Sweetie you need to talk to your pDoc and your
Gyn doctor. I appreciate your not wanting to
harm the baby but you don't want to harm
yourself either. There are some meds which
don't cross the placenta as bad as others.
Talk to your Doctors about this and see what
they think.

Ya I go back home to ontario on the 23rd of dec and i will see my familydoc then which will refer to doc for the baby. I was just hoping there was some sort of coping methods besides the meds

Sounds like DebbieX has some sound advice for you, I know someone who went through a similar situation and was able to find an acceptable alternative to manage their illness. I'm originally from Ontario; pleasure to meet a fellow Canadian on here. :)

Where about in ont? I'm about an hr east of T.o

i'm bipolar and pregnant too, and that's how i felt. but from what i hear, that's how everyone else (bipolar or not) feels when they're early in pregnancy, too.
it's been hard, but everything i do is for the baby now. just take care of yourself 10000%!! if things get too bad, call your doctor. even if you might have to stay in the hospital for awhile, if you don't want to take medication while you're pregnant that's your choice but you have to stay safe!!! you're gonna be a great mom, and i understand your choice to not take meds right now. just love yourself and take care of yourself like you would your baby because your body is your baby's body right now. don't forget, talk to a doctor if you feel things getting out of control! i'm 36 and a half weeks and i'm still here and healthy, if i can do it you can but we have to be careful!

Thank you for ur reply are u taking anything for ur bi polar while ur pregnant? Does the depressed feeling usually pass after the 3 months? I think it has a lot to do with me getting migranes everyday all day.. Which is making it hard to function and go to work. I spend a lot of time sleeping because its the only thing that helps. When I sleep I have nightmares.

that sounds exactly like my first trimester. its still rough alot of the tim but the first trimester was baaad. i pretty much had to sleep all the time because i was puking so much, plus i was anemic on top of it so i was fainting too. i'm not taking anything for my bipolar, but i wasn't before that either, i was managing it in other ways. start meditating (that's a huge help before and after). actually, there was just a post in another topic asking advice for their bipolar son, freeheeler left a really long really good post on ways to help with bipolar and i pretty much live by the things he said (but he explained everything very well, much better than i could have) so you're better off reading that one i guess.
the good thing is, obviously right now you know there's a problem, so you just need try your best to distract yourself from those feelings in a safe and constructive ways and you'll be ok as long as you get help if things get out of hand.




p.s. i l.o.v.e. ontario!!

I lived right downtown in Toronto on King Street West but also grew up in Barrie, Ontario.

i'm a northern girl.

Here's that post, i just scammed it LOL.
(originally posted by Freeheeler)
the advice given was for a 14 year old boy but it applies to anybody with bipolar, just imagine work instead of school i guess lol.


Hey JD. My bp symptoms started in jr high and I gave my folks some rough times. I taught violent kids for a while, so I've seen both sides.

Our classroom was very structured with a great deal of discipline. We also had a very good student teacher ratio, so we were able to spend a lot of time on the kids. This worked pretty well.

Ok, keep trying new meds, but that isn't all.

Keep trying to reach him. Keep showing him that you care and keep working with him. Do things with him on weekends. Make sure you have fun!

At 14, he's getting big enough to be dangerous. He needs to know in no uncertain terms that violence is not acceptable.

Cognitive behavioural therapy may help. He needs to learn new ways of thinking about things and working out problems. Meditation may also help calm his mind. At the very least, he should learn breathing techniques to help him calm himself down.

Also, a good therapist would help. You have probably tried this though. Work with your son and the therapist to develop a plan for the boy's life. The boy needs to be part of developing the plan for his success and he needs to feel that he has a bit of control in this plan. But, he also needs to stick with this plan. He also needs to know that he has to improve his discipline and self control.

Ok, other things. Foods are meds. You said that he acted up after thanksgiving. What did he eat? This is something your whole family has to do. He can't be the only one in the house to eat healthy food.

Switch to complex carbs, no white bread and under no circumstances, no McDonalds or other junk food. Cut sugar way back. Limit fruit juices as they are high in sugar and high fruitcose corn syrup. Buy organic when you can. God knows what they're putting in our food anymore! Bring in lots of fruits and vegetables. You'd be amazed how much moods can be changed through switching to healthy food.

Next, exercise is tremendously important. I was misdiagnosed for over 25 years. I kept myself alive with exercise. Vegging with video games and tv is harmful. Those things agitate an already agitated brain. I just can't say enough about exercise. Get him up early and out of the house for morning runs. Lift weights with him. Play tennis, whatever. But get him moving.

The best exercise I can think of is martial arts. It is cool and it is something that you and your wife can do with him. Toughening up will help with his self esteem and it would definitely help with discipline and self control. If you are worried about violence, then do Aikido, a defensive martial art. It is what I do and I've used it twice to subdue violent people and make citizens arrests.

Omega 3 fatty acids, fish and flax oil do help moods. Get him on those. While you are at it, join him and take them yourself. They'll be healthy for you as well.

Also, do his bad moods spike in fall, winter and early spring? If so then he may have seasonal affective disorder. A full spectrum light might help.

Finally, he needs to have his time very structured. He needs to go to sleep at the same time every night and get eight hours of sleep and get up at the same time every morning, even weekends, no exceptions.

The most important thing is that he has to be part of this plan. He has to help chart a positive path in his own life.

Good luck to you!!!!!



(yeah good post eh?)

thanks for the last post there. That really makes sense you just gotta stick to all the things ..if u slip ur in trouble..sweetdreams

i'm with xten, i felt pretty much like dog crap the first trimester and near the end of my pregnancy. i wasn't dx'd then, therefore not on any meds. i was working then, coincidentily for an ob/gyn and thankfully they understood my tiredness and mood fluctuations. it is very common for a pregnant woman to feel the way you do. it does get better.

if we were pregnant all the time, no one would even notice were bipolar!