Someone comfort me...
I feel like a terrible mother already. I'm 15 weeks pregnant with who I hope is our first living baby.
I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and Bipolar II disorder. I'm on meds for it, along with meds I take to keep a peptic ulcer at bay. I'm afraid i'm doing serious damage to my baby, but I just can't do without my meds. I literally will be a danger to myself and others without my meds, and my pdoc and I have both agreed that even though my meds are Class C, the benefits outweigh the risks. I've had two ultrasounds, and three appointments with an OB, and they say the baby is moving okay, growing okay, etc but I know that we can't really be sure there's nothing really wrong yet. I haven't had any tests or anything done. I feel guilty and scared about this. I'm incredibly stable on my meds, and have been for over 2 years. A lady I was in the waiting room with at my pdoc's office made me cry one time when she told me that I shouldn't be having children--EVER. I came home and cried to my fiance because children is all we've talked about since we got toghther and the thought of us never having them breaks our hearts. I've known planty of mothers with disabilities like mine who are just great parents to their kids. Someone tell me i'm not in the wrong?
In case you were wondering, the meds I take daily are: Celexa, Geodon, and Omeprazole.
I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and Bipolar II disorder. I'm on meds for it, along with meds I take to keep a peptic ulcer at bay. I'm afraid i'm doing serious damage to my baby, but I just can't do without my meds. I literally will be a danger to myself and others without my meds, and my pdoc and I have both agreed that even though my meds are Class C, the benefits outweigh the risks. I've had two ultrasounds, and three appointments with an OB, and they say the baby is moving okay, growing okay, etc but I know that we can't really be sure there's nothing really wrong yet. I haven't had any tests or anything done. I feel guilty and scared about this. I'm incredibly stable on my meds, and have been for over 2 years. A lady I was in the waiting room with at my pdoc's office made me cry one time when she told me that I shouldn't be having children--EVER. I came home and cried to my fiance because children is all we've talked about since we got toghther and the thought of us never having them breaks our hearts. I've known planty of mothers with disabilities like mine who are just great parents to their kids. Someone tell me i'm not in the wrong?
In case you were wondering, the meds I take daily are: Celexa, Geodon, and Omeprazole.