Hi there!

I've just read through the original thread, because I'm a vegetarian (vegan at home) who - in 2010 - will begin TTC for the first time I have many thoughts and questions about the TTC part, and I'm sure I'll get involved in other parts of BB for that - but of course, I've already had both my parents and the parents in law ask me about veg*n pregnancy and veg*n parenting. So I'm hoping to meet others who have gotten through this and are living it.

More on me - I'm 30, husband is 32, we've been married 3 years, together 5. We live in Hawthorn / Melbourne. I'm finishing a PhD - I work in alcohol and other drug research (public health stuff) and my hubby is also in the university sector working as a writer/editor/teacher. He also writes poetry. Our jobs are for love, not money, so now we are contemplating having a family - I'm hoping we can do it cheaply We've been vegetarian 5 years and vegan-at-home 1 year. Would like to be fully vegan but have not yet gotten through hurdles of eating out. I can definitely relate to some of your posts about dealing with veg*n foods and family events! We also live without a car, in an apartment at the moment, and we try to live a Green lifestyle, still learning as we go with that.

Do you have any advice for veg*n diets and TTC and pregnancy? I know there is a lot of info out there about it, and I intend to buy books on the subject... wondered if people had any recommendations or things they learnt from their own experiences with doing this, as well as coping with other people's opinions!

We are really looking forward to this next couple of years - an exciting time! I do hope I can remain vegetarian if not vegan. I'm healthy now so hopefully it is possible! Reading other people's stories certainly makes it feel more possible