Amber: Gained the confidence she needed to eat plant-based through her pregnancy

Oli and I are looking forward to the birth of our beautiful baby boy in the next few weeks. The pregnancy has gone well and I'm feeling great. I haven't put on heaps of weight, no problems with water retention, blood sugars or blood pressure, and the baby is growing at a great pace. I haven't had any weird cravings either!

I'm feeling excited and confident about the birth process. I also wanted to thank you and let you know that you were a big help in preparing me and Oli for pregnancy - emotionally and nutritionally.

We often look back on articles you have done for Natural Health & Vegetarian Life magazine and notes I have from your sessions.

I have had great confidence in my vegetarianism throughout pregnancy and planning for bringing up our kids vegetarian - even though there has been constant pressure and questioning from meat eaters who think I probably am not getting enough nutrients to support a growing baby - I mean when you see what most of those people eat it just makes me shake my head and tell them where to go! Half the women at work (not being pregnant) had bigger bellies than me and less energy!

Amber, Canberra