Hello, everyone! I'm looking to get a babywearing coat for my January 2025 baby.

I don't want to get a zip-in attachment for an existing jacket bc my current winter jacket just won't fit postpartum even with an attachment.

Many of the coats I'm seeing have goose down or wool ☹️ anyone have any recs for a vegan one?

Hi everyone, I think I am losing my mind here. I am based in Switzerland/Italy and I have been trying to find vegan barefoot shoes anywhere without any luck. I spend hours every few weeks in this endless loop of searching without ever finding anything. I am thinking of giving up on the barefoot aspect and just getting some shoes I really also don’t want to ruin my daughter feet and I definitely don’t want to compromise on the materials! Any recommendations?

I’m looking for a DHA supplement for my 12 month old.

I had previously purchased the Nutraveg one to start but it is combined with 500 UI of vitamin D and now that we are going to start her on the vegan society veg 1 vitamin that also has vitamin D - we need to find a DHA supplement without it so she doesn’t get too much (ie 1000 UI)

I was looking at the Mary Ruth’s Infant + Toddler Omega 3 liquid drops but it looks like it has 200 mg of DHA while the recommended intake is 70-100 mg. I’m reading conflicting information about their daily needs and I’m worried I would be giving her too much. Does anyone have any insight on this? Could I just get that one and give her slightly less than the serving size?

Thank you!

My 14 month old is only interested in foods with two textures: bread (fig bars, cookies, anything that crumbles I guess) and ground fake meat (sausage crumbles, beyond beef crumbles, soyrizo).

I'm sure the salt content in fake meat is probably high for a toddler, though none of the doctors we've seen for his weight gain mentioned it as a problem. What other protein sources with fake meat crumbles texture can I give him? I tried lentils and he was not fooled. He's not as enthusiastic about beans either. I prefer to use lentils, beans, and tofu to fake meat so go figure my son only wants the processed stuff.

Hello! I am a ftm of an 8 month old. We have been doing purées only because blw kind of scared me, but I want to start giving him more variety. He is so interested in our food. Looking for some meal/recipe ideas. We try to eat as minimally processed as possible. Thank you!

Do you have any family traditions that you’ve invented or veganized?

I’m Jewish but my parents are not into traditions so we had very few when I was growing up. The one thing we did consistently was going out to eat in Chinatown at Christmastime, which I loved. I volunteer at an animal sanctuary, so I definitely want to keep that up as a family thing. Curios to hear what other vegan families do.

Anybody got any low sugar or zero sugar snack suggestions to take in with us in our bag?

Okay, maybe there's a better for sub for this. Looking for a practical but stylish(ish) clog suitable for fall and winter that's vegan! (Of course). I need to be able to wear them for many activities including toddler wrangling and dog walking among other tasks of daily living!

So disclaimer, this dish doesn’t look appealing at all but tastes good. Still coming up with a name for it because the original name just doesn’t suite it well.

Background:

I was getting a little tired of our usual and wanted to change things up so I had ChatGPT create a weeks worth of vegan slow cooker, freezer friendly meals that provide 20-30g of protein per serving for a dish that makes at least 6 servings minimum (that way there’s leftovers for the next day at the very least if we liked it enough). Well, one of the dishes was a Lentil Quinoa Chili (which is what’s in the photo) and it surprised me!

Reheated some up today for me to eat and kiddo, of course, came crawling over wanting some food tax. Well…turns out, she liked it and was throwing a fit over me not feeding her fast enough. Now, she’s not a picky eater but when she finds something she really enjoys, she makes it known that THAT’S what she wants.

Here’s the recipe, we didn’t include bell peppers since we didn’t have any on hand but will next time.

Lentil and Quinoa Chili

• Ingredients (adjusted to 4 servings):

  • 1 cup dried lentils (18g protein)
  • 1/2 cup quinoa (12g protein)
  • 1 can kidney beans (14g protein)
  • 1 can black beans (15g protein)
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 diced bell pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, salt, pepper to taste

• Protein per serving: ~22g

• Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a freezer-safe bag. When ready to cook, add the mixture to the slow cooker with 4 cups of vegetable broth. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours.

I just got banned from a breast milk pumping sub for politely disagreeing with a moderator who decided to ban all discussion of veganism. It’s not a big deal because I no longer need help with pumping and had decided to unfollow the sub anyway. But it’s frustrating that vegan parents get shut out of spaces that are supposed to be helpful and welcoming just because we dare to express concern for animals, or support other parents out there doing the same.

Anyways… any suggestions for other parenting-related subs that aren’t hostile to veganism?

Hi,

My girlfriend are trying to have a child together. I've always wanted kids but she was more hesitant and after 14 years together, we finally took the plunge. Since then, I've been super stressed about how it will be nearly impossible for us to raise vegan kids in France and how this is going to mean being at war with almost everyone around my kid. We're also both teachers so we know exactly how it works in the school system. It is literally forbidden to serve a vegan meal. I am absolutely not ready to make a compromise and have my kids eat meat at school. When they're older and make their own choice, they may grow up to be meat eaters and as hard as it'll be for us to accept that, we'll have to but I can't accept anyone else forcing non vegan food on them. The only two solutions we can't think of are having an au pair to take care of the meal time or having one of us stop working to take of that. Both we can't really afford. Are there any vegan parents in France on this sub who could tell me their stories and what good solutions they have ?

