Post partum thyroidism

[Concernedkay]

Hi, I'm 8 months post partum and had my bloods done for hair thinning and some aches and pains, and my thyroid levels have come back abnormal. Although my t4 level is normal at 14 my tsh level is 10.6 which after Googling seems to be very high.

I'm retesting as it's been a month to check if the levels are going down as it could be a post partum issue and I'm being tested for antibodies incase it's an autoimmune issue.

Does anyone have any experience with this and did your thyroid go back to normal? How was it ttc after and how was your pregnancy? This is a shock as I conceived very quickly and had a very healthy pregnancy and birth with my baby. I also have lost weight instead of gaining.

I'm getting freaked out about what I'm reading about potential neurodevelopment problems and lower iq in babies if the mother had low thyroid hormones during pregnancy. I have no idea if I was affected during pregnancy. Thyroid testing really should be part of the blood tests we have. Were all your babies okay? My baby so far is hitting all his milestones and is a very social baby but this has worried me.

No problems in that area, the dc just before diagnosis is on track for GCSE grades 7-9, the one after diagnosis and while on thyroxine (tests every 8 weeks) is towards the top of class in a super selective. I think you would be aware before if it had been a long term issue and affecting your son. The biggest risk to neurodevelopment is in first trimester, so over a year ago. Honestly of all the medical disasters which can befall you, for many it really is not a major issue. Just take the tablets and test early (well not early but don't leave it too long) if there is a chance you could be pregnant. I do appreciate that some people get a lot of symptoms and are not always fully medicated, but many take the tiny tablets and are fine.

My blood was tested all the time in pregnancy as I had GD, I was also in a voluntary clinical trial at the hospital for vascular health so had a billion scans and extra tests. I have no concerns about my DD, she is 3.5 and nursery say she is way ahead on almost all metrics. But even if she wasn’t I wouldn’t be worried. No children are born to entirely healthy people in absolutely optimum circumstances, there’s some risk in everything. I was 41 when she was born and DH 46. If I look for them there will
be a heap of studies telling me DD more likely to have all sorts wrong because of our ages.