I wasn't dx before I had my child. He has his own health issues. My husband is also bipolar. For a long time we lived with family that helped us out. He had his own therapist and we were all on meds and therapy. The first couple of years were hard as he got older potty trained things like that it got easier. Now as a teenager there's a bunch of bumping heads but that's normal. Just make sure you have a strong support system in case you need hospitalization when the baby is young.