Paxil and pregnancy

Di-Ann · 10-02-2005, 11:46 AM

Have any woman pregnant and on paxil have a child with any medical problems beside their heart?I had a child born without this problem ,thank God but with alot of the other problems that were listed.Can anyone help me please?
Di-Ann

Katesmom · 10-03-2005, 11:13 AM

I'm sorry, Di-Ann. My baby was, luckily, perfect. I think it helped that I nursed her while I was still on Paxil, so she was still getting some in her system. I had a high-risk pregnancy and had weekly testing done on fetal Kate after 26 weeks, so we were able to keep a close eye on her progress.

How old is your baby? My Kate is 16 months now and quite a handful!!!

Di-Ann · 10-03-2005, 11:36 AM

Katesmom,
Your baby is beautiful!My son is now 7 years old,has had 11 surgeries and more to come.With all this recent info. on paxil(which i'm still on)and with all their recent findings on pregnancy and paxil I'm just wondering if this is the reason my son had so many problems.It seems to coincidental.Thanks for replying.
Di-Ann

scotty · 10-03-2005, 04:10 PM

Di-ann, if you don't mind me asking.. what kind of surgeries?

trifecta · 10-06-2005, 09:25 PM

Hi Di-Ann -

I had my baby in December 2004 while on 10mg of Paxil. Luckily, he has had no health problems thusfar. I don't know if he went through withdrawal - we were both doped up for the first 2-3 days because I had a c-section (after 4 hours of pushing, the doctors finally figured out his head was too big!) and I breast-fed him even while on the painkillers. I had to stop breastfeeding 3 weeks after delivery because I kept getting infections - and I didn't notice any change in behavior once he began formula.

I'm sorry to hear about your son's medical problems. That's a lot for a little guy (and his mom) to go through. I hope it wasn't due to Paxil, but if you let us know more about his condition maybe someone can offer some insight.

10-02-2005, 11:46 AM	#1
Di-Ann Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10	Paxil and pregnancy Have any woman pregnant and on paxil have a child with any medical problems beside their heart?I had a child born without this problem ,thank God but with alot of the other problems that were listed.Can anyone help me please? Di-Ann

10-03-2005, 11:13 AM	#2
Katesmom Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 13,812	Re: Paxil and pregnancy I'm sorry, Di-Ann. My baby was, luckily, perfect. I think it helped that I nursed her while I was still on Paxil, so she was still getting some in her system. I had a high-risk pregnancy and had weekly testing done on fetal Kate after 26 weeks, so we were able to keep a close eye on her progress. How old is your baby? My Kate is 16 months now and quite a handful!!! __________________ Katesmom aka Kim started Paxil Oct. 2003 for PIH Paxil free since 19 Jul 2005 ". . .the cruelest lies are often told without a word. . .the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." -- Ben Folds

10-03-2005, 11:36 AM	#3
Di-Ann Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10	Re: Paxil and pregnancy Katesmom, Your baby is beautiful!My son is now 7 years old,has had 11 surgeries and more to come.With all this recent info. on paxil(which i'm still on)and with all their recent findings on pregnancy and paxil I'm just wondering if this is the reason my son had so many problems.It seems to coincidental.Thanks for replying. Di-Ann

10-03-2005, 04:10 PM	#4
scotty Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 47,162	Re: Paxil and pregnancy Di-ann, if you don't mind me asking.. what kind of surgeries? __________________ AKA Laurie "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." MLK

10-06-2005, 09:25 PM	#5
trifecta Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	Re: Paxil and pregnancy Hi Di-Ann - I had my baby in December 2004 while on 10mg of Paxil. Luckily, he has had no health problems thusfar. I don't know if he went through withdrawal - we were both doped up for the first 2-3 days because I had a c-section (after 4 hours of pushing, the doctors finally figured out his head was too big!) and I breast-fed him even while on the painkillers. I had to stop breastfeeding 3 weeks after delivery because I kept getting infections - and I didn't notice any change in behavior once he began formula. I'm sorry to hear about your son's medical problems. That's a lot for a little guy (and his mom) to go through. I hope it wasn't due to Paxil, but if you let us know more about his condition maybe someone can offer some insight.

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