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Ok so I'm not vegan yet. I absolutely love ice cream dairy and chicken and steak. I know it's so wrong tho. I'm fully aware of what goes on and how these animals are treated and it devastates me. My husband will never be vegan but I know to be happy with myself as a person I need to make that transition. I really don't believe in eating animals and i don't think its healthy.  How did you all make the transition? Were you able to do so even if others around you weren't. Oh and I'm 5 months pregnant.

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Im vegan. my husband is not. he eats what I make though and loves my vegan cooking. he even loves tofu. i was vegan when I concieved my 3rd baby. he was my biggest baby and was born super healthy :)

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I decided one day to stop eating meat, and that was it. I never ate it again. I do eat fish and eggs from my MILs farm now (I used to be vegan), but only because I had problems getting enough protein. Sorry, I guess this wasn’t super helpful, was it? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Vegan ice cream is amazing! Such a great time to go vegan too as there is now a vegan equivalent to pretty much everything so if you’re finding transitioning difficult I would swap what you love to vegan versions and then slowly get healthier by cutting out the produced stuff, good luck 💛💛

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There are many vegan brands that make what you already eat just vegan. Try Gardein, Tofurky, Morning Star Farms. All use meatless products and they make everything you already eat so you're really not giving up your favorites.

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Definitely talk to your doctor if you're thinking of transitioning to veganism while you're pregnant. 
Most people find it hard to adjust the amount of food they need to eat to get enough calories and protein as they did before they were vegan/vegetarian. It takes adjusting, and there's trial and error. Though I'm not a medical expert by any means, I'd recommend waiting until after pregnancy to transition. Use this time to find vegan alternatives to the foods you love, maybe, since you're so excited?

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Jamee - yes this looks like they are treated just fine

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I became vegan when I was 12 or 13 :)

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you need to talk to your obgyn before making this change during pregnancy

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just curious what in the world you think the chicken and cattle and pigs go through to be served on your table.  even dairy for crying out loud. diary cows are treated just fine. eating meat and getting the nutrients from them is legit natural of being a human animal. boycotting icecream isn't going to change anything.    and if you do go vegan make sure you do it right. easy to become malnourished when you cut out have of your food source.  get eggs from local farms get chicken from local homestead people.  we raise our dairy goats for their milk and some of my friends raise their own stock for meat. process their chickens and send the pig off to slaughter. I personally love the venison hunted by my family

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