This pocket guide is a fun, informative, and totally comprehensive reference manual that provides readers quick answers to their most pressing pregnancy problems. From straight-forward nutrition information and strategies for maximizing meal plans to tips on choosing cruelty-free antacids (by brand name) and advice on how to thrown a vegan baby shower, the vegan mom will find complete validation for her chosen lifestyle. Written in an upbeat and casual tone, readers will feel like they're having an awesome conversation with a super-supportive and super-positive girlfriend...who happens to know a ton about vegan nutrition and pregnancy.
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Sayward Rebhal is a scientist, writer, mover, and maker who lives on an urban micro-homestead in Portland, Oregon. Sayward spends her days keeping house and raising her pint-sized plant-eater, cooking up kitchen witchery and digging in her garden, and somehow finding time to write amidst the madness.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Once I got pregnant I struggled to maintain a whole-food based diet. Plants didn't sound all that great, and cheese did. I felt pretty alone, too. I couldn't find many vegan blogs in the internet world of mommy's-to-be, so I found Amazon instead. I like the author's way of writing, she made me laugh throughout the book and also comforted me on the pregnant, vegan journey ahead. I recommend this book 'cause she gives you advice on what to expect when people hear you don't eat animals and you're growing a baby inside of you. Plants are AMAZING for the baby, the mom, and maybe you'll even inspire the doctors who look at your blood tests and see how rad your insides are :) (my midwife was inspired - highest iron count she had ever seen in a vegan, pregnant woman at her practice).
But if you do buy this book, do it at the very start of pregnancy. I bought it towards the end of the first trimester and a lot of the stuff I read was old news to me since I had been reading about pregnancy + plant-based foods for weeks before hand.
Happy pregnancy!
But if you do buy this book, do it at the very start of pregnancy. I bought it towards the end of the first trimester and a lot of the stuff I read was old news to me since I had been reading about pregnancy + plant-based foods for weeks before hand.
Happy pregnancy!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Sara Thomas
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whether you are pregnant, going to be pregnant or even if you are postpartum, you will love this book! the vegan pregnancy guide is so informative and well written. sayward's style is easy fun & easy to follow, and she covers many topics from nutrition to advice on how to respond to people in difficult social situations.
i became a huge fan of sayward several months ago when i discovered her blog, bonzai aphrodite, and i couldn't wait to get this book! i love it as much as i was hoping! i have a 10 month old boy & i was able to take a lot of good things from it even though i'm not pregnant. i look forward to my next pregnancy, because i feel it will be so helpful to have the information she has shared. thank you so much sayward, i will buy this for every pregnant person i can!
i became a huge fan of sayward several months ago when i discovered her blog, bonzai aphrodite, and i couldn't wait to get this book! i love it as much as i was hoping! i have a 10 month old boy & i was able to take a lot of good things from it even though i'm not pregnant. i look forward to my next pregnancy, because i feel it will be so helpful to have the information she has shared. thank you so much sayward, i will buy this for every pregnant person i can!
27 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By SaraJane
I really wanted to like this book. I mean, how exciting, finally a book about vegan pregnancy! I did find some useful information in the book, but not much. There were bits of chatspeak here and there and the book reads as if it's written by some kind of hipster. The tone and grammar alone really turned me off. The synopsis of the book promised info about things like vegan baby showers and introducing babies to pets. Well, not really. The advice for the baby shower was either insist on having at least one thing you can eat at your own party or just bring your own food like a Lara bar or something. Yeah, I could have figured that one out on my own. As for the pets, she goes into things about her dogs and then says cats just ignore everything anyway, so they never care. Maybe you could have actually spoken to some cat owners before writing something as idiot as that. The opposite of helpful.
I have a really hard time taking any herbal and nutritional advice from someone who has no background in either of those things. Not to mention, Sayward has said women should be taking 1000mg of vitamin C daily while pregnant on her blog. That much vitamin C has been known to cause miscarriages. So, yeah, no. I don't really think I'll be putting much stock into anything she has to say regarding supplementing.
If you want a great book for vegan pregnancy, don't waste your money on this one and buy the Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book instead. It's absolutely fabulous and full of in-depth information written by an actual registered dietician with so many great tips on how to stay healthy and sane while vegan and pregnant.
I have a really hard time taking any herbal and nutritional advice from someone who has no background in either of those things. Not to mention, Sayward has said women should be taking 1000mg of vitamin C daily while pregnant on her blog. That much vitamin C has been known to cause miscarriages. So, yeah, no. I don't really think I'll be putting much stock into anything she has to say regarding supplementing.
If you want a great book for vegan pregnancy, don't waste your money on this one and buy the Everything Vegan Pregnancy Book instead. It's absolutely fabulous and full of in-depth information written by an actual registered dietician with so many great tips on how to stay healthy and sane while vegan and pregnant.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick read, lots to think about
My husband and I purchased this book, and read it within a few hours. The author has an enthusiastic and fun view on being pregnant as a vegan woman (although my husband found the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Serena
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this book!
Felt like I was taken under a vegan friend's wing...lots of encouragement and helpful advice. I felt like I learned a lot, even though this wasn't my first pregnancy! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kate Brinkley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for vegan moms to be!
I'm vegan and I'm planning my first pregnancy. I was so relieved when I found this book! There is a dire need for resources and an extreme lack of information out there. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Kate Duvnjak
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very reassuring
This book was written in a friendly and reassuring manner (unlike Bun in the Oven, which probably has more info, but is so harsh and mean! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing resource for mamas to be!
This is a must read for mamas to be! It's a quick, fun read, jam packed with essential information. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Natalia Karoway-Waterhouse
5.0 out of 5 stars
A survival guide for any pregnancy!
I was lucky to find out I was pregnant just when the book was released so I ordered it straight away. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic resource!
This book came just a little too late for our vegan pregnancy (baby came 2 weeks after the release), but it has still been a handy resource for nutritional information, especially... Read more
Published 20 months ago by tim and jessie
5.0 out of 5 stars
A handy reference
Sayward's guide is great - it doesn't repeat all the other pregnancy advice out there, just gets down to brass tacks and gives you the vegan-specific stuff you need to know. Read more
Published 20 months ago by stephie137
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great reference book
This book is a great to have on hand if you want a quick guide to an easy vegan pregnancy! I read through the entire book the day I received it and I've been keeping it with me... Read more
Published 20 months ago by IL Veg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Succinct, solid and fun read.
I'm a nurse-midwifery student and a vegan and I absolutely love this book. I know that being vegan is perfectly healthful, if not optimal, but many health care providers still... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Joselle M. Palacios
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