Please share recommendations for books, blogs, receipts or experiences when expecting as vegans. We’re at the begin of this journey and struggle a litte to find help in typical literature. Thank you!

  • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Idk what stage you’re at. I showed my sister your post and she said this:

    I have no literature to share (didn’t really look and didn’t stumble across anything). Only:

    Prenatal vitamins: vitamin intake super important now, especially Omega-3, iron, choline. Naturelo vegan prenatal vitamin was my pregnancy multivitamin of choice

    Also, it’s hard to keep iron up. In twin pregnancy I was taking the max dose of iron, but taking it every two days as there’s some evidence that your body produces something (heparin?) in response to iron intake so actually skipping every second day (not doubling the dose either; literally just skipping a day) results in higher uptake. The max recommended dose is 200mg elemental iron. This meant one ferro-grad C, a couple of the bioceuticala iron, and a handful of other iron tablets - with a variety of forms of iron (ferrous bisglycinate, ferrous fumarate, etc)

    And I took vegan choline and Omega-3 separately as well

    It’s very possible to have a perfectly healthy vegan pregnancy. Hey, I carried twins to 40 weeks!

    • schmurian@lsmu.schmurian.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Thank you, this is very helpful and reassuring. We’re at week 6 presumably. I’ve read a book which for pregnancy is helpful, but felt a little judgemenal about living vegan.

        • schmurian@lsmu.schmurian.xyzOPEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Happy to hear everyone is healthy and pregnency went without too many complications. Thank you for the wishes, all the best for your family and you!

      • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Well her three kids are all great! Her first pregnancy went complication free, twins needed a c section because umbilical tangles. All healthy as, super sweet, and the eldest is extremely articulate and agreeable for a 2 year old. I don’t usually like kids under 5ish but I’ll hang out with them any day, very low stress relatively!

        She did find some people were judgey, but surpringly not the healthcare people. They mostly seemed happy at her not being an antivax weirdo and keeping active!

        Best of luck!