need advice from GDer's who have been pregnant.

July 8, 2001

There are some rare side effects with PTU usage during pregnancy, but the

drug is generally safe at doses of 300 mg/day or less. And it's true that in

the second half of pregnancy, the immune system stays suppressed, calming

down the symptoms of GD. Also, changes in estrogen levels cause a decline in

thyroid hormone levels. Patients on ATD's generally have a dosage reduction

in the second half of pregnancy, and patients on replacement hormone

generally have their dosages increases. I have a page on GD in pregnancy

with some good links on my web site.

Visit my Web Site at http://daisyelaine_co.tripod.com/gravesdisease/

July 8, 2001

hi all,

i need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

getting a little brother. lol. as of yesterday, i am

at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before i

started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

buddha bellies and adt weight gain, and my monthly

preg tests were all coming back neg, i didnt think

anything of not having a period. heck, they always

came and went when they pleased. well, my doc called

one day, poor thing was terrified, and said youre

pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results were

in friday. all the little chromosones are where they

belong except the boy thing. lol. (tiff says she is

moving out)but, they are still making me go to the

genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

in the last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

than i have in 2 years combined! between driving my

father up there and myself, i need a frequent drivers

plan.

my need of help is:

what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to get

the most helpful info. i believe i could get better

help from this board, but, they insist i go up there

anyway. so, if anyobne can help... please do.

thanks

donna

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July 8, 2001

Hi Donna:

Congratulations! I didn't develop gd until after my first

pregnancy. I have had one more child since. (Two is enough for me!)

Maybe I was just lucky, but I didn't have too many problems, except that my

thyroid levels went berserk. I take synthroid, and we constantly had to

change the dosage. However, I had forgotten about iron inhibiting the

absoption of sythroid and was taking it at the same time I took my prenatal

vitamin. So that really messed my up for a while. I didn't gain

weight with my pregnancy, either. I lost weight until about the 8 month,

although my belly was getting bigger and the baby was growing. I had a

healthy little girl and the only complications were high blood pressure (which I

had the first pregnancy) and post partum bleeding.

This probably isn't much help, but it's my experience. Good luck and

keep us posted!

Beverly

need advice from

GDer's who have been pregnant.

hi all,

i

need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

getting a little brother.

lol. as of yesterday, i am

at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before

i

started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

buddha bellies

and adt weight gain, and my monthly

preg tests were all coming back neg, i

didnt think

anything of not having a period. heck, they always

came and

went when they pleased. well, my doc called

one day, poor thing was

terrified, and said youre

pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results

were

in friday. all the little chromosones are where they

belong except

the boy thing. lol. (tiff says she is

moving out)but, they are still making

me go to the

genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

in the

last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

than i have in 2 years

combined! between driving my

father up there and myself, i need a frequent

drivers

plan.

my need of help

is:

what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to get

the most

helpful info. i believe i could get better

help from this board, but, they

insist i go up there

anyway. so, if anyobne can help... please

do.

thanks

donna

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July 8, 2001

Beverly,

I'm on synthroid as well, and I didn't know that iron inhibits its

absorption. Sometimes I have low iron and take iron supplements. Is

there a way to get around this?

Donna,

I had radioactive iodine and then went on synthroid right away,

turned out to be the right dosage so we got pregnant four months

after the radioactive iodine.

I know that there are risks associated with PTU while pregnant, but I

don't know what they are? Are you still taking it, or is it better to

stop? I thought I heard that sometimes the thyroid will regulate

itself when pregnant with Grave's sometimes, but I could be out to

lunch. Anyone else hear this?

Tricia

>

> Hi Donna:

>

> Congratulations! I didn't develop gd until after my first

> pregnancy. I have had one more child since. (Two is enough for

me!)

> Maybe I was just lucky, but I didn't have too many problems, except

that my

> thyroid levels went berserk. I take synthroid, and we constantly

had to

> change the dosage. However, I had forgotten about iron inhibiting

the

> absoption of sythroid and was taking it at the same time I took my

prenatal

> vitamin. So that really messed my up for a while. I didn't gain

> weight with my pregnancy, either. I lost weight until about the 8

month,

> although my belly was getting bigger and the baby was growing. I

had a

> healthy little girl and the only complications were high blood

pressure (which I

> had the first pregnancy) and post partum bleeding.

>

> This probably isn't much help, but it's my experience. Good luck

and

> keep us posted!

>

> Beverly

>

> need advice from

> GDer's who have been pregnant.

>

> hi all,

>

> i

> need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

> getting a little brother.

