Jacqui, I know someone who has bipolar that caused her severe problems, such as multiple suicide attempts, before she was treated. She has two children, and she and her husband handled it by being very vigilant and having firm rules for while she was off her meds. For instance, if her husband thought she needed to go to the hospital, she had to go...it was entirely his call, because he could see the signs that she was having trouble easier than she could see them herself.

I don't know what the "right" decision is, but I wanted to pass along a case where someone successfully had children while dealing with bipolar.

mj

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