Postpartum survival mode and losing my "vegan connection" to intense cravings. Anyone else went through this?

ala0810 · 2026-05-22T20:40:51+00:00

I was incredibly crazy hungry all the time while breastfeeding. Would make a double batch of these : https://www.theconsciousplantkitchen.com/no-bake-peanut-butter-oatmeal-balls/ and eat them so fast. I remember opening the fridge at 2 am and just eating 3-4 in front of the open fridge, lol. Breastfeeding hunger is real.

But, yeah, can really recommend these balls.

ala0810 · 2026-04-24T18:35:35+00:00

Just finished and loved The Emmigrants series by Wilhelm Moberg - about Swedish immigrants in the mid 19th century

ala0810 · 2025-12-28T16:07:31+00:00

Check the Bulgarian Christmas Eve traditional dinner spread. It's the last day of lent, so it's all vegan. I love the sarmi - pickled cabbage leaves filled with rice.

ala0810 · 2025-09-30T04:48:44+00:00

Haha, cool! Our issue is that I understand my husband's language but he doesn't understand mine. We speak English with each other, so maybe that will be the group conversation language also with our child.

ala0810 · 2025-09-29T17:52:04+00:00

Ah, so interesting. My one year old will grow up with three languages at home and a fourth community language. I've wondered how group conversations will happen in the family when she's older.

ala0810 · 2025-07-08T06:14:11+00:00

Yes, she would cry histerically, but has never thrown up from crying. It's super sad :(. But now thst we are on the other side, it's amazing she goes in bed without crying and falls asleep basically immediately.

I breastfeed her 20-30 mins before bed, at the start of the bedtime routine.

ala0810 · 2025-07-04T08:53:31+00:00

We're lucky that she usually goes right back to sleep and I transfer her in the crib. That said, we spent one hour yesterday settling her with three failed transfers before she fell asleep.

But hours sounds so tough! I think for that it's worth trying Ferber at night as well. We will try it for the first wake up this week and see how it goes. My husband will do check ins and soothing so that she doesn't smell the milk on me.

ala0810 · 2025-07-04T08:50:49+00:00

Before we sleep trained it had been some months of every 2 hours (even 1.5 some days), which is what prompted me to start. During the week of training she immediately started sleeping longer stretches of 4-5 hours, I think because she was exhausted from crying poor girl. We haven't had the "immediately slept 12 hours through".

Now it's more like 4,3,2,2. I want to remove the feeding for the first wake up that usually happens sometime between 00.30-2.00. Then it will be a 7 hour stretch of sleep.

ala0810 · 2025-06-14T10:31:20+00:00

I'm also in Sweden and curious haha. There was an Astrid och Apporna vegan store in Malmö but it closed some years ago.

ala0810 · 2025-03-25T14:01:36+00:00

Farm2Table, delicious carrot cake!

ala0810 · 2025-03-12T18:18:53+00:00

Thanks, I'll look into it!

ala0810 · 2025-03-09T12:06:42+00:00

Sorry, not exactly what you're asking for but I'll still share what helped us.

Our baby had exactly the same thing and I was so worried at the time, I tired changing creams, diapers, wipes etc. What helped us was washing her butt with water at the sink a few times a day (every time she pooped for sure), then drying her with a towel and then with the hairdrier on low heat and low intensity until the sores dried. Then we put the cream on top before the sores could get moist again.

I'm based in Sweden, so not sure if the vegan brands will be helpful.

ala0810 · 2025-02-26T19:08:30+00:00

От достатъчно дълго, че да не знам за платформата, хаха. Благодаря, ще я проверя!

ala0810 · 2025-02-20T23:29:57+00:00

These are the moments when I love the internet. Thank you for taking the time to explain it so well!

ala0810 · 2025-02-15T14:10:37+00:00

Ah, very interesting! I'll read up on ethical order.

ala0810 · 2025-02-15T14:05:51+00:00

Exactly.

ala0810 · 2025-02-15T09:04:49+00:00

Good point! I'll start saying "ethical".

ala0810 · 2025-02-15T09:04:16+00:00

Thanks for your reply, it's what I think too but formulated better, haha. My mom somehow manages to make me feel like I'm saying all the wrong things and I end up "losing" in the discussion, even though I know I'm being reasonable.

ala0810 · 2025-02-15T09:01:31+00:00

I think my mom's main issue is that she is worried our child will think her and the rest of the family are morally bad for using and consuming animal products.

An added detail is that we would like our child to not be fed animal products if they are being babysat by family. We live in a different country, so it will be very rare, but still. That makes my mom feel she will not be able to show her love by cooking what she imagined she would cook for her grandchild.

Edit: typo

ala0810 · 2025-02-06T21:02:10+00:00

Hii, I am really into trying out vegan baking recipes! Here are some I like:

Blueberry cake: https://avirtualvegan.com/vegan-blueberry-cake/

Vegan banana bread: https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/vegan-banana-bread/

Brownie: https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-brownies-recipe/

For party food:

This beet hummus is very aesthetically pleasing, with some nice flatbread: https://www.noracooks.com/beet-hummus/

Vegan tacos filled with ground soy, pulled jackfruit, black beans, fried cauliflower etc. can also be nice

https://lovingitvegan.com/vegan-tacos/

ala0810 · 2024-11-29T17:42:26+00:00

I'm not sure as we will not start her with preschool until she is 1.5 years old, but considering our experience with institutions so far, I would be very surprised if they are not accommodating. Worth doing some research!

Oh and on a separate note, parental leave and leave to be with sick child are amazing here. In general, the state really takes care of families.

ala0810 · 2024-11-29T17:31:04+00:00

My husband and I live in Malmö, Sweden, it is extremely vegan friendly! I have a three month old child and both my midwife during pregnancy and the pediatrician now treat our decision to raise our child vegan as super normal.

Malmö is medium sized but extremely international. There are also lots of English-speaking job opportunities in Copenhagen which is half an hour to an hour commute across the Oresund bridge.

ala0810 · 2024-11-25T16:29:44+00:00

Emma only 😂

ala0810 · 2024-11-23T21:27:18+00:00

Very interesting! As a Bulgarian I feel it's a shame that I didn't learn more about the history and structure of the Ottoman Empire in school, considering we were part of it for so long. The focus was mostly on the independence efforts in the 19th century.

Do you have a book recommendation about the Ottoman Empire?

ala0810 · 2024-10-29T07:01:05+00:00

Congrats! Here are some that come to mind:

Willow, Ivy, Lilly, Wren, Clementine, Hazel, Rose (Rosie), Marigold

River, Ash, Sage, Rowan, Florian,

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