> lol. as of yesterday, i am

> at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before

> i

> started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

> buddha bellies

> and adt weight gain, and my monthly

> preg tests were all coming back neg, i

> didnt think

> anything of not having a period. heck, they always

> came and

> went when they pleased. well, my doc called

> one day, poor thing was

> terrified, and said youre

> pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results

> were

> in friday. all the little chromosones are where they

> belong except

> the boy thing. lol. (tiff says she is

> moving out)but, they are still making

> me go to the

> genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

> in the

> last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

> than i have in 2 years

> combined! between driving my

> father up there and myself, i need a frequent

> drivers

> plan.

> my need of help

> is:

> what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to get

> the most

> helpful info. i believe i could get better

> help from this board, but, they

> insist i go up there

> anyway. so, if anyobne can help... please

> do.

>

> thanks

>

> donna

>

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July 8, 2001

Hi Tricia:

My endo said to just take them at different times of the day. If I

took the prenatal vitamin in the morning, then I would take the synthroid at

night. Just don't take them together, at the same time. Even now, I

take a womens multivitamin, and just avoid taking it close to time for my

synthroid.

Beverly

need advice from

GDer's who have been pregnant.

hi all,

i

need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

getting a

little brother.

lol. as of yesterday, i am

at 20 weeks, which

puts it at a few days before

i

started my PTU. while ya'll were

talking about getting

buddha bellies

and adt weight gain, and

my monthly

preg tests were all coming back neg, i

didnt

think

anything of not having a period. heck, they always

came

and

went when they pleased. well, my doc called

one day, poor

thing was

terrified, and said youre

pregnant. i was 13 1/2

weeks!! my amnio results

were

in friday. all the little

chromosones are where they

belong except

the boy thing. lol.

(tiff says she is

moving out)but, they are still making

me go

to the

genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

in

the

last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

than i have

in 2 years

combined! between driving my

father up there and

myself, i need a frequent

drivers

plan.

my need of help

is:

what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to

get

the most

helpful info. i believe i could get better

help from this board, but, they

insist i go up there

anyway.

so, if anyobne can help... please

do.

thanks

donna

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July 8, 2001

Donna,

CONGRATS !!! I think the most important thing for you to make sure of is

that the DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO GO HYPO AT ALL! But continue taking your PTU,

I'm sure they will be cutting it down as you go along, get the right blood

work, others can help you with that better than I... don't let them rely on

just a TSH!

*HUGZ* and Congrats to you and yours!

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Hi Donna

Congratulations on your news. Already 20 weeks - the remainder will fly by. I

guess you must have been a bit anxious

about the amnio - glad all is going well. Elaine is right that PTU is considered

the safer ATD under 300 mgs and you

will experience changes in your dose as time goes on. As Jody said, it is

crucial that you are not allowed to go

hypo or hyper for that matter. Debbie had her last baby whilst on PTU without

problems - you may wish to check the

archives for posts about it.

I am now 36 weeks and at around 18 weeks I was hypo for a couple of weeks and

felt terrible. My dose of Thyroxine

was increased and now all is going beautifully. I had a subtotal thyroidectomy

in Oct last year and then feel

pregnant immediately. My immune system is certainly depressed I had a cold about

8 weeks ago that took 2 weeks to

get better and now have had another cold and sore throat for the last 10 days.

But it is all part and parcel of

being pregnant.

I will be very interested in what the genectic specialist has to say. My Drs

didn't even mention seeing one of those

to me. I do know that the baby has an increased risk of thyroid functioning

problems and of developing an auto

immune disorder at some stage due to my GD and thyroid disfunction.

All the best to you and your family. Stay in touch.

Cheers

Caroline

Donna wrote:

> hi all,

>

> i need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

> getting a little brother. lol. as of yesterday, i am

> at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before i

> started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

> buddha bellies and adt weight gain, and my monthly

> preg tests were all coming back neg, i didnt think

> anything of not having a period. heck, they always

> came and went when they pleased. well, my doc called

> one day, poor thing was terrified, and said youre

> pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results were

> in friday. all the little chromosones are where they

> belong except the boy thing. lol. (tiff says she is

> moving out)but, they are still making me go to the

> genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

> in the last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

> than i have in 2 years combined! between driving my

> father up there and myself, i need a frequent drivers

> plan.

> my need of help is:

> what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to get

> the most helpful info. i believe i could get better

> help from this board, but, they insist i go up there

> anyway. so, if anyobne can help... please do.

>

> thanks

> donna

>

> __________________________________________________

>

July 8, 2001

HI Beverly

Welcome to the group. Much to my surprise I also have lost weight during this

pregnancy (now 36 weeks), and I'm on

thyroxine after a subtotal thyroidectomy. Fortunately I've had no BP problems or

anything like that. I would never

had thought the pregnancy would have been the most successful diet I've been on

for a while!

