I didn't take any bipolar meds (only diagnosed in June) but I was put on Paxil and occasional Xanax the last few months of my pregnancy over a decade ago. I had pre-partum depression and SEVERE anxiety. I actually lost 17lbs during pregnancy due to it. We really had no choice at the time to do meds. It was better to take the gamble than for the baby to be in more stress due to my issues. The good thing was I wasn't on them during the first 20 weeks when all the brain development was happening. Now, saying all of that, my son stayed in the NICU for about 3 days due to withdrawals from the Paxil. I had just had him and we noticed 24 hours later that he was having labored breathing and they took him and ran tons of tests and figured that it was him detoxing off of it. Talk about severe guilt on my part but all the doctors and my husband kept telling me that I had no choice.

I wish you much luck! Hugs!