My husband and I have been trying to have children for 3 years now. He suffers from bipolar and I have depression. I was hospitalized 4 years ago for it, but have generally been able to control it with meds. My husband is currently going through a rapid cycle to the point where he has told me that though he loves me, he can't promise me he won't hurt himself. I have always known that chances are that our children would have some type of mental health issue, which I wrestled with but I was okay with because it is not the end of the world. However, this particular episode of my husband has scared the crap out of me. I am now wondering if we should have biological children, knowing that our child (ren) could end up in the same state my husband is currently in or worse.