Hypothyroid and Pregnancy

[outdoorlove]

Has anyone out there been diagnosed with a hypothyroid during pregnancy? I just found out my THS is 5.35 and the normal cut-off is 4. I don't fit any of the symptoms of Hypothyroid so my naturopath doctor thinks it is probably just pregnancy related (which I guess isn't uncommon). I've been following the "eat right for your blood type" diet and also taking some natural treatments by the naturopath but I wanted to know if anyone ever had a personal experience with this and if and how it effects the baby.

[kewb]

I am hypothyroid. I have been since my teen years. During pregnancy my levels did change and my endocronologist adjusted my Synthroid acordingly. After pregnancy my levels went back to pre-pregnacy levels.

It did not affect my children in any way.

[MummaMel]

Ditto what kewb said. I've been hypothyroid for years and my TSH levels went up so much Synthroid dosage was increased. My endrocrinologist recommended that I go in "right away" once finding out that I was pregnant. Hypothyroidism, when untreated, can lead to miscarriage and low IQ's. :gloomy:

Also, the currently recommended range of TSH is 0.3 to 3.0. About.com has a great source of thyroid info (http://thyroid.about.com/cs/newsinfo/l/bltest_values.htm).

HTH!

[outdoorlove]

Thanks for your replies everyone!

It is reassuring to know your children came out fine kewb!

My clinic's cut off is 4. And I've been reading that some clinics have a cut off of 5. I thought that gave me hope but my naturopath also goes with a cut-off of 4 so he is actively treating my hypothyroid. So far I haven't miscarried. I guess I won't know about the low IQ until my baby grows up. :gloomy: I wonder what the statistics are on it. Does anyone know where I can get that information on the net?

[MummaMel]

If you look at the about.com site, they have a lot of those types of stats. Your levels aren't really that far out of the range and a few years ago they would have been considered normal. For me, being at a 5 or so would really have me feeling "off".

There are some other threads here regarding natural supplements. Also, there's a naturaly thyroid medication made of dessicated pig thyroid glands from Armour that is available.

Best of luck,
Melissa