coz my wife suffered an acute schizoprinea before and is now under therapy and medication but despite this she is still wishing that we have our baby...
2006-11-22 05:16:32 · 3 answers · asked by neiji 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Two things here:
Do your research. Schizophrenia has a strong genetic component to it and is an extremely serious illness. Also, when mentall illness is passed on down the line, it tends to be more severe. (There is a scientific reason for this, but I will spare you the details for now.)
The medications she is taking are most likely not safe to be on while pregnant. Going off of them may cause a relapse and it would be best if you were both aware of that and prepared for it to happen, with a plan of action in place beforehand.
These are things that should be given a tremendous amount of thought before going ahead with getting pregnant.
I have bipolar disorder and a number of other conditions. I have passed this down to my child and will live with the guilt of that for the rest of my life. I was very young when I had him and very determined to have a child. At the time I was not able to understand the reality of what I was doing, all I cared about was that all I wanted in life was to be a mother. If I knew then, what I know now, despite the fact that I love my son more than anything in the world, I would have at the very least waited until my condition was stabilized before having kids. I always wanted more than one, but at this point I do not think I will ever have another biological child. I don't think it's fair to do so. I highly underestimated A) the chances he would inherit this from me and B) how difficult parenting a high needs child would be for someone that already has a very difficult time managing in every day life.
I'm not saying that nobody with a mental ilness should have kids, just that there is a lot of educating yourself to do before making such a dramatic life decision.
2006-11-22 12:33:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not ok for any girl to have a baby let alone a schizo girl.
2006-11-22 05:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by mreed316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the baby should be fine when its born but in his/her 20s they will do testing to make sure hes not developing schizophrenia
2006-11-22 05:20:32 · answer #3 · answered by kittie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