when zac was 9mths old i took him to see my natropath, Robyn Chuter, in Sydney to double check i was feeding zac all the right stuff. there's only so much you can gather from internet and literature searches on baby vegans so it was good to talk to someone who knew a lot about the subject. basically i was reassured that i was covering all the nutritional stuff i needed to with his diet.
at his 12 mth health check i got an earful of judgemental attitudes towards his vegan diet from the ACT Health community nurses i was refered to the ACT Health dietician. i thought this was a great opportunity for more reassurance about the nutritional value of the food i was giving him. i took a 3 day food diary and the dietician looked through it. she was very happy with all the different types of healthy food he was eating and confirmed he was getting everything he needed and i had nothing to worry about with his diet. i'll probably go back to Robyn or the ACT Health dietician in the future just to make sure everything is still on track with meeting his nutritional needs. it feels good to get reassurance in a society that tends to shun vegan parenting.
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