Brad ~
My info is probably 17 years out of date (my firstborn's 17th birthday is tomorrow), but came from a book titled What to Eat When You're Expecting. That book was very sympathetic to vegetarianism in general, and did a good job discussing the various nutritional challenges faced by both omnivores and vegetarians in pregnancy. It did make a point of saying that vegans should become ovo-lacto vegetarians for the duration of pregnancy & lactation, because babies' developing brains need a significant amount of cholesterol in order to develop optimally. The citations in the back of the book looked solid to my unscholarly eye -- but as I said, that book was published at least 17 years ago. That's why I asked if y'all had discussed it; I'm curious what current research has to say on the topic.
pax
My info is probably 17 years out of date (my firstborn's 17th birthday is tomorrow), but came from a book titled What to Eat When You're Expecting. That book was very sympathetic to vegetarianism in general, and did a good job discussing the various nutritional challenges faced by both omnivores and vegetarians in pregnancy. It did make a point of saying that vegans should become ovo-lacto vegetarians for the duration of pregnancy & lactation, because babies' developing brains need a significant amount of cholesterol in order to develop optimally. The citations in the back of the book looked solid to my unscholarly eye -- but as I said, that book was published at least 17 years ago. That's why I asked if y'all had discussed it; I'm curious what current research has to say on the topic.
pax