Hypothyroidism Diagnosed in 3rd Trimester

[StarBrites]

Today I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and will be taking 137mcg of levothyroxine 1x/day. Anyone else diagnosed during their third trimester? I'm 37 weeks on Sunday. Doctor says we have to monitor baby at birth and make sure everything is okay. I'm a little worried about the risks of stillbirth with hypothyroidism since I am getting treated for it so late. I can't stop crying because I'm scared something is going to happen to her

TSH was 3.13 and FT4 0.81

 

[melmalta]

I had it too but I did not know, in fact I got up 30kg during pregnancy without eating too much and the doctor only realized in my last 4 weeks I did not take anything and my baby was born perfectly without any trouble ,just at 38+3 weeks I am on thyroxine now and have been since I had her 4 years ago

 

[Hope39]

Today I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and will be taking 137mcg of levothyroxine 1x/day. Anyone else diagnosed during their third trimester? I'm 37 weeks on Sunday. Doctor says we have to monitor baby at birth and make sure everything is okay. I'm a little worried about the risks of stillbirth with hypothyroidism since I am getting treated for it so late. I can't stop crying because I'm scared something is going to happen to her

TSH was 3.13 and FT4 0.81

You should be ok if your started meds, I think the limit in 3rd tri is 3 so you will soon drop below that

Xx

 

[StarBrites]

I forgot to update this saying we did further testing and found I had a high number of tpo antibodies- which suggests a thyroid autoimmune disorder. We are doing more tests later and an ultrasound on my thyroid to figure out more. Doctor thinks I will be on medication long term

 

[Hope39]

I forgot to update this saying we did further testing and found I had a high number of tpo antibodies- which suggests a thyroid autoimmune disorder. We are doing more tests later and an ultrasound on my thyroid to figure out more. Doctor thinks I will be on medication long term

I got them too, caused me ever so many problems, 6 first tri losses!

I had other stuff wrong too but chose to go gluten free to try and reduce the antibodies and it worked what was your tpo level

i will be on thyroxine for life x

 

[StarBrites]

I forgot to update this saying we did further testing and found I had a high number of tpo antibodies- which suggests a thyroid autoimmune disorder. We are doing more tests later and an ultrasound on my thyroid to figure out more. Doctor thinks I will be on medication long term

I got them too, caused me ever so many problems, 6 first tri losses!

I had other stuff wrong too but chose to go gluten free to try and reduce the antibodies and it worked what was your tpo level

i will be on thyroxine for life x

18.5 was my value and it says range is <=9.0 IU/mL
I haven't got to actually talk to my doctor in person about it yet as we've just been communicating through e-mail. I see her Tuesday so I will get to discuss it more with her. The whole thing confuses me

 

[Hope39]

I forgot to update this saying we did further testing and found I had a high number of tpo antibodies- which suggests a thyroid autoimmune disorder. We are doing more tests later and an ultrasound on my thyroid to figure out more. Doctor thinks I will be on medication long term

I got them too, caused me ever so many problems, 6 first tri losses!

I had other stuff wrong too but chose to go gluten free to try and reduce the antibodies and it worked what was your tpo level

i will be on thyroxine for life x

18.5 was my value and it says range is <=9.0 IU/mL
I haven't got to actually talk to my doctor in person about it yet as we've just been communicating through e-mail. I see her Tuesday so I will get to discuss it more with her. The whole thing confuses me

That doesn't seem to high tbh, our labs may test differently but my tpo
Was 617, dropped to 300 after gluten free

Xx

 

[StarBrites]

I think our test units are different for my results above 9 is abnormal.
I'm hoping when I get re-tested that this was all just because of pregnancy.

My mom has terrible thyroid issues so I might not be so lucky, but I'm still hoping.

 

[Hope39]

Our range is above 30 so at 617 i was very abnormal, lol x