I have thought about it a lot because brain things have passed down through my family but not epilepsy. My grandfather and his siblings all had haemorrhages my dad had had a non-malignant tumour and me - epilepsy. So I have always prayed my boys will never have anything bad. You just need to be brave and have a baby and love them without any worry because worry doesn't achieve anything! That's what I know and believe.

I took folic acid before becoming pregnant!

Thankyou all for replying. I am on lamotrigine for my epilepsy, it doesn't cause problems with pregnancy but doctors have put me on the highest dose of folic acid. It's not just the fear of my children having this condition but more to the fear of seeing them have seizures. Ithe use to panic me seeing my mother have them :( . But I'm sure it will work out. I've just got to hope and pray I guess xxx

Claudine,,, Dont let some statments give you fear or worry, so look at all the positive things said on having kids like Me and some others, so go for having your baby, its the most best thing raising and having a baby

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member You're definitely not a chicken, having a child is a really big step, my son wasn't planned. I was told I would never have children but thankfully god blessed me with one, I'm sure when the time is right you'll make an amazing parent!