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For the women on the forum, does it make you not want to have kids now? I don't want kids either way, but there was a point when I did and I worried about if it was risky to get pregnant. I've heard and read it can be. Of course there's adoption, but this post is just considering getting pregnant.
 
I have two now grown, educated children. I had E when I was pregnant with both and they turned out well. Both of my pregnancies went well and I didn't experience seizures during the pregnancies. It was after the birth of my 2nd child that my seizures increased and things went haywire.
 
For the women on the forum, does it make you not want to have kids now? I don't want kids either way, but there was a point when I did and I worried about if it was risky to get pregnant. I've heard and read it can be.

This is exactly how I feel now that I have epilepsy. Before I had it I always wanted to have kids but now not at all.

I didn't know what may happen to me or the baby if I were to get pregnant. I didn't know if I may have had to stop taking any meds which may cause more seizures. I didn't know if the meds I was on might do something to the baby. Or even what would happen if I were to have seizures while I was pregnant.

I was on birth control but I was scared that I could get pregnant, there's always that small percent that you may. So I had a hysterectomy to completely make sure I wouldn't.
 
I 'fell' pregnant unplanned. I was 18. Was lucky to have a fairly seizure free pregnancy (other than going status round about conception time). Had to be monitored closely and had some specialist scans at Kings. Had an easy labour and have a very happy, healthy 20 year old son.

Sometimes the gods' favour the stupid and look after us and our womb fruits.

But I was very careful not to have subsequent pregnancies because I new more about the potential risks.
 
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