Thyroid Levels

[Lunachick]

Hey ladies,

I have some questions about thyroid levels during pregnancy.The blood work from my first prenatal visit came back, and I received a phone call from a specialist who told me the blood work showed my thyroid levels are elevated and they booked me for Jan 29th for a consult. I have never had a thyroid issue before, however my mom has thyroid complications, so I suppose it's not strange for me to develop it myself.

I'm assuming it's because of all the hormones from my pregnancy. My concern is how will this affect the baby and what will they do to help me? Does anyone have an experience on this? I'm just feeling anxious about having to wait for my appointment. They had wanted to schedule me in for this Wednesday but I'm just not able to get out there then because of distance and I don't drive. I'm not really understanding anything I've read on the net. I'm stressing out about it. Please help!

 

[Kelx44]

I have a underactive thyroid gland and they just give u a prescription for you too take. It's not harmful for the baby as the baby needs it. Baby will start producing its own thyroid hormone around 12 weeks so the baby will be perfectly fine! Your doctor seems proactive so no need to worry! It's normal lots off ppl are thyroid conditions

 

[Lunachick]

Thank you for your reply! That's a huge relief!

 

[FeistyMom]

It really does depend on whether your thyroid is hypo (underacting) or hyper (overacting). It is super easy to treat hypo-thyroid, because there are some great synthetic drugs available to supply the missing hormone. Hyper-thyroid is a bit more complicated.

Mlld hyperthyroid issues can actually be caused by the same hormone they use for pregnancy tests, as it stimulates the thyroid. There does seem to be an association between hyperthyroid and the severe morning sickness (hyperemesis), but that is pretty much the worst that happens for pregnancy-caused mild hyperthyroidism.

If they suspect you actually had a hyperthyroid *before* you were pregnant, there are more things to worry about - but until/unless you know if it is hypo and hyper, and if hyper if they think it is a severe case, it is NOT a good idea to google it, as there is just too much noise and negativity.

I hope this is just a mild case of pregnancy-induced hyperthyroid for you, which it sounds like it probably is Good luck!

 

[Lunachick]

It really does depend on whether your thyroid is hypo (underacting) or hyper (overacting). It is super easy to treat hypo-thyroid, because there are some great synthetic drugs available to supply the missing hormone. Hyper-thyroid is a bit more complicated.

Mlld hyperthyroid issues can actually be caused by the same hormone they use for pregnancy tests, as it stimulates the thyroid. There does seem to be an association between hyperthyroid and the severe morning sickness (hyperemesis), but that is pretty much the worst that happens for pregnancy-caused mild hyperthyroidism.

If they suspect you actually had a hyperthyroid *before* you were pregnant, there are more things to worry about - but until/unless you know if it is hypo and hyper, and if hyper if they think it is a severe case, it is NOT a good idea to google it, as there is just too much noise and negativity.

I hope this is just a mild case of pregnancy-induced hyperthyroid for you, which it sounds like it probably is Good luck!

Thank you! As far as I know, I was never suspected to have hyperthyroid before pregnancy. I do believe it is pregnancy-induced. I googled it when I was first informed about my elevated levels but I'm just not really understanding it and I didn't see much point since I don't know yet whether it's hyper or hypo. I was update after my appointment this Wednesday.

Thanks again