Veggie Fueled Mama

Raising a vegan baby in the non-vegan Midwest

Welcome to Veggie Fueled Mama, my very own passion project: raising a vegan child in a non-vegan town. Explore my site and all that I have to offer; perhaps Veggie Fueled Mama will ignite your own passions as well.

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About The Blog

Truth be told, this blog was inspired by conversations with friends. I was inspired to document my journey as an older new mom, raising a vegan baby in a very non-vegan world. I knew I would get and have questions, and I wanted a platform to share the answers for others who might be going through the same thing.

My goal is to share my experiences with authenticity and humor. I hope you enjoy it!

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veggiefueledmama

6 days ago
5 min

Parenting During A Pandemic

I know we are all feeling it in one way or another. The stress this pandemic is causing. I believe some of it is exaggerated (not the severity of the virus o...

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veggiefueledmama

Jan 9
4 min

We Survived Our First Family Flight!

I was dreading it, but we did it. Specifically, I did it. I survived. We traveled to see my parents, and that meant flying with our daughter for the first ti...

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veggiefueledmama

Oct 9, 2019
3 min

Is It Because She's Vegan?

My daughter is 15 months old (on the date of this writing) and she's not quite walking on her own yet, though she has made many strides over the last few wee...

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veggiefueledmama

Aug 21, 2019
5 min

Movin' On Up!

Well, this is the time for milestones! A recent major one was celebrating our daughter's first birthday. Shortly after that celebration, our daughter began h...

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veggiefueledmama

Aug 2, 2019
5 min

Made It Through The First Vegan Birthday Party!

Almost a month ago at this point, we celebrated our daughter's first birthday. We had a very, very small party a few days before her actual birthday. While h...

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veggiefueledmama

Jun 29, 2019
5 min

Braving The Parade

Since becoming a parent, more things used to stress me out than they used to. Which probably makes sense and it probably happens to a lot of parents. Those w...

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veggiefueledmama

Jun 3, 2019
4 min

Raising A Bilingual Child

Raising a vegan child comes with its own challenges, but so does raising a bilingual child when your spouse doesn't speak the language.

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veggiefueledmama

Apr 27, 2019
5 min

The Petting Zoo Pickle

As Easter was approaching, I was inspired to write this post because Easter provides many opportunities for people to connect with animals. I'm sure we've al...

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veggiefueledmama

Apr 7, 2019
4 min

Not Sweating The Small Stuff

This post was inspired by a text conversation I was having with one of my baby's daycare teachers, and I think it's a good follow-up to my last post, which w...

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veggiefueledmama

Mar 23, 2019
6 min

Hell-Bent Against Helicopter Parenting

For as long as I can remember, I knew that, if I ever became a parent, I didn't want to be a "helicopter parent," one who hovers over her child at every turn...

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veggiefueledmama

Mar 11, 2019
5 min

My Why: Celebrating Five Years Vegan

On March 5, 2014, I went vegan for Lent and thought I'd give it up on Easter. I wanted to see how difficult it was and how I felt not consuming any animal pr...

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veggiefueledmama

Mar 2, 2019
8 min

Plant-Based Eating And Baby-Led Weaning

As I mentioned in my very first post, I knew if I had a child I would want to raise him or her as a vegan. Well, here we are, almost 8 months into my daughte...

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veggiefueledmama

Feb 23, 2019
5 min

If You Want To Dip Your Toe In The Vegan Water

**Before I get too far into this post, I'll put this out there for anyone who doesn't know: there can be a huge difference between something that is vegan an...

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veggiefueledmama

Feb 16, 2019
6 min

The Influence Of Daycare

I knew from the beginning that I'd be going back to work after I had my baby. Even when I was on maternity leave and would get sad at the thought of leaving ...

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veggiefueledmama

Feb 9, 2019
6 min

Body After Baby (aka "Mom Bod")

Ask anyone who has had a baby if she has had any issues with postpartum self-image. If she tells you she hasn't, she's lying. There’s a deep, dark voice in a...

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veggiefueledmama

Feb 2, 2019
7 min

My Breastfeeding Rollercoaster

Not every mother wants to breastfeed, and not every mother is capable of breastfeeding. Then there are breastfeeding mothers who under produce, and there are...

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veggiefueledmama

Jan 26, 2019
5 min

Surprise! Most Medication Isn't Vegan

As I have written before, there is a spectrum for most things we do based on what we believe, and medication is no exception. So what do you do when the medi...

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veggiefueledmama

Jan 19, 2019
8 min

Don't Forget About Yourself

From my experience, new moms are given some basic information about how to care for a newborn and keep him or her alive and thriving but very little, if any,...

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veggiefueledmama

Jan 12, 2019
9 min

Maternity Leave is NOT a Vacation

When you're at the hospital, you have this wonderful option of allowing them to take your baby to the nursery so you can sleep. Not everyone takes advantage ...

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veggiefueledmama

Jan 5, 2019
8 min

Can Labor and Delivery be Pleasant?!

**I will preface this post by saying that I know no two labor and delivery experiences are alike. They are not always pleasant, and many (if not most) do not...

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