TTC 2 for 27 months!!! Thyroid problem?

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I have a lovely little girl who is now 27 months old and a delight. It took 2 years after a miscarriage to get her and I guess maternal/paternal age (35 and 44 at the time) had alot to do with it. I conceived again at 9 months post partum but the baby did not grow and miscarried at 10 weeks. I have been trying since then to get pregnant again but no luck. I have recently started charting again and am now using ovulation sticks to increase my chances. I had a Day 21 test last month that suggests I am still ovulating but I'm starting to get worried.

I know all of this is fairly common for older mums but I am concerned that it could be something more serious. I recently gave up caffeine, wheat and sugar, exercise regularly and am relatively healthy but am concerned about my Thyroid as I suffer from many of the symptoms (coldness, tiredness, low basal temps, heavy periods, infertility etc) but my results always come back from the Dr as 'within range'.

My father and brother both have an underactive Thyroid problem and have been on Thyroxine for years and I am not sure if it is hereditary. I just wanted to know if anyone had any success with going to a private doctor? I do not want to take medication but it would explain alot of my symptoms.

I just know that in America they calculate a healthy Thyroid range as being between 0-3 not 0-5 as they do in the UK and I can't seem to get past my normal Gp with this issue. Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do?

Hi, I had to battle with doctors for years to put me on thyroxin for hypothyroid and I have a history of endocrine diseases on both sides of my family and I was always in normal ranges for TSH. For starters they need to be looking at more than just your TSH. They should test your antibodies, Free T3 and Free T4 and reverse T3. Check out this American website www.stopyhethyroidmadness.com for more info. There are also natural ways to help your thyroid. Both my mum and I have found we can reduce our medication when we are regularly taking fish oils. I have found that taking a B complex plus extra B12 and Iron have helped me have better energy levels.

bunny what is your TSH? It is hereditary.

It's early days, but considering you're over 35, if you go to the GP after 6 months of ttc and explain your problems, they should refer you to the fertility clinic for further tests. You can insist on a full thyroid panel, including TSH, antibodies, fT3 and fT4, and if you're tired it might be worth getting your iron checked too as that can affect conception.