hi everyone - you may remember my previous post about pregnancy and hypothyroidism.
I went for my 12 week scan yesterday and they’ve informed me the baby passed - 8.5 weeks measured and no heart beat. Just have to wait for baby to pass naturally.
I am 35 so keen to try to conceive as soon as possible and wondering if you guys have any advice on what I should now test in bloods.
I am worried I have caused this as I was going gluten free for months before becoming pregnant but at week 8 I had to eat gluten as I couldn’t tolerate gluten free bread with the nausea from pregnancy…
Sad times and would welcome any advice. Thank you x
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Hi there - I am now on 200 mg of Levo after going against my docs advice. I always get the same brand. Current TSH is 1.3 a couple weeks ago. Folate is now over and b12. How do I get more ferritin?
How much levothyroxine were you taking BEFORE pregnancy
Ferritin
Look at increasing iron rich foods in your diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
Thanks SlowDragon - they have said I am not to have another test until three months but I am going to get a private one done in a few weeks time to test all the above vitamins and my full thyroid. I am curious how my antibodies are doing after I stopped running during pregnancy
If a patient reports persistent symptoms when switching between different levothyroxine tablet formulations, consider consistently prescribing a specific product known to be well tolerated by the patient.
Physicians should: 1) alert patients that preparations may be switched at the pharmacy; 2) encourage patients to ask to remain on the same preparation at every pharmacy refill; and 3) make sure patients understand the need to have their TSH retested and the potential for dosing readjusted every time their LT4 preparation is switched (18).
Levothyroxine is an extremely fussy hormone and should always be taken on an empty stomach and then nothing apart from water for at least an hour after
Many people take Levothyroxine soon after waking, but it may be more convenient and perhaps more effective taken at bedtime
No other medication or supplements at same as Levothyroxine, leave at least 2 hour gap.
Some like iron, calcium, magnesium, HRT, omeprazole or vitamin D should be four hours away
(Time gap doesn't apply to Vitamin D mouth spray)
If you normally take levothyroxine at bedtime/in night ...adjust timings as follows prior to blood test
If testing Monday morning, delay Saturday evening dose levothyroxine until Sunday morning. Delay Sunday evening dose levothyroxine until after blood test on Monday morning. Take Monday evening dose levothyroxine as per normal
REMEMBER.....very important....stop taking any supplements that contain biotin a week before ALL BLOOD TESTS as biotin can falsely affect test results - eg vitamin B complex
That is a relief I am just worrried as they say I now have fibroids and I wondered if these were caused by gluten and somehow compromised my baby. I guess it’s only natural to blame yourself but as days go on I am gaining perspective. Thanks so much for your reply
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