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Hi ~ I have 2 children too and would love to have a third.? From what I've read, there is the possibility of having a POTS crash after birth.? Of course, some people might be fine or recover.? At this point, I have to think of my 2 daughters.? I definitely don't want to get worse, just because I want another baby, know what I mean??

I hope some people can give you there personal experiences.? I'm not sure whether I had POTS before giving birth to my last daughter or not.? As I look back, I think I had symptoms long before I was diagnosed.? So, it very well may be that I had a child and did okay.

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Dear Jennifer,

thanks for writing! I think I've had it for years as well, probably soon after my second child was born. I'm leaning more towards your thinking that I want to be there as much as I can for my two children. It's just husband who really wants the third. I think if he can read stuff like this, he'll know it's not just be being paranoid.

Hi.  If you're speaking of beta blockers, my BP has never been able to handle them.  I tried them out of the desire to have the heart palps and tachy decrease.  Unfortunately, the beta blockers made my BP bottom out and made me feel really tired.  I've never tried a calcium channel blocker, but have a friend who has had good success with one. 

Melly

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I was given calcium-channel blockers when the doctor didn't know I had more than just tachycardia and it actually does work most of the time for me. Takes the edge off of the fatigue and palps. I've been reluctant to try anything else because didn't like the side effects of beta-blockers, midodrine...

I have only recently been diagnosed with POTS. To be honest, I don't really have a physician that I feel knows much about it. We're trying things hit and miss and I guess I'm doing OK. But, my husband wants us to have one more child (have two already). I'm scared because I don't want this to get any worse. I have good and bad days, but can generally function. The more I read about this condition and what other people go through, the more afraid I am that this will become debilitating. I don't want to be an invalid with this and so I'm trying to avoid anything that could exacerbate it. What experience do the women have out there about being pregnant with POTS?