Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Your doctor should automatically be taking your thyroid hormone levels at least a couple of times during your pregnancy. This is rule of thumb with any OB-GYN. Thyroid hormone is usually upped during most women's pregnancies. The boy's demands are more with it. Tx Thyroid & Pregnancy > I am 12 weeks pregnant and take Armour, DHEA and > Cortisol. I am extremely exhausted all of the time, I > can sleep 18 hours a day without any problem. I > started off having morning sickness but it has faded. > I also had one fainting spell and actually passed out. > Does pregnancy effect your thyroid? My numbers were > fine before I got pregnant. Is there anything special > I should be watching for? Or can someone share their > pregnancy and thyroid experiences? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 The " boy's demands " ? What was I thinking?! The body demands more thyroid hormone for the mother, with pregnancy. Tx Re: Thyroid & Pregnancy > Your doctor should automatically be taking your thyroid hormone levels at > least a couple of times during your pregnancy. This is rule of thumb with > any OB-GYN. Thyroid hormone is usually upped during most women's > pregnancies. The boy's demands are more with it. > > > Tx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 , I was thinking you were psychic! Cathryn =) > The " boy's demands " ? What was I thinking?! The body demands more thyroid > hormone for the mother, with pregnancy. > > > Tx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 , I think you being tired is just part of being preggo, listen to your body and get as much rest as you possibly can. The baby is fine, just make sure you keep a watch on your levels. I'm not sure if the information would be different with being hypo and still having your thyroid but think it would be pretty much the same. Because basically I am hypo also, it is just in a differnent way. During my last preg. (ds 27months) the dr. I was using had my levels bouncing so much. I was hypo then hyper throughout the whole preg. Needless to say this dr is no longer the one I see;o) If you have your docs watching your levels you and your baby are going to be fine. The best thing that you can do for you and the baby is to have peace. IHTH Karrel My main concerns are how tired I am and the baby's safety. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 This is a prime example of what I've been talking about. Your pituitary is simulating your thyroid even less, yet your T4 is even lower than what it was when it was being stimulated---underrange. Let us know, please. Tx Re: Thyroid & Pregnancy Ok, had my ob/ gyn visit today, here are the thyroid labs TSH 0.04 uIU/ mL range 0.45- 5.10 FT4 0.48 ng/ dL range 0.53- 1.45 This was drawn 2/27/04 I had blood drawn this morning and see my thyroid Doc on the 26th. before pregnancy on 12/03/03 TSH was .2 uIU/ mL range 0.3- 5.1 FT4 was 0.96 ng/ dL range 0.73- 1.95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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