Hi,
I'm quite new here.
I'm an ex vegan, I stopped being a vegan several years ago, but have never got on well with dairy so still don't really consume it.
Would it be beneficial to drink milk again? At the moment I have a very small amount of dairy every day, such as semi skimmed milk in coffee and a small piece of feta or goat's cheese here and there, I'd love to be able to eat cheddar but it gives me heartburn I'm breastfeeding so worry about not getting enough calcium for either me or baby, although she just got one tooth which is healthy looking. I took a liquid calcium supplement when I was pregnant because it stopped those annoying night time leg cramps, but since having my baby I often forget to take it.
Also, I'm having a hard time with ethical issues around dairy, I think I've just seen too many of those PETA articles. I take comfort in the fact that as I live in the UK, most cows here are grass fed by default as far as I know and it is easy to find organic milk. I'm very put off by the idea of raw milk though as someone in my family died after drinking contaminated raw milk (long time ago, but still...).
I'm quite new here.
I'm an ex vegan, I stopped being a vegan several years ago, but have never got on well with dairy so still don't really consume it.
Would it be beneficial to drink milk again? At the moment I have a very small amount of dairy every day, such as semi skimmed milk in coffee and a small piece of feta or goat's cheese here and there, I'd love to be able to eat cheddar but it gives me heartburn I'm breastfeeding so worry about not getting enough calcium for either me or baby, although she just got one tooth which is healthy looking. I took a liquid calcium supplement when I was pregnant because it stopped those annoying night time leg cramps, but since having my baby I often forget to take it.
Also, I'm having a hard time with ethical issues around dairy, I think I've just seen too many of those PETA articles. I take comfort in the fact that as I live in the UK, most cows here are grass fed by default as far as I know and it is easy to find organic milk. I'm very put off by the idea of raw milk though as someone in my family died after drinking contaminated raw milk (long time ago, but still...).