Me again, Calling all vegetarians, vegans and wanna be's. I just got off the phone with the mom whose baby has bloody stools and crystals. We are going to compose a message to Lactnet while she is here tomorrow, that outlines her son's situation. In the meantime I have another question. She has gone completely vegan (among other restricted foods), at the doctor's request. As I came to veganism over a period of years, I could use some help on her transition to veganism in just one week. The docs are worried about protein intake among other things. She is taking some kind of rice protein powder that they found at the health food store. Looking at all my cookbooks, everyone assumes you will gradually change your diet. She went from eating practically no beans to eating them everyday and has gotten a little sick. :-) I was going to introduce her to things like quinoa tomorrow. But I could sure use some help. I did suggest that she do the big pot of rice, squash thing but I don't think she has done it yet. I am hopeful we will be able to change from the doctor's perspective from "You can't eat that" to "This is what I CAN eat." I think our big question from the phone call is: How long can a breastfeeding mother eat a really restricted diet and not worry about counting protein, calories, vitamins, etc. So that she does not feel pressured to supplement while this situation gets sorted out. I welcome any and all suggestions, as does she. Sincerely, Nikki Simmons LLL of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA [log in to unmask] (Hey I just added vegan to my spell checker!) *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html