A bit of background: before I got pregnant I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and was taking varying amounts of L-Thyroxin, between 25-75mcg. During my pregnancy this was increased to 100mcg, which I have continued to take since the birth 11 weeks ago.
I went to my Gyn for a postnatal check-up last week. She has just left a message to say my TSH is 0.38 and that I should now stop taking my medication entirely.
I understood that the TSH should be well under 2 to get pregnant and also during breastfeeding, so I am really surprised to hear that I should just stop taking the medication cold turkey, rather than lowering the dosage, which is currently pretty high. Does anybody have knowledge of the levels needed to sustain BF and how the levels change post-birth?
I have struggled long and hard to get BF established over the last few weeks. Now that it is finally going well I am loath to risk doing anything that might cause problems with my supply. I also have PCOS which can sometimes lead to supply problems, so am perhaps overly cautious.
I have tried to call my doctor back to discuss, but getting hold of her is pretty near impossible...
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chloechloe · 09/06/2015 12:11
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