I have bipolar type 2 and am 6 weeks away from my scheduled c-section. I haven’t taken any medication during this pregnancy or with my other child. I have had pretty bad anxiety throughout the pregnancy and some lack of concentration but until recently I was able to manage . I haven’t slept well from the beginning of the pregnancy but now I have only been sleeping 2- 4 hours a night for about the last 5 weeks and it has caught up with me. I normally have to take high dosages of benzodiazepenes to sleep & obviously I can’t do that while pregnant. I take benadryl or tylenol PM, which are both a joke but it has been better than nothing until this point. I know there are other things I could take that might take the edge off so I can sleep but I am not sure if I should for the sake of the baby’s health. I have been holding on by the skin of my teeth and I know I don’t have that much longer to go but I don’t want to start out having had no sleep when the new baby gets here. Help!
Also, I did call my psychiatrist today but he hasn’t gotten back to me yet. He is aware of the anxiety and sleeping problems I have been having but doesn’t know how bad it has gotten. Even if he recommends medication, I want some other opinions. I feel guilty about taking something but i’m trying to think about my 4 year-old too and that I might start taking my stress out on him (NOT physically) but you know what I mean.
I won’t be able to sleep when my baby sleeps because I have another child who doesn’t nap and never stops talking. I tried to nap with him on the couch today and everytime I was just about to dose off he would start talking to me again. Trust me, unless someone else is here to help me (which my Mom will be for the first month) I will NEVER sleep fo the first few months. Unless you are bipolar you can’t understand the intense anxiety that prevents you from sleeping, and just how detrimental it is that you do sleep. My point is that the baby isn’t even here yet & I can’t sleep because of anxiety and also because I can’t get comfortable due to pregnancy aches and pains. I was looking for advice on if I should or shouldn’t take meds right now.

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