Starting the Process

I was diagnosed with bipolar in late May of 2008. The summer of 2008 is pretty hazy for me. I was in the hospital for a total of 3 weeks and in an outpatient treatment program for a total of 3 weeks.

My husband and I were still able to have our wedding in early August, thanks to Tegretol. It is my main mood stabilizer and has helped me immensely.

We wanted to start a family right away, but because of my diagnosis, we put it on the back burner. Well, now we're back to the place where we'd like to start trying to conceive. I decided to write this blog after reading one and not finding much literature of Bipolar Disorder AND Pregnancy.

I see a Nurse Practitioner who manages my meds and there are several psychiatrists at my disposal if need be. I also have a Family Doctor. From now on, I will abbreviate Nurse Practitioner as NP. I have an appointment with my NP on Oct. 5th and an appointment with my regular doctor on November 2nd. During both appointments I will ask about the possibilities of my husband and I starting to try to conceive (which from now on I will abbreviate as TTC).

I hope to update often to keep my readers (or future readers) in the loop. I want to include everyone in the process of what goes on. If you don't hear from me for a while, send me an email (email address is located to the right).

Thanks for reading!