Pregnancy- Vegetarian prenatal vitamins and EPA

[uppity_heathen]

I recently found out I am pregnant. I have been vegan for about ten years so I am pretty good at eating healthy so I am not really concerned about that. I think the most stressful part of this is doing it without the dad since he is so not interested in taking care of a child

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[ohyourgod]

V-Pure is a vegan DHA/EPA supplement made from algae. http://www.water4.net/
Also, Silk soymilk has a new version with vegan DHA (though not EPA).
Maybe you could use these to supplement a vegan prenatal.

[dagda_ollathir]

I use v-pure and it's awesome :O) They recently made it so there's no huge cost to ship to the US, which is a plus.

[dudewhatthefuuu]

I wish you the best of luck!!

[kitty_bangbang]

i'm a vegetarian mom :) not yet vegan, its in my future.
i know there are a lot of vegan moms here so i'm sure they'll come up with some good resources and vitamins for you.
i just know when i was pregnant i couldnt take the prenatals and my dr. told me to take two childrens inplace of my one prenatal, so until u find one u like u can at least take two vegan childrens maybe? but u'll probly find one.
And congrats

[anamatapia]

First of all, congratulations!

A pre-natal vitamin with DHA and EPA is not necessary. According to Dr. Sears, a leading pediatrician, vegetable oils (primarily flaxseed, soy, and canola) are also rich sources of omega 3 fatty acids, with flaxseed oil being the best.

Just continue to eat a well-balanced diet!

*Dr. Sears has some amazing books that you might want to check out: The Baby Book and The Breastfeeding Book are just two.

[uppity_heathen]

Thank you and a big thank you for the book recommendations. When I looked on amazon the few book results I got seemed outdated.

[anamatapia]

You're welcome.

Other books you might want to look into:

The Thinking Woman's guide to a Better Birth
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
Vegetarian Baby

Good sites to look through:
101 Reasons to Breastfeed
Kellymom
Dr. Sears

and feel free to join up at breastfeeding and apply for a mentor at adopt-a-mom. : )

[uppity_heathen]

I am so shocked that no one in my family has said anything negative about what they see as "The Vegan Issue."

Mostly my family misunderstands. My mother didn't understand why I would breastfeed instead of giving my baby formula from cow's milk. That blows my mind. So I told my mom "The only cow my baby is going to sucking on is me." hehe.

A couple years ago my grandmother told me I better quit this vegetarian thing before I get pregnant because she thinks raising a kid vegan would be child abuse. I have not told my extended family yet because I am already a bit stressed and the last thing I need are the lectures I have gotten extended to the "You're killing your baby." I don't really want to hear it.

[uppity_heathen]

Thanks a lot. Now I want tator tots! :)

The other day I watched the Darjeeling Limited and all the indian music made me crave indian food and I was so crabby until I ate some. In fact I have had severe nausea and food sounded so gross. Everyone says no spicy food but that was the first meal I was able to eat without feeling awful and getting sick afterward.