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pregnant vegetarians? please help!!!

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bambi06 · 22/02/2007 17:46

ive been a veggie for more than 20 years and never really liked meat even as a child and decided that was it i couldnt do this to the poor animals anymore so stopped meat, any way since being pregnant for the third time ive been craving meat and even dreaming about the damn stuff, and yesterday i nearly put a peice of meat in my mouth ,the craving was that bad but i dont want to eat meat on moral grounds as well as health issues but i know i have problems with anaemia [always have] and obviously thats whats happening now and need iron but im supplementing myself with spatone which is normally enough but being pregnant is upping my demand and im waiting for my blood test results to come back which im sure will show low iron , anyway what should i do with these cravings....give in to help my body or drive myself nuts plus feel tired and look pale a the moment ...whta would you do as a veggie and how did you manage through pregnancy..normally im a very healthy eater and well aware of how to get iron but my body doesnt always absorb all the iron req`d ...any suggestions?

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phdlife · 15/03/2007 18:56

My iron levels are sky-high and I think it's down to my huge bowl of porridge in the morning with OJ. (Porridge = lotsa iron!)

I've been veg for 10 years and have wanted meat while preggie - I think though it's to do with how much protein you get, rather than the iron. Have just been ludicrously hungry all the damn time and meat sort of seemed to settle it. I'm not loving it, though. Thought of it as equivalent to vitamins!

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