Anyone recently or trying to conceive with hypothyroidism?
I have hypothyroidism and have fairly high hormone levels, which my naturopath has told me will make it difficult, if not impossible to conceive. Has anyone here conceived with hypothyroidism?
I should add: I am not on thyroid medication, other than natural treatments.
**Naturopathic medicine (also known as naturopathy, or natural medicine) is a complementary and alternative medicine which emphasizes the body’s intrinsic ability to heal and maintain itself. Naturopaths prefer to use natural remedies such as herbs and foods rather than surgery or synthetic drugs.
I have conceived with hypothyroidism and am trying again. Are you taking thyroid replacement (such as Armour, the natural replacement or levothyroxine, the synthetic)? I conceived our first baby while I was on Armour. After he was born, my Integrative Med doctor added some levothyroxine in addition to the armour. My TSH, Free T4 and Free T3 are all in good ranges for conception again. A TSH around 1 seems to be good for a lot of women. If your TSH is too high and your Free T4 too low, then yes, it might be impossible to conceive. Until I started on armour, my cycles were quite uneven, and my BBTs were dismally low (they’ve improved by and average of .4 degree at least!) and etc, but I never actually tried to conceive until after I was put on replacement.
What’s a naturopath?
I have been on thyroid med for years. No problem conceiving at age 45 (on purpose). Absolutely normal pregnancy. 15-month-old making me crazy!
I didn’t conceive until I started on Synthroid for my hypothyroid and as soon as my TSH normalized I got pregnant within a month!
If you are hypothyroid and TTC get rid of the naturopath and get yourself a proper endocrinologist. The increased energy from being on the Synthroid is so worth it. And the baby makes it worth it too, of course.
I have no thyroid and am on replacement meds and I am 9 weeks pregnant.