Lamictal and pregnancy

I was pregnant while on Carbamezapine and breast-fed for 9 months and my baby is fine. My Neurologist said that the amount that goes into the breast milk is so minut that the baby won't be affected or expience withdrawal. I was just on Lamictal b/c I want to get pregnant again but I didn't like how I felt on it so I went off. Back on Carbamezapine now. But the Neurologist said that Lamictal was the safest and you could also breast-feed while on it also. I have no worries with my next one. I also took loads of folic acid everyday to prevent birth defects.

Hello, I also took Lamictal all throughout my pregnancy. I wasn't aware of any effect during the pregnancy. But, I knew I wanted to breastfeed desperately. I did a lot of researching and I talked with my doctors. Neither my OB-GYN, ped. or neurologist said a definate no. But, no one said yes either. Because there has never been any tests on humans, the drug has been rated C. I think that is it. Anyways it means that the side effects are unknown and because of that it is recommended that you don't breastfeed. I struggled with all of this information all thruough out the pregnancy. I would say no I am not and a month later I would say yes I am. Well, my son is now 14 mo. and I breastfed him until he was about 11 mo. He is 100% healthy. And the picture perfect little man (whell that is what I think :) ) My decision was based on what I discovered in some research. I read that the drug Lamictal passes into the umbilical cord and to the baby. Well, I too, did not want my son to abruptly come off of the drug. So, I thought that me breastfeeding would kind of help that. And, I don't even know if that is what was supposed to have been done or how he would have been if I didn't breastfeed him. But, I just thought that I would share my situation with you. I hope that all is well.

Iam very much thankfull to all the replys i gone through all the replies and just to convey my thanks to all of you i registered to this site immediately. As my Wife was Pregnant she is now 6 weeks pregnant she is taking Lamictal from more than 6 years and we are very much worried about our baby growth and baby health after reading all of your comments iam very happy and today really i will go in a happy mood to home and share this with my Wife. Once again Thank to One and All.