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Mon, 06 Nov 2000 23:25:20 CST

" Linda McLaughlin " <lindamc23

Re: adoption from China, nutrition books

 

 

 

Hi Bea!

Welcome to the list. I am a single vegan mother to 15 month old Analea. It

is possible to practice attachment parenting as a single mom, I am proof. I

recommend Joanne Stephaniak's _ Vegan Vittles for delicious recipes.

For web based support, I like vegsource.com--lots of links to doctors,

discussion boards, and recipes. I was wondering, have you looked into

breastfeeding your adopted daughter? It takes extra patience and effort,

but the benefits to both you and her will be amazing. Depending on the age

of your daughter when you adopt, this is a possibility. La Leche League

should have some information available on how to go about establishing a

milk supply. Just a thought.

Take care,

Linda

 

Thanks Linda,

I'll check the resources you mention. I have talked to a friend who is

becoming a La Leche League instructor. She was going to get some more

details for me. Does anyone know an adoptive mom who has done this? I won't

know my daughter's age until next spring and then will travel to China in

the summer; she will likely be between 6 - 20 months, so a big range.

Sometimes anticipating single motherhood is so scary. I want to live by my

values, but sometimes I get overwhelmed. I'm hoping nurturing my support

system will help. I'm thinking about getting together with some folks in my

community who share common beliefs. Interestingly, one of my friends who

just had a baby was vegan and started eating meat during pregancy, and two

other friends with kids who I thought were vegetarian due to their other

values (attachment parenting, energy healing and yoga) eat whole foods but

are not vegetarian. I actually sought out support on the internet because it

hasn't been as easy to find here as I thought.

Thanks for being there!

Bea

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I know how you feel about trying to find support! I have four children and

I don't know one single vegetarian or vegan! People think I am off somehow

and are doing a disservice to my children. I cried when I found out how

they raise animals for McDonalds. I even had one lady at the grocery store

ask me why I bought so many fruits and vegetables. Scary huh.

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" Bea Reardon " <bealicsw

 

Tuesday, November 07, 2000 9:53 PM

Re: Digest Number 69

 

 

> Message: 6

> Mon, 06 Nov 2000 23:25:20 CST

> " Linda McLaughlin " <lindamc23

> Re: adoption from China, nutrition books

>

>

>

> Hi Bea!

> Welcome to the list. I am a single vegan mother to 15 month old Analea.

It

> is possible to practice attachment parenting as a single mom, I am proof.

I

> recommend Joanne Stephaniak's _ Vegan Vittles for delicious recipes.

> For web based support, I like vegsource.com--lots of links to doctors,

> discussion boards, and recipes. I was wondering, have you looked into

> breastfeeding your adopted daughter? It takes extra patience and effort,

> but the benefits to both you and her will be amazing. Depending on the

age

> of your daughter when you adopt, this is a possibility. La Leche League

> should have some information available on how to go about establishing a

> milk supply. Just a thought.

> Take care,

> Linda

>

> Thanks Linda,

> I'll check the resources you mention. I have talked to a friend who is

> becoming a La Leche League instructor. She was going to get some more

> details for me. Does anyone know an adoptive mom who has done this? I

won't

> know my daughter's age until next spring and then will travel to China in

> the summer; she will likely be between 6 - 20 months, so a big range.

> Sometimes anticipating single motherhood is so scary. I want to live by my

> values, but sometimes I get overwhelmed. I'm hoping nurturing my support

> system will help. I'm thinking about getting together with some folks in

my

> community who share common beliefs. Interestingly, one of my friends who

> just had a baby was vegan and started eating meat during pregancy, and two

> other friends with kids who I thought were vegetarian due to their other

> values (attachment parenting, energy healing and yoga) eat whole foods but

> are not vegetarian. I actually sought out support on the internet because

it

> hasn't been as easy to find here as I thought.

> Thanks for being there!

> Bea

>

>

>

>

> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

http://www.vrg.org/family.

>

>

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Hello greenfury;

 

Sorry , maybe it was from another veg. group.

 

I belong to 2 of them.

 

This one and another one.

 

Thanks for answering my questions.

 

Hope your day is going well.

 

 

With Love

M B

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GOD BLESS !!!

 

 

 

 

 

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> Sorry , maybe it was from another veg. group.

>

> I belong to 2 of them.

>

> This one and another one.

>

> Thanks for answering my questions.

 

No no no :=) I meant that I wasn't aromalady who I think originally posted the

item and recipe re soyrizo - but I was answering anyway, that's all *lol* It was

the right list - and hey, I was right, it *is* all veggie and just like chorizo

sausage only made outta soy.

 

Best, Pat/gf

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