After Selena Gomez shared how she fears treatment for her bipolar disorder will inhibit her ability to carry a pregnancy to term, moms are sharing their own personal experience with bipolar disorder, pregnancy and parenthood.
In a, Gomez shared that after visiting a friend who"was trying to get pregnant," she got in her car and cried. The two drugs she takes for her bipolar disorder"means that she likely won't be able to carry her own children," Rolling Stone's Alex Morris wrote.
“Having cared for many women with bipolar disorder, I can say they often feel very stigmatized because they feel they exist in some other category of mental health conditions,” Lucy Hutner, a reproductive psychiatrist practicing in New York City, told“A lot of the time people with bipolar disorder feel like they exist in the shadows,” she added.
TODAY Parents spoke to four people about their personal experiences with bipolar disorder, pregnancy and parenting. Their comments have been edited for brevity and clarity.Owens was 28 when she received her bipolar diagnosis, though she says she likely had the disorder for much longer. She found out she was pregnant three weeks after her diagnosis and considered terminating her pregnancy, but ultimately chose to parent. She is now mom to her soon-to-be 2-year-old daughter.
"My diagnosis has made me feel OK with not overachieving all the time and more receptive to help. I'm very independent, but from day one of pregnancy to this very day I've had no room to be uncomfortable asking for support."Wade is a mom of two, ages 2 and 6 months old. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her senior year of college. At first, she said she was ashamed because she didn't know much about the disorder.
"Having bipolar disorder and being pregnant looks different for everyone. When I met my husband, he said there was 'no way' I was bipolar, because he had never seen me unmedicated and not going through treatment. It's a shock to some people when you're open about it, so people just need to be more understanding and know that what one person struggles with isn't what they struggle with. Everyone's experience with is is so individual.
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