Finally some positive progress!!

So I had my appointment with the Psychiatrist on Tuesday.

I feel it went very well. Not only did the guy not make me feel small and patronised, but he was also supportive of my decision to conceive a child.

I have been given the go ahead to stay on the medication (at the current dosage) I am on throughout the pregnancy. There may be some tweaking of the dose towards the end of the pregnancy and immediately after delivery.

He also wants my pregnancy to be closely monitored throughout, but especially in the first trimester when any congenital defects may present themselves. He did say that the Pristiq is considered safe, but he couldn't totally say that there won't be any side effects on the baby. Combined with my own research, the advice I have been given from a expert in medicine interaction, I feel fairly safe to continue taking the Pristiq.

He also said that I should be aware that I may experience high blood pressure later in pregnancy.

The psychiatrist also wants to treat the pregnancy as high-risk and I would need to be under the care of an OB/GYN, which I would have been anyway.

So immediately after my appointment with the psychiatrist, I made a phone call to my local gp's office and I made an appointment to get the implanon rod out! Next Tuesday it will occur! Yay!

Finally I feel like I am moving ahead with my trying to conceive journey!

Cheers!