Sertraline in pregnancy

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I had my booking appointment yesterday and the midwife mentioned that because I am on Sertraline and planned to continue, we would have to stay in for the baby to be monitored.
Anyone with experience of this?

I know I'm probably being OTT but feeling pretty devastated by this news. My last pregnancy I came off all medication and my mental health suffered really bad. I was not in a good place through my pregnancy and took a long time to get my MH back. I am in a very very good place now . I had my first baby in a MLU and was home within 12 hours and I was hoping this time would be the same or even a home birth.

Throughout my last pregnancy they told me I could be on medication but I chose not to and started Sertraline when DS was 1. I feel awful that I could be unnecessarily affecting my baby and am even thinking about stopping for pregnancy. She said I would probably have to be consultant led?! This scares me, I really don't want to be hospital.

If anyone had any stories to share I would appreciate it? Thanks

Sertraline is a really safe antidepressant to take during pregnancy. I took mine during my whole last pregnancy and baby was fine. I reduced down to 50mg for the pregnancy.

I'm glad your mental health is in a much better place now. What dose of sertraline are you on? Would you consider reducing your dose to reduce the withdrawal effects on baby after birth?

I stayed in but I was told it is so common for people to decline staying in. In my hospital they weren't bothered about people not staying in because they had never seen a baby with side effects.

It's worth discussing nearer the time if it would be okay to decline the extra stay. I was consultant led for other reasons but mine said they'd encourage people to stay on the medication because it's important for mum to be happy and side effects are so rare.

I am in my first trimester of pregnancy and am wondering how taking citalopram will affect my baby? If anyone could help with some advice it would be greatly appreciated.

32 weeks here and have been taking it the whole time. Infact my midwife specifically told me not to come off it in pregnancy. She said it is not true that I will need to be kept in.
I am consultant led for other reasons, absolutely nothing to do with Sertraline.