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Originally Posted by xRavenx
My mom shared with me some problems she had when I was born, and I cannot help but wonder if it was a factor in me developing Bipolar Disorder. She nearly died of the flu, and I was in the wrong position, where she needed to have an emergency C-section due to coughing so much, so I was born early. I was kept in the hospital away from her for a period of time.
I read a few research articles that said that having the flu (true influenza) and fever could actually increase the probability of Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, and other disorders in infants. I just found it interesting, because I wonder if it explains anything in my case.
Anyway, I'm feeling on the low side. All weekend, I have just basically stayed in bed, with the exception of having some coffee and eating.
Hugs to everyone.  |
I know there can be a lot of factors with pregnancy and birth that affect a baby's health later in life.
For instance, when my daughter was 2.5, 3 years old we took her to a pediatric dentist. She had teethed early (1st tooth at 3 months), and nearly all the teeth on the left side of her mouth needed major work (crowns and such; they'd be teeth she'd keep until 8, 10 years old). Other side of the mouth was fine. The dentist said it was most likely something I got sick with while pregnant, but was very minor to me like a cold or sinus infection if I felt sick at all, and it was enough to harm my daughter's baby tooth development while I was pregnant. Luckily, her adult teeth are normal. But OMG, was that some costly dental work. We got 2nd and 3rd opinions, they wanted to do the same work for more money or even more work; we had to put her to sleep for the dentist to be able to do all that work. I think we could have bought a decent used car for all the money we spent there.
I never would have expected it either. I had a super easy pregnancy, no morning sickness, exercised up until the day before delivery, just had an issue with an SI joint at the being of my 3rd trimester on my right side that thankfully an orthopedic physical therapist could help in a couple of weeks. Delivery & everything super easy.
But I hope whatever affected her teeth does not end up playing a role in affecting her mental health. She doesn't have the stressors I did, but she's got a mom she knows is mentally ill, knows we are worried about money, knows that we can't just go out and eat like we used to, there was a CPS case, I was taken to a psych ER (and not a very nice one either) in a police car, etc. Ugh. Sometimes, I feel like I've ruined her whole childhood
