TTC or Pregnant with an under-active Thyroid.

Thanks LadyGG - and so lovely to hear that your pregnancy went well. I would totally be proud as well so boast away!

It is really frustrating how long it can take to get the dose right - have a feeling that the bloods next week will reveal a decrease in TSH but not quite I need for pregnancy/conception.

I actually was shocked when they told me I had an underactive thyroid - the only symptoms I guess I had was that I would fall asleep quite early on the sofa every evening, so I guess I was feeling silly tired and also the whole bowel movement thing (TMI - sorry!).. oh and I guess I felt a bit down... so actually thinking about it I guess I had a lot of the symptoms!! I just never attributed them to thyroid issues.

As soon as I got on the 100mcg I felt soo much better - it just suddenly clicked one day and I felt a lot more on the ball and happier/positive.

It's nice to chat to people that are experiencing the same problems

Wow, LL, you must have been feeling like sh*t, no? I'm useless if my TSH levels even wobble into top end of normal. Different people seem to be so different in their sensitivity to it.

Anyway, hello, hope you start to feel better soon and get your BFP. I think really it is good to get the thyroid under control before you get the BFP as can have impact on the baby developmentally if not treated properly so good they are taking it seriously. It can take a bit of time tweaking doses to get it right but hopefully you will get there soon.

And to reassure you my pg with DS was fine, they monitored growth etc a bit more closely, but he is a very bright little boy and doesn't seemt to have been affected at all. They even let me attempt a home birth (although ended in transfer to hospital due to malpresentation but that another story!)

Hello ladies - can I join? I did try and start a similar thread donkey's ago but It didn't really take off! Pleased there is one now though....

Bit of background from me. I got diagnosed back in June with an underactive thyroid and my results then were TSH: 13.93 and T4: 10.1(wierdly these tests were doen as part of my day 21 bloods). Went onto 50mcg of levothyroxine and then my last bloods around 7/8 weeks ago were even worse - TSH: 15.43 and T4: 13.1, the GP then doubled my dose to100mcg of levothyroxine. I have another blood test next week to check levels again - keeping fingers crossed they have dropped into a healthy range. We have been TTC for coming up to a year next month and its starting to take its toll! I have also been informed it can take a few months of tweaking to get the levels right, but it's a hard waiting game to play. Have also been temping as well and seem to have no problems ovulating etc so not sure what else is going on. Have had day 21 tests and DH's SA came back ok as well. The only thing I can think for the lack of a BFP is the thyroid now....

hippychick I too read that TSH should be 0.4-2.0 ideally to conceive. Are you not on thyroxine already? Interesting that your TSH has decreased without meds? Do you know what that has happened?

LadyG really sorry to hear about your mc - hope you are doing well. It sounds like your TSH was under control although - It sounds like it took you a while to get there though. I think you did the right thing getting it increased just in case.

Thanks for setting this up.

Just bit of background for anyone not from the charting thread. I've been battling thyroid issues for a number of years now. Had sub-clinical Underactive thyroid from being about 23, borderline TSH but felt dreadful, brain fog, gained a lot of weight and they refused to treat. Got symptoms under control with Homeopathy (prob the placebo effect!) but then came back when I was 28. They then decided to treat me and was like a light coming on! Just felt so much better, brain fog went, started feeling sociable again. Had my DS the year after with no issues. Now trying to conceive no. 2 but sadly just had a mc. Prob not down to the thyroid but have been concerned since was feeling symptomatic before got pg and test came out at TSH 3.5 when NHS guideline is under 2 during pregnancy. So Doctor has agreed to up my dose of Thyroxine to 125mcg.

Hippy have they tested your antibodies? If these are high this means your immune system is attacking Thyroid gland and causing it to fail. It is a typical cause but better to be medicated sooner rather than later.

I think Thyroid issues are very common though. Following my diagnosis my sister also got diagnosed and really weirdly, my BROTHER, just a few weeks ago!