Hello my fellow herbivores,
As some of you might or might not know I have been a vegan my whole life (except for a small window of time where I was vegetarian because I made the mistake of eating and liking cheese) and for me this has been the diet I have know and have grown up with. My wife has, some years ago, also decided to become vegan and now I can say with joy, she is pregnant.
I made this thread because I want to be prepared best as I can. Having a baby is not going to make me suddenly switch to some other diet of course but I want my child to grow up healthy and not feeling it's missing out on things. I find conflicting information online about raising a vegan baby so I'd like to ask if there's any people here with experience being a parent for a vegan baby and would like for them to share their experiences and tips they might have.
Some questions I have:
What supplements does a baby most likely need?
What would be suitable baby nutritional recipes?
How about the mother, does she need to follow certain guidelines during pregnancy/breast feeding?
What are your pro tips?
Any ingredients/supplements ... available in EU would also be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
As some of you might or might not know I have been a vegan my whole life (except for a small window of time where I was vegetarian because I made the mistake of eating and liking cheese) and for me this has been the diet I have know and have grown up with. My wife has, some years ago, also decided to become vegan and now I can say with joy, she is pregnant.
I made this thread because I want to be prepared best as I can. Having a baby is not going to make me suddenly switch to some other diet of course but I want my child to grow up healthy and not feeling it's missing out on things. I find conflicting information online about raising a vegan baby so I'd like to ask if there's any people here with experience being a parent for a vegan baby and would like for them to share their experiences and tips they might have.
Some questions I have:
What supplements does a baby most likely need?
What would be suitable baby nutritional recipes?
How about the mother, does she need to follow certain guidelines during pregnancy/breast feeding?
What are your pro tips?
Any ingredients/supplements ... available in EU would also be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards