Thanks barb, I have been told that my thyroid has stablised but I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and I will ask for another blood test just to check. I am lucky that I have an extremely supportive sister who is my sounding board for everything, having breastfeed for 7 years continuously through 3 children. I have going to go my local ABA meeting and check it out as well. I am glad that I can start introducing soilds, unfortunalty not having much luck with the few attemts I have tried, he hates it LOL, unlike DS#1 who loved it.
Just got back from the doctors who said that my TSH levels where 6. So while I am slight above "normal" she does not want to treat it at this point. She said that my body was obviously sensitive to being slightly above 'normal' hence the supply issues. Don't know if this is true or not. Having another blood test tomorrow and will be monitored over the next 6 months or so to see how it goes.
So still in limbo land at the moment.......getting sick and tired of it to be honest!
Sorry to hear that you are still in limbo land with regards to the thyroid problem and your supply. Hope the topping up continues to work and you can continue breastfeeding. Had a little chuckle when you said that he would just suck on the supply line and not bother with the nipple when you used that. You're right they are cheeky little monkies and I bet you he would have had a smile on his face doing so as well! I know all babies are different but if its worth anything we never had issues swapping between boob and bottle and we did it for a long time. He would quite happily go from one to the other. Hope it is the same for you.
woah, 6 is too high. I depends on the reference range for your lab, but that sounds well over normal to me. Do you know your T4 levels?
Is this an endocrynologist or GP? It is very tricky if you're going hyper and hypo, though. Definitely see a specialist if you haven't already - sometimes there are treatment options. Thyroxine is fine while breastfeeding, but you doc's concern may be if you switch to overdrive again. Treatment for Hyperthyroidism I think might not be ok when breastfeeding.
marcellus - the lab reference was 3.5 to 5.0 mIU/L for normal, hence my GP said that I am slightly above. I have not seen a specialist as she is is regular contact with one who wants to do the wait and see approach. While I would also love to be on meds to get this under control she is reluctant as I was hyper and now hypo, all over the place really, so they want to wait and see if it settles on its own. T4 and T3 levels are back to normal.
Now we're 3 - yes he did have a smile on his face LOL. I have decided to make the most of doing top ups and will be going to the hairdressers and leaving bubs with mum....there has to be some positives to all of this
Tracey, are you feeling a bit more positive? I'm sure a trip to the hairdresser helps most things seem better for a while at least!
It must be frustrating to still not have answers, but it does sound like you are getting closer. Hang in there hun - you are doing a really great job in a difficult situation. I hope the next bloods get you even closer to knowing what's going on and a way forward
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