Cheers

Caroline

Beverly Pope wrote:

> Hi Donna:

>

> Congratulations! I didn't develop gd until after my first

> pregnancy. I have had one more child since. (Two is enough for me!)

> Maybe I was just lucky, but I didn't have too many problems, except that my

> thyroid levels went berserk. I take synthroid, and we constantly had to

> change the dosage. However, I had forgotten about iron inhibiting the

> absoption of sythroid and was taking it at the same time I took my prenatal

> vitamin. So that really messed my up for a while. I didn't gain

> weight with my pregnancy, either. I lost weight until about the 8 month,

> although my belly was getting bigger and the baby was growing. I had a

> healthy little girl and the only complications were high blood pressure (which

I

> had the first pregnancy) and post partum bleeding.

>

> This probably isn't much help, but it's my experience. Good luck and

> keep us posted!

>

> Beverly

>

> need advice from

> GDer's who have been pregnant.

>

> hi all,

>

> i

> need help. trent, tiffany, trevor, and tyler are

> getting a little brother.

> lol. as of yesterday, i am

> at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before

> i

> started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

> buddha bellies

> and adt weight gain, and my monthly

> preg tests were all coming back neg, i

> didnt think

> anything of not having a period. heck, they always

> came and

> went when they pleased. well, my doc called

> one day, poor thing was

> terrified, and said youre

> pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results

> were

> in friday. all the little chromosones are where they

> belong except

> the boy thing. lol. (tiff says she is

> moving out)but, they are still making

> me go to the

> genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves factor.

> in the

> last couple weeks, i have been to st louis more

> than i have in 2 years

> combined! between driving my

> father up there and myself, i need a frequent

> drivers

> plan.

> my need of help

> is:

> what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to get

> the most

> helpful info. i believe i could get better

> help from this board, but, they

> insist i go up there

> anyway. so, if anyobne can help... please

> do.

>

> thanks

>

> donna

>

> __________________________________________________

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July 8, 2001

Dear Elaine

I tried to use the link to your website you have posted here and it came up with

an error. I couldn't get it to work

at all.

Any ideas anyone??

Cheers

Caroline

daisyelaine@... wrote:

> There are some rare side effects with PTU usage during pregnancy, but the

> drug is generally safe at doses of 300 mg/day or less. And it's true that in

> the second half of pregnancy, the immune system stays suppressed, calming

> down the symptoms of GD. Also, changes in estrogen levels cause a decline in

> thyroid hormone levels. Patients on ATD's generally have a dosage reduction

> in the second half of pregnancy, and patients on replacement hormone

> generally have their dosages increases. I have a page on GD in pregnancy

> with some good links on my web site.

>

> Visit my Web Site at http://daisyelaine_co.tripod.com/gravesdisease/

>

> -------------------------------------

> The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not

intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

>

July 8, 2001

Hi Caroline:

I jokingly tell my husband whenever I start getting down on myself about my

weight that maybe I should get pregnant again. It was the most successful

diet I've ever been on. I weighed the same at six weeks in the pregnancy,

when I first found out and at my last dr appt before they induced (due to the bp

problem). Needless to say, I don't recommend it, and my docs were freaking

about it. I was continually being sent for ultrasounds to check the

baby--which must have thrilled the insurance company. But this baby was

bigger than my first one. She is almost 17 mos old and I am still

fluctuating around trying to get my synthroid dose right again. With all

the trouble I had keeping my synthroid dosage right, we decided this would be

the last baby, which is a shame because the delivery was incredibly easy.

Good luck with the baby and keep me posted.

need advice from

GDer's who

have been pregnant.

hi

all,

i

need help. trent, tiffany,

trevor, and tyler are

getting a little brother.

lol. as of

yesterday, i am

at 20 weeks, which puts it at a few days before

i

started my PTU. while ya'll were talking about getting

buddha

bellies

and adt weight gain, and my monthly

preg tests were all

coming back neg, i

didnt think

anything of not having a period.

heck, they always

came and

went when they pleased. well, my doc

called

one day, poor thing was

terrified, and said youre

pregnant. i was 13 1/2 weeks!! my amnio results

were

in friday.

all the little chromosones are where they

belong except

the boy

thing. lol. (tiff says she is

moving out)but, they are still

making

me go to the

genetic spec. tomorrow to discuss the graves

factor.

in the

last couple weeks, i have been to st louis

more

than i have in 2 years

combined! between driving my

father up there and myself, i need a frequent

drivers

plan.

my need of help

is:

what kind of intellegent questions can i ask to

get

the most

helpful info. i believe i could get better

help from this board, but, they

insist i go up there

anyway. so,

if anyobne can help... please

do.

thanks

donna

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