Your Complete Vegan Pregnancy by Reed Mangels

Author:Reed Mangels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Media

Getting Help and Support

During or immediately after your pregnancy, you may need help from family or friends. You might be on bed rest or need meals after the baby is born. In an ideal world, you would have dozens of vegan friends and family members who supply your every wish. More realistically, you’ll need to work with nonvegans to help them help you.

As a first step, if someone offers to help, be clear about what you can’t eat; don’t expect people to know what vegan means. Provide recipe ideas and maybe even ingredients. Supplying a carton of soy milk, some vegan margarine, and your favorite brand of egg replacer can be a blessing to a nonvegan cook.

If your friends ask for menu suggestions, keep their food preparation skills in mind. Some people may be more comfortable with simple dishes like beans and rice, pasta salads, and lentil soup. Some friends may enjoy the challenge of using a vegan cookbook that you recommend. Some friends would be happy to pick up takeout, purchase prepared foods that meet your needs, or supply side dishes.

If you have time and energy, you can be proactive. Before the baby is born, make a double batch of some of your favorite recipes—one batch to eat right away and one to freeze for later. Doing this once or twice a week during the last trimester can give you several weeks’ worth of vegan meals for when you and your partner want to focus on the baby and not on cooking.

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