Pregnant while on esclitopram anti depressants

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I’ve just found out I’m approx 2 weeks pregnant, and I’m on esclitopram. When I was put on this the doctor advised to hold off trying for a baby until after I had come off the antidepressants due to risk to baby. However, I got pregnant accidentally (I know it’s our fault for not being careful enough, but it took us so long to conceive our first that we didn’t think one night of recklessness would make a difference!)

I’ll now be stopping entirely (and hadn’t taken my meds for the past few days anyway). But I’m so worried about the damage that might already have been done to baby. I’ve done some googling and the consensus seems to be it’s low risk, but I’m really conscious of what my doctor said about holding off on trying to conceive.

Is there anyone who has got pregnant while on esclitopram and can put my mind at ease?

Hello,

I just wanted to offer you some reassurance. I stayed on escitalopram throughout my last pregnancy (9 years ago) my perinatal midwife team advised me too due to my struggle with anxiety. The doctors will advice you stop but that's not good for you to stop cold turkey and the mental health midwives with agree.
My daughter was and is absolutely fine, we was offered and extra heart scan for research purposes for the drug back in 2015. She was perfect and still is.
I'm currently pregnant again, I am no longer on anti depressant's, if I ever felt I was in a position that I needed them and was struggling massively with my anxiety I would take them again. Please do not worry.

Thanks that’s really reassuring. Hope your pregnancy is going well. It’s good to hear you don’t feel you need to take them this time around. Most people from the mental health team strongly suggested I’d need antidepressants for a future pregnancy because I got PND with my first

No problems. I've suffered with PND too with my first child, so I understand and that's why I stayed on them last time. I am seeing how I am each step of the way. If I feel I need them I will not suffer again, I will take them as a happy mum is a happy baby. You just have to do what's right for you.
The drug itself is one of the safer options and I know other people who have taken it too during pregnancy. It sounds as though you have good support with your mental health team, which is great. Take each day as it comes and the perinatal midwives have always been fantastic. They did say they will catch up with me just to see how I'm getting on in this pregnancy which is nice of them. I hope it all goes well for you and best of luck with your pregnancy.