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Thyroid and pregnancy question...?
I am now in my second trimester and have been previously diagnosed with Hashimoto's. I take thyroid replacement. I have been to one prenatal visit and only saw the nurse (at that time she scheduled my future appts with the doc). I spoke with her then about checking my TSH and T4 Free levels and she didn't seem to think it was important. I have not had a dosage adjustment and it has not been monitored. I am seeing the Dr. today. My question is this...am I over reacting to think they should be taking it more seriously and checking my TSH levels etc. The nurse also did not tell me that you were not supposed to take your prenatal vitamin with the thyroid meds as it has a high enough level of iron in it to keep you from absorbing all the thyroid medication properly. It seems irresponsible for them to not mention this. I just recently came across this information and I am pretty upset that it has not even been discussed up to this point...do you think that is a valid point? It can cause developmental delays and low IQ if you do not get the right amount of thyroid especially in the first trimester. I am just frustrated that I tried to be proactive about this and the Dr. ignored it completely. What do you think?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
Maybe get yourself a new doctor. They should have checked your levels RIGHT away. I just checked mine because we are trying to get pregnant, and I wanted to be ready to go. You need to have your thyroid checked for sure.
You also need to take both prenatal and your thyroid medication...but not at the same time. You can take them about 1-6 hours apart and they should both work just fine. I was just researching this online, because I wanted to be ready if we got pregnant.
Having thyroid problems is not fun and has caused so many other issues I hate (including weight gain). I hope you keep sticking up for yourself and keep asking questions! If you think you are right, then you probably are! Mother's know best.
Good luck.
- spalmerLv 71 decade ago
I would suggest having your endocrinologist (if you have one) or your general physician monitor your thyroid levels. In the ideal world, your ob/gyn would be keeping up with everything; however, they slip up like everyone does. I understand your frustration about the prenatal vitamins and thyroid medication. I didn't find out for over a year that I shouldn't take my thyroid medication with my calcium pills... and I was really irritated. Good luck throughout the rest of the pregnancy, and make sure that someone keeps an eye on the thyroid levels. :)
- 5 years ago
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