I have bipolar 2 and I don’t think I'm capable of mentally withstanding pregnancy. Firstly I've been on medication for 8 years now. I would have to go through an extremely difficult withdrawal process to ween my body off of my mood stabiliser, antidepressants and sleep medication for my sleep anxiety.
Lets say I successfully get off my treatment,now I have to deal with the emotions those pills treat. Add to this the influx of pregnancy hormones and you have a recipe for death. That's why I plan to use a surrogate if I ever want to have children. That way my baby can get the best of me mentally and emotionally. Also I don't have to worry about gaining pregnancy weight
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You however don't need to worry,just plan ahead. My therapist said that if I were to get pregnant I would have to work closely with her and my psychiatrist throughout the pregnancy. The best way to arrest anxiety is to plan ahead.You don't have to do it alone,you'll be okay.
