I'm 18 weeks pregnant and my GP didn't want to increase my thyroxine but the edocrine specialist did. Who is right??

[Janeyk80]

They have increased it 2 weeks ago, but i am worried about my babies thyroid development.

[jimh111]

The recommendation is that levothyroxine is increased by 25 to 50 mcg for women who are, or are planning to be pregnant.

[Janeyk80 in reply to jimh111]

Thanks Jim, i was previously on 75 mg now they have put me on 100 mg. i just wondered if anyone else had conflicting advice from their health care team?

[Duchy82]

The endocrine specialist is 100% right it is in the British thyroid associations guidance for gps you baby hasn't got a thyroid yet (or at least it isn't functioning yet) so he/she is using your thyroid hormone if you don't increase either you or both of you will suffer and with the babies development it will in fact affect brain development more so than thyroid development.