We just moved from the States where we were using Hello watermelon toothpaste. I can get it here but it's a bit expensive.

What are you using for toothpaste for a two year old?

Supplementary question: fluoride toothpaste good or bad?

EDIT: We moved to the UK!!

I’m 23 and just found out. It was completely unplanned and unexpected, and she is scaring me so much. This is so discouraging. Pls drop some words of advice for how to navigate difficult meat eating families!

My kid has a very savory/umami palate. She loves mushrooms, olives, kale. She has a soy intolerance sadly so no tofu for us.

Hoping for high iron and protein ideas for snacks or food for her.

I know food and snacks are talked about often but I need new inspiration!

Thanks vegan parents. :)

Just saw this at the store. Not sure how long it’s been out but was pretty excited. I hated how the original kids one had added sugar.

I’m sure that there are better milk alternatives, but our guy has loved it since 1y.

This is my first pregnancy. I work full time and go to the office. I’m an accountant and want to go back to work after 8 weeks. My mother-in-law will be taking care of the baby and the baby will need to learn how to drink from a bottle. I do plan on pumping and giving the baby breast milk. How do you make the transition from breast feeding to bottle feed?

We’ve recently been making changes in our diet to become vegan,but I had a really hard time convincing my teens to get off cow milk. When we tried the Next milk it was a game changer, they actually love it and will drink tons. I’m also floored that it has a huge amount of B12 and D!! And it lasts for a quite a while compared to cow milk, so I stock up when it’s on sale.

My doctor told me I have low iron and to try and increase this by eating more iron rich foods.

I generally cook for our whole family and don’t do a separate meal for our 2 year old but know I’ve been avoiding leafy greens (spinach, kale etc.) because he’s never been keen on them.

Im looking for tried and true recipes that might change his mind, or meals that are rich in iron from other vegan-friendly sources. Any suggestions appreciated!

So far I have scoured the internet to find a supplement that checks all these boxes:

• gummy
• Omega 3
• algae-based
• no stevia
• preferably made with sugar or corn syrup (bc while I don’t love either, the amount is negligible and my toddler is more likely to eat than with any other sweetener that may have a hint of flavor/aftertaste).

Any recommendations?

Anyone have a favorite multivitamin they would recommend? My daughter is 3.5 and we want to start her on a multivitamin. Thanks!

As in, “stay out of my room you DAIRY PRODUCT!”

I’m a father of 2 18months and 3 months and we are all vegan and my wife and I would love to meet other vegan parents in the area and have our kids have vegan friends. Please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are in Atascadero in San Luis Obispo County California

My daughter just turned 12 months at the end of September and had her 12-month checkup today. Turns out she's in the 15th percentile for weight and has lost weight since her last 9-month appointment, when she was in the 50th. Eegh. We're freaking out a bit.

We're vegan and so is she. I'm still breastfeeding her in the morning and at night, but we've moved to unsweetened soy milk (Silk) for her bottles during the day since she's at daycare. We were already doing bottles with pumped milk, so she has no issue taking them.

BUT she has never been a big eater, regardless of what we've tried — baby-led weaning, purees with a spoon, etc. Sometimes she eats and sometimes she doesn't. We're at our wit's end a bit and have just accepted that she'll figure it out. We keep offering a variety of options and so does the daycare. They feed her a vegan diet.

Our family doctor (getting a pediatrician is very, very hard where I live) has referred us to a dietician and suggested we move to a soy formula instead of soy milk. We checked out the nutritional stats and it's a lot heftier. She also suggested taking away one of our three bottles to see if she's hungrier and more keen to eat.

We're mostly worried about her, but also worried that everyone in our lives will see this as confirmation of what they already think, which is that vegan diets are irresponsible for children, blah blah blah. Our daughter has always been perfectly healthy otherwise, meeting her milestones, etc.

Anyone have this experience and had luck chunking their baby up? We just want her to be OK.

Hi all. My toddler has become much more picky about eating lately and I'm thinking it might be time to introduce a multivitamin. Previously had just given liquid iron (with LOTS of protest), but now would like something that covers a bit more potential nutritional gaps for days when not much food is touched.

Ideally I'd like this to not be a gummy as I've heard from dentists that gummy vitamins aren't the best for teeth and oral health.

Does anyone have a chewable that their kids actually enjoy taking?

Hi all, I'm currently almost 38 weeks pregnant and would like to try and meal prep on my lunch break when wfh in the run up to baby arriving. Other than the obvious -- lentil/soya lasagne, chilli's, soup -- has anyone got any go to recipes for freezable dishes that reheat well?

I still try to feed my 19 month old toddler relatively low salt dishes so bonus points if I can scoop him a portion out to freeze before adding salt and pepper!

Hi everyone! I know in the US there are technically no vegan formulas, has anyone given a baby less than 1 year old Else nutrition formula? Or did your doctor recommend to just use a soy formula? I want to combo feed with else nutrition but I’m afraid it isn’t quite the same as infant formula. I asked my doctor but he seemed confused by the question and just said to use soy infant formula.