Newly pregnant and taking Lamictal

When I first had seizers 6 yrs. ago I was on Lamactal and my doc said it was the safiest drug out there today but, I had to switch to a stronger drug because it didn't work for me. But, when I got pregnant I was on Depakote which is one of the strongest seizer drugs out there and they put me on 5 folic acid pills a day and it is great for preventing any defects to the baby so, you and your baby should be perectly fine on Lamactal. Now, I know on Depakote that you can not breastfeed a baby but, I would be finding out from your OB and your nero doc if u can breastfeed w/ Lamactial. But, to finish my story I was on 250 mg of Depakote(strong seizer drug) during my pregnancy and 5 folic acid plus Prenatal vitamins and my son was perfectly healthy except 1 small defect that has been taken care of and now he is a normal little boy. So, good luck and Congrats.

Hello everybody, I'm also new to this site. I want to share my story with you all, and especially with SummerGirl. Since I had my first small seizures, and during many years, I was on Epanutin (which is the UK brand of Dilantin). Few months ago, and when I had the intention to become pregnant, I went to a very famous neurologist on town to ask him about his recommendation for the best seizures' medication having the minimal side effects on the feotus, and he recommended LAMICTAL. I switched progressively from Epanutin (Dilantin) to Lamictal, and now I'm taking 2x100mg per day. So as ILoveHistory said, Lamictal was recommended as the best medication for pregnancy period. I am now 8 weeks pregnant,and I'm so happy for it. My OB doctor assurd me by telling that he faced lot of pregnancy cases with epilepsy, and all of them had normal babies. He only advised me to take folic acid to help prevent birth defects. Everything went ok for me until yesterday, when I was reading some articles about pregnancy & lamictal, and I found the EMERGENCY ALERTS from FDA regarding the Lamictal. I was really chocked, since it contradicts the info I have regarding Lamictal. Sincerely, I got little confused. But on the other hand, certain articles are ensuring women since it was the only study that showes such results. For Summergirl, to make you feel more secure, I recommend you to read the following story, which I found very motivating: http://www.epilepsy.com/stories/ps_1131418303.html I think you're 11-12 weeks pregnant, no? As I'm 8 weeks, It will be very interesting if you can send me your e-mail address, so we can keep in contact and share our pregnancy stories with each other. Finally, I ask all the women who faced the same situation by taking Lamictal during their pregnancy periods, and had their baby born, please join the discussion and describe your experiences in few words, to reassure us, or to provide some alerts and advices. Thanks, Nadine