i was told my thyroid needed to be monitored and they tested it last pregnancy (and misciarrage) but not this time. Here I find this article on about.com - and I am wondering if this could have made the difference in keeping my baby:
Hypothyroid Women in First Trimester Need Two Extra Levothyroxine Pills Per Week Thursday June 10, 2010
According to a study reported on in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, when a woman being treated for hypothyroidism becomes pregnant, she should immediately increase her levothyroxine dose by two tablets per week, in order to maintain her thyroid function in the normal ("euthyroid") range. According to the study, the addition of two additional dosages per week can significantly reduces the risk of hypothyroidism in the mother. (Maternal hypothyroidism in early pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, and in developmental and cognitive delays and deficiencies in children.) http://thyroid.about.com/b/2010/06/10/hypothyroidism-pregnancy-medication.htm#gB3
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