Any pregnant vegan ladies here?!

[Maggie272]

Just found this page and wondered if anyone here might be doing this through pregnancy too! I've been vegan for 10 years, this is my first pregnancy : )

I’m not vegan and not pregnant so no help really but do you follow Deliciously Ella ? She is both.

Hello! I’m vegan and newly pregnant - 6+5. Congratulations on your pregnancy!

How are you finding it? Are you taking any supplements? I’ve been taking a general pregnancy vitamin which includes b12 but I don’t know if I need to take even more b12 to top up since I don’t get it from dietary sources.

@millymae Deliciously Ella has never been vegan. She eats a largely plant based diet for health reasons, but eats honey and says she sometimes eats fish. She’s open about never having been vegan, which is an ethical standpoint

I’m 23+2 and have been vegan for about 4 years. I was taking a vegan multi vitamin but then read that vit A shouldn’t be supplemented in pregnancy so panic bought some pregnacare which isn’t vegan but is veggie. I’m about to run out so will look for a vegan pregnancy vitamin alternative. Congratulations on your pregnancies! I’ve been loving the second trimester after a fairy miserable (tired and nauseous) first few months.

Thanks buffalo - I should have made this clear because I did know she wasn’t vegan in the true sense.
I dip in an out of her social media account simply for her recipes and know that when she had her first child she did quite a long post about her labour and delivery which was an interesting read, although far removed from the reality for most of us, whatever our lifestyle choices.

Hello, I'm pregnant & vegan! All going well, perfect booking bloods & midwife was very supportive. I'm 14 weeks now. Main challenge has been nausea and food aversions - my diet is not as healthy as usual as a result! But I'm doing my best & supplementing extra iron (which I don't usually & have never been anaemic). My tastes for healthy foods is slowly coming back now I'm in the second trimester, luckily!

Hi vegan ladies, I hope you and your babies are all doing well!

I've been following a plant based diet for over 10 years and am expecting my first baby this December :-)

I was wondering if any of you are raising your babies vegan? Have you found any good vegan infant formulas / baby food?