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talk to me about hypothyroid and weight gain (plus sized ladies)
Hey all,
This is my 2nd pregnancy (way different from my first) ...with my first i didnt have a thyroid issue and I didnt start gaining weight until I was 20weeks pregnant...i gained a total of 25ish pounds (pre preg weight was 190)
This pregnancy I was 182 pre-preg and have gained 10pounds so far!!!!!!!!! I am on 50mg of synthroid and my diet has not changed...in fact im eating less because I go to sleep super early and don't snack as much as i used to...im super super scared to gain more than i'm supposed to (for health reasons, of course)....
my next appt is on the 28th....do you think I shoud go in beforehand? call my dr? thoughts?
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Re: talk to me about hypothyroid and weight gain (plus sized ladies)
When was your TSH last checked? Your medicine may need to be tweaked.
I never had a thyroid problem before now - even now they say it's borderline. However, after I started taking the synthroid my TSH was good until I got the BFP and then it spiked quite a bit. So they increased my meds and will recheck my level 6 weeks after the increase.
Maybe you should go ahead and call the doc and ask them to recheck the level if it's been a while. FWIW, I lost 15 lbs when I first became pregnant and have only gained 4lbs back. I really think the losing on the weight had to do with the Synthroid as well.
I've never been pregnant, but I do have hypothyroidism. My doc has told me in the past that if I was ever to become pregnant, give her a call. She told me that unborn babies rely heavily on our own thyroid levels, especially in the first few weeks and a medication adjustment may be necessary.
It wouldn't hurt to call your doc in my opinion.