Hypothyroid & TTC

[mnb89]

Hello!
So this will be a long post, but I want to get the details out first.

TTC since March. In June we figured out my husband had a zero sperm count due to testosterone therapy he was getting from a different doctor. He started Clomid in July, we went back to the doctor after 3 months and his count was 45 million with high mobility and morphology. So all is good for him now!

I found out in the spring that I had slightly high TSH levels. This was very strange to me considering I have no symptoms and I'm very healthy. I'm 24, 5'7, 125lbs, highly active, I do CrossFit regularly and eat very clean. Non-GMO, gluten free, etc. I was referred to a specialist since I'm TTC. In the summer he put me on 25mcg of Levothyroxine, and after 6 weeks I saw him again. My levels actually got worse, went from 5.93 to 6.54 (I'm aware this isn't extreme hypothyroidism but because I'm TTC he wants it between 1.0-2.0) He raised my dose to 50mcg and I see him in a few weeks.

I'm writing, to see if anyone else has hypothyroidism and their experience with TTC. A friend of my family has hypothyroidism and had to use Clomid both times to get pregnant. I'm going to talk to him about that when I see him next.

I should within the next 48 hours so I am hopeful, but nervous.
Would love to hear of someone else's experiences!

 

[Lozb]

Me two I have hypothroidism and I had since I was born I take 175mg daily so mines pretty bad.

Concerned to see my gp about it as I am sure they jst say nout to worry about. (Live in the uk).

 

[Bigbabyb808]

I can't really answer your questions but I also have hypothyroidism and am ttc. I take levothyroxine daily. I started going to an endocrinologist and she said AS SOON AS I find out I am pregnant, that I need to call her. This is my first cycle ttc so we will see what happens in 2 weeks!

 

[writingislove]

Ugh, I was just diagnosed with it last week...my TSH level was 14.3! I'm really scared now that my TTC journey is going to be a lot longer than I originally expected. Sigh...

 

[mnb89]

Yay! Got my test results back from yesterday's blood work! TSH was 2.8 T4 was 1.2 and T3 was 2.8!
Not as low as my Endo wants (between 1 - 2) but it's so much better than TSH 6.5 six weeks ago!
We will see what he says Monday but I'm thrilled it got better this time!

 

[Mrs Jellybean]

My mum was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism when she was 15yo. She went on to have 5 kids from when she was 24-30yo and apparently her levels were never checked. She's on 200mcg doses and has never had any trouble conceiving or any losses (she's 52 now and still on the same dosage).

I conceived my DD in 6weeks. We were really lucky. No issues. She is now 13months and we have been ttc for the past 8months with no luck. 3 weeks ago I demanded a blood test. Found out I also have Hypothyroidism. My levels were 19. Dr started me on 50mcg Thyroxine straight away. I think mine was pregnancy/labour induced. It's been 3weeks since I started the medication and I just got a verrrrrry faint bfp 3days ago (about 10dpo). I have been spotting and having blood when I wipe for the past 4 or 5 days and have POAS the past 3 days and the bfp is getting darker but is still ever so faint. I would have thought at 13DPO it should be stronger. I always had regular cycles before I fell pregnant with DD. They returned 6months pp and have been soooo irregular. In these 7months they have been anywhere from 14-42 days long. So I'm counting on tracking my bbt this cycle to see an approximate date I may have ovulated.

This spotting and faint bfps are making me increasingly nervous! I am leaving to go overseas in 2days for 2 weeks and am now panicking I should have my levels checked... I don't want to miscarry