Do you want kids or already have them?

I'm currently pregnant now and they said I may face hospitalisation or being detained if I don't mentally get better soon :/. If I knew I'll get into that mess I wouldn't of gotten pregnant this soon and I got pregnant after leaving hospital 3 months after...also detained. But I thought I was fully recovered. Boy was I wrong. But I love my unborn child.

I had no idea I was bipolar when I had my kids. They are 17, 19 & 21 now. I always wanted kids. But if this past year were 1997, i dont think id get pregnant. I took zoloft during all 3 pregnancies as it is. So im glad i had them early before my sumptoms got bad. My pregnancies were high risk for premature birth as it is. I dont think i could handlr that again with what the meds etc .

I have one son whom I love to death. However, I had him when I was in a years long remission from symptoms of BP. In fact I thought I was cured. Actually I thought the doctors were wrong and I never had BP in the first place. He was planned although it wasn’t the best plan - I was still in college and we were not married yet, and we were living with my MIL at the time because we didn’t have the money to live on our own. But we survived.

After my son was born he did. Not. Sleep. Like ever. He’s still that way today; only needs about six hours of sleep and then he’s off and running for the day. The sleep deprivation challenged me but I still didn’t become symptomatic until he was about 2 and a half. Then we went through hell, with my husband developing a drug addiction and eventually dying.

I love my son but I’m glad my husband and I only had the one before he died. I won’t have another one even if I meet someone else. I just can’t be off my medication for ten months. I just can’t. And I know I wouldn’t be able to deal with the stress of a newborn again. No, I’m one and done and happy with that.

I want kids but I don't think it would be responsible for me to have any.

I do not have kids. To be completely honest, I believe I'd have a hard time taking care of another human being, because I am just holding onto a thread as far as taking care of myself. I have been working, but I do have panic attacks at work and have a very hard time keeping up with home responsibilities and keeping organized.

I am not great with managing money, and any added responsibility might push me over the edge. Plus, I am currently single, so I would not have support. Relationships are hard enough for me to deal with as well. My BP sometimes really takes a toll on them with both the manias and the periods of isolation where I do not feel like being around anyone. My biological clock is starting to tick.

I came to acceptance with my decision a long time ago. I do love kids, there's such a big difference when they are your own. I do deal with some stigma from peers for not wanting kids, especially since I am a woman, but I have to go with my gut. Unfortunately, I might be alone at an old age and will inevitably be left out of certain things. I'm hoping to find a partner who is on the same page when the time is right who respects my decision.

I have 3 kids, 1 of my own and two step children. After having my son I got a vasectomy, because it terrifies enough when I wonder if he might get what I got - I don't want to take any more chances.

No, I dont have kids or like kids. I dont like being around kids either.