to send you to a nutritionist about it. The first trimester is the time of alots of major growth in the fetus. Make sure your taking the prenatal vitamins to get the folic acid the fetus needs, all pregnant women need the folic acid. Anyhow, you could write down yesterdays foods, look online for a vitamin chart and see what those foods provided, and adjust anything that needs adjusting. At this point its about the fetus and about you since your bodies now designating things to the baby and some to you. If babies robbed of certain nutrition during growth now, the outcome can show in teeth that rot out as they start growing in, etc etc. And you too hun, later down the road in your life problems can start emerging so protect both of you. Many countries around the world are and have always been vegetarians and their populations are still growing. So do your homework, incorporate more calcuim rich foods since cheese is a casualty of the pregnancy. Good luck and congradulations, I am not vegetarian, but I do care about people and if something I mentioned does some help, thats all hope for.
Vegetarian and pregnant?
Karin B
I am trying to get pregnant and researching if being a vegetarian is healthy for the baby. I have been a vegetarian for 3 years but I am afraid the baby wont get the nutrition it needs. Any thoughts?
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Obamas Shoes, that artical was caused by the parents abuse, not researching, consulting a non bias nutritionalist OR feeding the proper diet to the baby. It has nothing to do with veganism,only the parents stupidity.
In the vegan sourcebook there is a quite a bit of info about vegan pregnancies.
As a pregnant vegan you need to eat enough food to maintain an idea weight gain. For most women that is about 1 1/2 lbs per week starting at the 4th month of pregnancy.
Limit empty calorie foods. Your baby needs to be healthy, so do you! Strictly healthy foods, litte, very little junk food.
When pregnant as a vegan(Not true as vegetarian beacuse you can get b12 from milk and eggs) you need a b12 suppliment, your baby needs it more than you do.
Lots of calcium, a calcium rich diet is best. Between 1000 and 1300 mg per day.
Lots of iron! Your doctor might perscribe an iron suppliment for you, even if he/she does, still try to eat lots of leafy green veggies to get iron!
You NEED sun exposiure! To get vitamin D you need to be in the sun! If you are put on bedrest or can not get outside, a suppliment is best.
Letting you know, it is verry possible to raise a 100% vegetarian child, but contacting a nutritionalist and pediatrition about it is a good choice.
I suggest talking to a nutritionalist about your diet, and your docor and see if they perscribe anything or tell you to do anything species to have a 100% healthy baby!
The vegan sourcebook also has some good infomation about riasing a vegan child, that also applies to vegetarian!
:)
Obamas Shoes, that artical was caused by the parents abuse, not researching, consulting a non bias nutritionalist OR feeding the proper diet to the baby. It has nothing to do with veganism,only the parents stupidity.
In the vegan sourcebook there is a quite a bit of info about vegan pregnancies.
As a pregnant vegan you need to eat enough food to maintain an idea weight gain. For most women that is about 1 1/2 lbs per week starting at the 4th month of pregnancy.
Limit empty calorie foods. Your baby needs to be healthy, so do you! Strictly healthy foods, litte, very little junk food.
When pregnant as a vegan(Not true as vegetarian beacuse you can get b12 from milk and eggs) you need a b12 suppliment, your baby needs it more than you do.
Lots of calcium, a calcium rich diet is best. Between 1000 and 1300 mg per day.
Lots of iron! Your doctor might perscribe an iron suppliment for you, even if he/she does, still try to eat lots of leafy green veggies to get iron!
You NEED sun exposiure! To get vitamin D you need to be in the sun! If you are put on bedrest or can not get outside, a suppliment is best.
Letting you know, it is verry possible to raise a 100% vegetarian child, but contacting a nutritionalist and pediatrition about it is a good choice.
I suggest talking to a nutritionalist about your diet, and your docor and see if they perscribe anything or tell you to do anything species to have a 100% healthy baby!
The vegan sourcebook also has some good infomation about riasing a vegan child, that also applies to vegetarian!
:)
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