Definitely talk to pdoc now, as some stuff may stay in the system for a while that could potentially be a problem in the first trimester.

I have a 4 month old, and I found pregnancy to be a pretty stable time, no mania but definitely some depression, nothing abysmal. its now that I;m having some problems with rapid cycling mania. i went off before I found out I was pregnant, unrelated to wanting to be pregnant, just being bipolar and hating meds. I'm trying to work w pdoc to find something I can take while breastfeeding.

depending on the day i go back and forth thinking im selfish for having a child and being bipolar. Actually, my 6 yr old lives with his dad, and I only get to see him once a week. he lives with his dad because I went through a rough time starting when he was 2. I was going in and out of the hospital. It hurts to talk about my oldest and his dad is pretty adamant about keeping me out of the picture as much as possible.

im married now and i dont think the same thing will happen with my youngest but i worry i may get bad again. But in general, my life is better, I'm in a healthy relationship, lots of stability, good care providers.