Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group
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Hello all,
I am new to this group but I already have a question that I would like other's opinions on. My boyfriend and I are incredibly optimistic about the future and the family we plan on raising. However, he made it very clear that he does not feel comfortable with me carrying a child while be vegan. (For context, I've been vegan for 3+ years, vegetarian for 6+ years prior). He's worried that I will become malnourished, and while I feel that his heart is in the right place, he seems to refuse to listen to me when I say that there are ways to ensure that I get all the nutrients that I need, for both my unborn baby and I. I've never been malnourished before, and am actually on the heavier side for someone my height (5'11" and ~200 pounds). I've watched a multitude of documentaries and offered to show him some of the evidence, but he seems very stuck in his ways. I love him with all of my heart and want nothing more than to have a family and future with him, but I don't want to have to compromise on my moral and ethical values for that to happen. Any suggestions of what I can do?
Could you and your boyfriend go to a doctor you both agree on together and sort this out with her or him?
I don't know enough about this to give any advice one way or the other.
If worse came to worse, you could go off your vegan diet just slightly during pregnancy. I think Natalie Portman did something like this and after the baby was born she went back to full vegan.