Do All Vegans Think This Way?

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Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces

What was the mother's excuse for not breast feeding?
No animal cruelty involved there. :(

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Exactly!

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Originally Posted by sabies

As for my baby she will be vegetarian while I breastfeed but an omnivore after til she decides on her own.

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How come? I have managed to successfully meet my child's needs, meat free, for 2.5 years now. There are plenty of other protein based food choices besides meat, and none of them carry the same risk of heart, blood pressure, cholestrol issues that a diet 'rich' in animal protein does.

My son's doctor, at the 2 year visit, commented on his 'health' (after learning he was a vegatarian) and said, "I wish all my patients were like your son". Course, maybe he does say that to everyone...but, I took it as a compliment.

Good luck with the BF. Tough road sometimes, initially, but well worth it!

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Originally Posted by caseysmom

Doesn't sound like this child died because his parents were vegans, sounds like this child was starved to death.

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I agree.

the parents should be offered only 1 glass of cows milk per day to sustain them for 6 weeks while behind bars. That'll give them a hint of what torture that baby suffered in his short existance.

Cataholic - I became a vegetarian (20 yrs ago) based on taste, not because I didn't want to eat animals. Of course I love animals so that often prevents me from giving meat a chance again. My baby's father is not vegetarian so he will be giving her meat. I don't care which diet she chooses.

My only concern over my child's diet is for when she is a little older and is exposed to all the sugar at kid parties and schools. I won't stop her from eating some cake and candy at these occasions but I've been to parties where I've seen kids allowed to skip the main meal (bad, cheap pizza) and go straight for dessert.

I looked at the title of this thread (Do all vegans think this way?) - and I don't know what triggered this in my brain but I thought it was about - people who live in Las Vegas! Boy, is it a MONDAY for me.

I only know one person who followed a vegetarian diet, and on the advice of her obstetrician she started including milk, eggs and dairy products in her diet after she found out she was pregnant. She has since resumed the vegetarian diet but her son still eats dairy products, eggs and milk. (He's 2 now)