Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hello, all. I wonder if I can ask what everyone thinks about this. My sister has just found out that she's pregnant (5 weeks), and I'm about four months ahead of her (18 weeks). They'll both be first babies for both of us, so we've never done this before. When she went to her doctor yesterday, they gave her a leaflet that said she needed to eat 71 (!!) grams of protein every day. I've been struggling to eat the 60 grams that I thought I needed (we both are lacto-ovo vegetarians and eat organic cheese, eggs, milk, etc.). But 71 grams is about the equivalent of a dozen eggs a day! That's a tall order if you're not serving up a roast chicken or t-bone every night. So what have you been told about protein requirements during pregnancy? My sister's doctor didn't seem very well informed about vegetarianism in general, so we're doubting the advice. I've heard that Americans tend to consume many times the amount of protein their bodies need... and 71 grams a day seems like a lot to us, so we're wondering if it's an overestimation. What do you think? Best wishes, Kerri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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