I wasn't diagnosed until age 43, my daughter was 19 years old and diagnosed 3 months later.

I really can't answer the would I / should I have had a child as I can not imagine not having her.

I felt very guilty about passing this on to my child, there was no family history on either side for me or for my daughter. I thought everyone had a nonstop thought process or days when I could not leave my bed , I didn't have the internet at my fingertips like nowadays. My daughter finally got me to stop the guilt , she loves her life.

My Daughter is a musician, writer and artist. She is in college to become a T. She has minimal issues with Bipolar she is very self aware and is proactive. But as we all know Bipolar cycles.

No marriage is guaranteed to last forever , mine wasn't.

Having a child is a personal choice whether a mental or physical illness is part of a persons life