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8227746 tn?1405856974

Epileptic gonna be first time Mum and ANY help or advice is needed

I need to know if there are any 'furniture' items I could find to make me feel more confident about my babies safety when its born eg. Im concerned about cribs as if a breakthrough seisure occured by fluke it could injure me or the baby for example.

I want to go with breast feeding - but Im not sure about pumps or anything.

Is there any advice anyone can give me on how they had a safe pregnancy and raised their bub whilst having epilepsy they were managing?

Im currently taking Frisium, zonogran, lamictal and paxam for 5 forms of epilepsy. Im also on two asthma puffas - seratide and ventolin so its complicated slightly.

Im currently 6 weeks along and Im almost 30 years old and never thought Id fall pregnant because I was scared of the risks.

Please give me any advice you can.

Rosie

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8227746 tn?1405856974
Thank you. I managed to find a good book that has helped me ALOT.

Im almost at 11 weeks now and my baby is doing perfectly fine  :)
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As long as you are under a doctor's care you will be fine.  Just discuss your concerns with him/her.  Please feel free to come back and update us on how you are doing.
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