Newbie intro (a little early)

Eastie156

Hi, I wanted to intro quite a few times now, but I'm not technically 35. I'll be 35 in November and H and I will hopefully ttc #2. After having LO last September, I was diagnosed in March with Hypothyroid and Have been trying to get my dosage correct for almost 6 months now.i love reading this board and look forward to "officially" coming on board in November

hooligans4

No need to wait, you are close enough. Good luck with getting your meds right. It took my SIL about 6 months to get hers correct.
Welcome to the board.

Eastie156

Thank you. Yes, it's been six long months of o trying to get my #'s in good shape so we can think about TTC.

MarylandWed

Welcome!

ally510

Welcome! How old is your LO? I'm on mobile, so I can't see if it's in your sight. My tsh level was all over the place for awhile after having DD and then again after my loss in November. Hopefully yours will stabilize soon!

Eastie156

ally510 said:

Welcome! How old is your LO? I'm on mobile, so I can't see if it's in your sight. My tsh level was all over the place for awhile after having DD and then again after my loss in November. Hopefully yours will stabilize soon!

Im sorry for your loss. I had a loss at 8 1/2 weeks in Nov 2011 and then conceived DS the following month. LO will be turning one on 9/24. I was feeling really awful and went to the Dr at the end of March. I'd been feeling run down and exhausted since my son was born, but thought it was normal. My TSH was through the roof at 214. It's taken 6 months to get it at just above two, but my Dr. indicated it needed to be below two in order to conceive as it could cause cause developmental delays. ETA: I've never had a thyroid problem before now, so it's all new to me. Have you been dealing with hypothyroid for a long time?

URMySunshine77

Hello. I also recently joined the board before starting to TTC. I hope that you are able to find the right balance of medication so that you can begin.

ally510

Eastie156 said:

ally510 said:

Welcome! How old is your LO? I'm on mobile, so I can't see if it's in your sight. My tsh level was all over the place for awhile after having DD and then again after my loss in November. Hopefully yours will stabilize soon!

Im sorry for your loss. I had a loss at 8 1/2 weeks in Nov 2011 and then conceived DS the following month. LO will be turning one on 9/24. I was feeling really awful and went to the Dr at the end of March. I'd been feeling run down and exhausted since my son was born, but thought it was normal. My TSH was through the roof at 214. It's taken 6 months to get it at just above two, but my Dr. indicated it needed to be below two in order to conceive as it could cause cause developmental delays. ETA: I've never had a thyroid problem before now, so it's all new to me. Have you been dealing with hypothyroid for a long time?

Eastie156 said:

ally510 said:

Welcome! How old is your LO? I'm on mobile, so I can't see if it's in your sight. My tsh level was all over the place for awhile after having DD and then again after my loss in November. Hopefully yours will stabilize soon!

Im sorry for your loss. I had a loss at 8 1/2 weeks in Nov 2011 and then conceived DS the following month. LO will be turning one on 9/24. I was feeling really awful and went to the Dr at the end of March. I'd been feeling run down and exhausted since my son was born, but thought it was normal. My TSH was through the roof at 214. It's taken 6 months to get it at just above two, but my Dr. indicated it needed to be below two in order to conceive as it could cause cause developmental delays. ETA: I've never had a thyroid problem before now, so it's all new to me. Have you been dealing with hypothyroid for a long time?

Eastie156 said:

ally510 said:

Welcome! How old is your LO? I'm on mobile, so I can't see if it's in your sight. My tsh level was all over the place for awhile after having DD and then again after my loss in November. Hopefully yours will stabilize soon!

Im sorry for your loss. I had a loss at 8 1/2 weeks in Nov 2011 and then conceived DS the following month. LO will be turning one on 9/24. I was feeling really awful and went to the Dr at the end of March. I'd been feeling run down and exhausted since my son was born, but thought it was normal. My TSH was through the roof at 214. It's taken 6 months to get it at just above two, but my Dr. indicated it needed to be below two in order to conceive as it could cause cause developmental delays. ETA: I've never had a thyroid problem before now, so it's all new to me. Have you been dealing with hypothyroid for a long time?

I was diagnosed about 4 or 5 mos before we started ttc my DD. After you get your synthroid dosage right, you should feel much better. When you conceive, you'll be monitored roughly every 6 weeks to mak sure your levels are still good. I had my dosage increased 3 or 4 times while I was pregnant with DD and then the dosage was decreased after I gave birth. Still, it took a little time to stabilize again. 216 is really high! You must have been exhausted!

dragonfly711

Welcome!!! Dont wait come on in!!!!  Sorry you have to deal with Hypothyroidism.  I have been to the Drs with that as well.  I have had so many symptoms and went to the specialist but was tested lower normal, and then she tested me a week later and I was normal.  

Going to be talking to OBGYN next month when we go since it will be 6 months we have been TTC since MC.  See what happens.

Good luck and nice meeting you!!!

Prayingforblessing

I am knocking on the door of 35 in two weeks..starting ivf soon..I thought my thyroid was not working correctly either but I have been tested and within normal range..I do have symptoms and my mom was just diagnosed a year ago with hypo..I thought for sure that was my problem but I guess not..heres to hoping you get your dosage regulated soon..:)

ksgsmu

normal range is under 3.0 ( this is the new standard some doctors are behind on this)  Most RE's want you under 2 for TTC... It took me 9 months to get mine down close to 1 and then I was succesful ( although I loss the baby).  Make sure you see a good endocronologists and take care of yourself.  Don't eat Soy products, raw brocolli or cauliflower and you might benefit from a gluten free diet.  You might have to push your doctor for med increases... I started at 25mcg of synthroid and worked my way to 100 mcg...made a HUGE difference!  Good luck!

Eastie156

ksgsmu said:

normal range is under 3.0 ( this is the new standard some doctors are behind on this)  Most RE's want you under 2 for TTC... It took me 9 months to get mine down close to 1 and then I was succesful ( although I loss the baby).  Make sure you see a good endocronologists and take care of yourself.  Don't eat Soy products, raw brocolli or cauliflower and you might benefit from a gluten free diet.  You might have to push your doctor for med increases... I started at 25mcg of synthroid and worked my way to 100 mcg...made a HUGE difference!  Good luck!

I'm very sorry for your loss. I have noticed a huge difference from when i started .75 mcg of thyroxine to now with a dose of .125. My goal is below 2, I was still above two at last check. I'll look into the gluten free diet, I wondered how my diet should change. My PCP won't send me to an endo because according to the policy of the hospital system I'm currently in, hypothyroidism c Is managed by pcp's, not endocrinologists. I think it's ridiculous, to be honest. Especially oven how out of whack my thyroid was...