I have to 2 kids. I was pregnant with one of them when I was diagnosed. My pregnancy is actually what triggered my schizophrenia. Also if you do have kids are you worried about them getting schizophrenia. My kids look nothing like me so I figure maybe they won’t get it. I know that sounds dumb but if your kids looking nothing like you is it more likely that they won’t inherit other things from you as well, because they look just like their dad.
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I have 3 kids. My mother was schizophrenic (her pregnancy with me is what triggered it). So of course I worry. But my kids are older now (20, 18, 16) and show no signs of it as of yet. No guarantee though as I didn’t develop symptoms until I was 36. Also, the 18 y.o. is mentally handicapped having grey matter heterotopia, a condition associated with SZ.
One daughter, turns 15 this Sunday. She has a touch of my autism, but appears to be otherwise healthy so far. I’m not worried too much about SZ. I’ve whipped it and I’m certain she will too if it hits her. The big worry was diabetes (which killed my mother), but the juvenile version has skipped past her, so that’s okay.
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I have 2 boys 12 & 16 ( second day driving ). My first episode was due to lack of sleep from my wife and my first child. ( 40 days after birth I was hospitalized). I am not woried about my. Kids getting sz. Much more woried about them getting tangled up in drugs or pornography . I have 3 siblings 2 of which also have sz. We are all doing well with meds. I am very open about my sz with kids. Hoping for the best but with God’s help will deal with what comes.
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I have a 8 year old son almost 9
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I have a 20yo and a 17yo neither of whom have any issues with mental illness, physical health or behavior whatsoever. They are both doing really well. There is mental illness on my Mothers side of the family but no SZ. They aren’t sure if I actually have SZ for that matter. My new Pdoc is questioning it. I may have Delusional Disorder or something else. I have SOMETHING, for sure, as I have had 3 psychotic episodes and I am currently delusional. I have a delusion I still believe. Happy the kids are good tho.