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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I had a TSH of over 100 (yes, you read that correctly) when I was first diagnosed earlier this year.

I went through IF treatments in 2008-09 and conceived with IVF in Nov 2009. I didn't even know I had Thyroid disease until after the birth of my DD. I don't believe anyone bothered to draw b/w to check and see that I was hypothyroid.

Anyway, take the meds. You will feel so much better. I haven't even been able to get into the single digits yet, but I can tell you that uncontrolled thyroid disease is awful. It can get out of whack fast.

GL on TTC>[/quote]

100 - OK, you beat me.  I thought my 42 reading 4 months after delivering my child was high!

I didn't have thyroid issues as far as I know before getting pregnant.  My thyroid condition presented when I was already into my third trimester.  At that time, I was told that thyroid levels sometimes go crazy while you're pregnant.  My mother said she found some info on the internet (yeah, I know ;)  that pregnancy related thyroid issues are also tied to severe morning sickness, which I had (Lost 15 lbs in one month in my first trimester).

Anyway, when they finally figured out that my thyroid levels were what was causing my crushing exhaustion (in addition to the constant nausea), the OB told me that I just had to suffer at that point and that my levels should go back to normal after delivering.  Mine didn't (hence the 42 reading), and I was first diagnosed with postpartum thyroiditis.  This is a fairly common condition, actually, but lots of people don't get diagnosed because it presents so much like sleep deprivation, which we all know new parents suffer from!

My thyroid has just continued to get worse, and when my child was 4 (I have not yet had a #2 for SO many reasons), I finally saw an endocrinologist who diagnosed me with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.  Even with severe hypothyroidism, I am fairly asymptomatic.  My biggest indicator that my thyroid is out of whack is when I am extremely moody (and who isn't due to the stress of life, right?)   BUT, I am high risk for TTC, which we have actually been trying to do for a year.  We've run into OTHER TTC issues that relate back to how much my body hated being pregnant the first time, but the Hashimoto's isn't helping matters.

Do NOT mess with your thyroid.  It affects so many things in your body and definitely can hurt your baby if left untreated.[/quote]

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