SSRIs in Pregnancy

Salon.com Life | Bad chemistry? Here's a hysterical mom worrying that she ruined her kid's life by taking SSRIs in pregnancy. "I didn't drink coffee, I went off ahi and gorgonzola, I avoided the products of both Napa and Humboldt counties. It never occurred to me to stay on the meds."

Well, I went off my meds for baby Biscuit, and regular readers know what a disaster that turned out to be. But I found it impossible not to eat raw milk cheese (is it my fault I had to attend a wedding in France during my pregnancy? Could I possibly have been expected not to partake of a nice Pomerol and actual Camembert while in France? Bad enough that when presented with a plate of homemade fois gras, my pregnant stomach was unable to appreciate the gift...) I lost my taste for coffee, and had never thought giving up playing in kitty litter to be particularly difficult. I knew someone who wouldn't even drink herbal tea while pregnant. (Even innocent herbal tea, like, say, Sleepytime.)

I am not sure what my point is here. C'mon lady, raise your kids, and quit obsessing about what you could have done differently. Of course, in retrospect, I wish I'd stayed on my meds. I certainly will next time I get up the guts to get pregnant. ("There may well have to be roofies involved," I joke to Mr. Biscuit.) Maybe I have no point. Really, this whole post was just an excuse to admit publicly that I ate forbidden cheese while pregnant. Take that! What to Expect When You're Expecting. I piss on your sanctimonious prohibitions.