[cynthia]

#1064913

congrats babies are all ways great I have 5 grown daughters and would have 17 if I could have the symptoms are similair ugh!!!! that is what I told my endo at first like being pregnant with nausea ect… hopefully this will pas don’t know how your disease will effect baby / pregnacy but do know our kids have a greater chance of having throid problems because there is a family history issue doesn’t mean will ???? my youngest daughter has hypothroid and at times has a hard time with it ugh don’t really know which is worse!!!!! don’t worry because not helpfull just enjoy your blessing do you want a boy or a girl???? my self love little boys ( most of my grandkids are boys) and girls can be ruff durning teenage hood they all gave me a ride for my money but lived trough it have a great day cb

[Bobbi]

#1064914

Hi, Ely: Great news! Congradulations.

As to your question about the chance of your baby having thyroid problems at some point: From what I have been told, any of your children are at a "slightly" greater risk for thyroid disease than a child who does not have the same type of family history. The odds are that they will not fall ill. But, what I did was tell my kids that there’s a familial genetic tendency, and they should pay attention to certain symptoms if they occur.

I wish you and your baby good health.

[LaurelM]

#1064915

Congratulations!

I had a similar experience with our second. She is now a happy & healthy 3 1/2 year old. I was able to wean off ATDs very early in the pregnancy. I was sent to a high risk OB (not because they expected any issues but just to be prudent). My OB coordinated with my endo, and family doc (who was also going to be our baby’s doc) so that everyone on my medical team was informed. I was monitored a little more frequently and closely just to be sure everything was on track. I had a medically boring and normal pregnancy.

One thing they did extra was to check my TSI. This measures your levels of auto-antibodies. If they are high, there is a teesnsy, weensy, itty bitty increased risk of neo-natal graves which is a temporary hyperthyroid state for the baby (even if your levels are normal). Did I mention that this is very, very rare? Your baby’s doctor should be informed about your history as they will want to keep a closer eye on the baby for the first couple of months.

As it turned out, my second pregnancy & birth was a lot less difficult than our first. Go figure.

I was also warned that GD could come back in the 12 months post-partum and had very regular blood work. It was post-partum with our first that I developed it so for a full year I just expected at some point to go hyper again. I am happy to report I am still in remission and now am only checking annually.

Again congratulations! I hope the pregnancy symptoms ease soon!

Laurel

[ely2009]

#1018444

I haven’t been here in awhile because I’ve been enjoying my busy life once again. My thyroid levels finally reached "normal" levels in the winter (after 9 mos on 5 mg methimazole). My endo decreased my dose to 2.5 mg/daily in April with the intention of weaning me completely in the fall if my levels stayed normal.

Well, the weaning came early because I found out (surprised, but excited) that we are having a baby. She seems to think my thyroid will behave during pregnancy. She said typically it’s after pregnancy that I may go hyper again.

So now I’m faced with nausea and dizziness of pregnancy at 38. Interestingly, I’ve noticed that some pregnancy symptoms are similar to hyper symptoms. I guess that’s why she’ll check my levels every 4-6 weeks (sooner if I feel like they need to be).

I have 2 children (11 and 6) and always had difficulty conceiving. After being diagnosed with GD and learnng so much about it, I have suspected that my thyroid levels have always been a little "off" and contributed to my infertility. Now I feel even stronger about that.

So I guess my question is how will all of this affect the baby? Is there a greater chance of his/her thyroid being affected at some point?

Emily

[Ski]

#1064916

Emily, how exciting! I can’t really add anything to the conversation right now, but I wanted to send congratulations! ” title=”Very Happy” />

[Author]

Posts