I'm thinking about having kids but can I do it without meds?

Is it possible ? Is it safe ? I can’t even look after myself will I be able to manage ? It’s not that I don’t want to I just feel it’s not the most sensible idea

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If you don’t feel it’s a good idea, wait a while and see if you feel differently. There’s no rush.

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The issue with that is the clock is ticking.

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Well, you shouldn’t have kids just to have them, you shouldn’t have kids until you feel ready and able to take care of them.

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There’s always adoption.

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U can have kids on doing medicine… i think here in the forum there are few member who gave birth to a child on being on med… U are on average dose of medication…i think its completly safe…

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It is not safe my pdoc warned me it’s not safe on the meds I’m on for the baby.

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You still shouldn’t adopt a child until you feel ready to take care of it.
A child is not a posession one must have, and it is not an item you can give back when you don’t want it.
A child is a permament, life-long commitment that will require a lot of energy and time and patience. You can’t have it just to have it just because you want it.

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I wouldn’t be questioning it if I thought those things but you are right. Sometimes my brain and my heart say two different things.

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But @LED @spiderpig gave birth when they are on med… but ur doctor may be right …better listein to him… take care ish…!!!

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My Dr is right. There’s loads of meds mines too strong to not consider these things. Plus different meds different side effects

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If that is a case… u are right… u can adopt newly born babyies…take care…!!!

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Abilify is safe for having kids. I was going to have another one but decided against it. But when I took out my birth control they told me to stay on my meds since the stress from not being on them could cause more harm to the baby than the meds.

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My doc said if i get pregnant she advises to stay on meds. But she also promised she will take my baby away and put it in the orphanage.

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I dont want to have a baby cause there is a great chance my baby will be sicker than me and i dont want that for it.

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I wanted to have more children but my wife is in menopause so it will never happen.

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My partner wants babies. But for her its hard to get pregnant. I dont want to have children naturally because of my illnesses and meds.

My mother in law said no adoption agency would place a child in our care because we are gay and because of my illnesses.

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I would only ever have a child when I’m ready. When I said the clock is ticking I meant I won’t have a child for the sake of having a child. If after say a long time I feel ready and can’t have them adoption would be my resort.

I don’t mind adopting a toddler or a teenager but that’s for when I’m ready. Plenty of kids needing homes

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Yes ish get ready for adoption …if getting pregnant is not possible …!!! Take care…!!!