Just got results from my labs after being on synthroid for 5 weeks. My TSH went from 7.06 to 2.6. At my appt last week, endo said he wants me in the 1-2 range before ttc. However, now that the results are back he seems to have changed his mind, says that my TSH is normal. I pressed him about his previous target (which also fits with everything I've read) but he just repeated, "your tsh is normal". (FWIW, I should also mention that he was completely dismissive that I have had any symptoms of hypothyroid at 7.06 - even though my symptoms have been textbook 
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What do you think, should I go ahead and ttc at this level? My gut tells me that we'll just continue to be unsuccessful (and get even more frustrated) if it isn't in the "ideal" range. I am >35 and feeling the time pressure already.
Isn't it "safer" to start a pregnancy at a lower tsh, given that we know most women's tsh goes up during the pregnancy? If I start out with a tsh of 1 there is more leeway, no?
If you have BTDT, what did you do about your synthroid dose during pregnancy? Were you proactive in upping the dose? Or did you wait and see? What was your experience?
thanks in advance for any insight you can offer me. Your advice is invaluable, especially given that I can't rely on my hcp!
jen
)What do you think, should I go ahead and ttc at this level? My gut tells me that we'll just continue to be unsuccessful (and get even more frustrated) if it isn't in the "ideal" range. I am >35 and feeling the time pressure already.
Isn't it "safer" to start a pregnancy at a lower tsh, given that we know most women's tsh goes up during the pregnancy? If I start out with a tsh of 1 there is more leeway, no?
If you have BTDT, what did you do about your synthroid dose during pregnancy? Were you proactive in upping the dose? Or did you wait and see? What was your experience?
thanks in advance for any insight you can offer me. Your advice is invaluable, especially given that I can't rely on my hcp!
jen
And wonder if it effects your calcitonin production (the thyroid hormone which helps store calcium in the body... one would think extremely important when building a baby human's skeleton).
