Hypothyroid

It's been 6 weeks now since Ive been dx w/hypothyroidism. I'm pretty bummed out. We cannot start trying to have a baby for 3 more months....i cannot conceive a baby w/my thyroid hormones out of control now bc during the 1st trimester the baby has the most growth. w/o the correct levels of thyroid hormone in me could cause physical and/or mental disabilities in the growing baby. I'm very stressed and bummed. At my 6 week follow up my doctor thought i wasn't taking my medicine at all. The levels were almost exactly the same as 6 weeks ago. He increased my dosage of synthroid to 100mcg and i will still take 1,000 mg of metformin. If in Dec the levels are not better i will need to see an endo specialist. I just want to be healthy enough to carry this baby!! I included information about my condition ....

Thyroid problems affect an estimated 59 million Americans, the vast majority of them women. Few women, however, are aware of the critical relationship between the thyroid gland - our master gland of metabolism - and nearly every aspect of child-bearing. As a woman, your thyroid can affect your fertility, your ability to become pregnant and maintain a healthy pregnancy, postpartum health, successful breastfeeding, and even the health of your baby.

Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough will help you understand the important information you need to get pregnant, have a healthy baby, stay healthy yourself, and breastfeed your baby.

Undiagnosed, thyroid problems can cause infertility or recurrent miscarriage, making it difficult or impossible for you to get or stay pregnant. Even expensive and invasive fertility tests and procedures may not be looking for whether your thyroid is the real reason you can't get pregnant.

Thyroid problems can complicate your pregnancy. Undiagnosed, untreated or improperly treated thyroid can worsen your pregnancy symptoms such as morning sickness, fatigue, hair loss, and depression, and increase the risk of miscarriage, intrauterine growth retardation, pre-term labor, stillbirth, and even cognitive problems or mental retardation in your child.

Thyroid problems can appear after delivery. Diagnosis is often missed, however, because thyroid symptoms such as fatigue, depression, weight gain/loss, and hair loss are supposedly "normal" for a new mother.

Thyroid problems can cause difficulties with breastfeeding. Undiagnosed or undertreated thyroid problems are a key factor behind low milk supply.

If you're a woman struggling to conceive a baby, getting your thyroid problem diagnosed and properly treated, reading The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough, may finally be the solution to problems you've had having a baby. And, if you're a woman with a thyroid condition, you'll have the information to make it possible to have a perfectly healthy pregnancy and baby.