My Pregnancy Journey with ADHD: An Update (Patreon)

My Pregnancy Journey with ADHD: An Update

Hello Brains and Hearts! I’ve received a lot of questions about my pregnancy journey (and my ADHD while pregnant!), so I decided to answer as many questions as I could! It’s a bit of a long video so please feel free to use the chapters to skip around to the questions that you’re more interested in. :) Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/howtoadhd Buy my book!! https://howtoadhdbook.com Check out our website: https://howtoadhd.com Follow us on all the things: Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtoadhd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoadhd/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/howtoadhd Our Merch Shop: http://shop.howtoadhd.com Articles and studies Discontinuing Stimulant Medication Negatively Impacts Pregnant Women with ADHD https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-and-pregnancy-stimulant-medication-study/ Atomoxetine in Early Pregnancy and the Prevalence of Major Congenital Malformations: A Multinational Study https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/atomoxetine-early-pregnancy-prevalence-major-congenital-malformations-multinational-study/ Parental ADHD in pregnancy and the postpartum period – A systematic review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33516734/ The Effects of Drugs used for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on Pregnancy Outcome and Breast-feeding: A Critical Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33245274/ The association between psychostimulant use in pregnancy and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: results from a distributed analysis in two similar jurisdictions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36135973/ The Course of ADHD during Pregnancy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33307923/ Placenta previa https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/placenta-previa/symptoms-causes/syc-20352768 Definitions Relaxin: a hormone that helps "relax" a pregnant person's body during late pregnancy in preparation for childbirth. Source: VeryWellFamily https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-is-relaxin-5180381 Doula: a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support. Source: American Pregnancy Association https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/having-a-doula/ Video chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - An Important Note 01:23 - Did you stop taking your ADHD medication while pregnant? 03:37 - Which symptoms have improved or gotten worse while pregnant? 05:34 - Did you have any pregnancy cravings? 07:37 - Have you had any hyperactivity struggles while pregnant? 09:06 - Do you have a doula? 10:50 - Have you started thinking about creating routines to help yourself better navigate the first year/baby phase? 12:58 - Do you ever get overstimulated just being in your own body with the physical discomfort of pregnancy? 15:00 - Do you have a sleep plan figured out for the newborn phase? 16:05 - Have you developed any organizational plans for her room or the house that are ADHD-friendly? 18:02 - How do you EVEN while pregnant with ADHD?!?! Chronic pain, fatigue, bad brain days, executive function and time management… 19:20 - How open are you to people feeling your belly? 20:18 - How has being pregnant changed your outlook on self-care? 21:04 - If you’re dealing with anxiety/fear how are you coping with that? 24:29 - What research have you been doing? To prepare, what have you found helpful? 26:07 - Has Chloe helped as a service dog in different/new ways during pregnancy? 27:41 - How did you decide IF you wanted children? Did you always know or did you consider not? 29:24 - How about tips for a soon to be ADHD dad on looking after the mum during labor without getting too excited/hyper? 30:54 - How are you actually doing and feeling right now? 30:06 - Video Wrap Up & Future Series! Need translation? Learn how to turn on auto-translated captions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iLAHI7FPdum964u3n8_RsUb0QTEXc66p-RhTmvjpb8/edit?usp=sharing Music credits for "My Pregnancy Journey with ADHD: An Update": "Life of Riley", "Carefree", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "The Show Must Be Go” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/