Iodine when nursing, and iodine in children

January 2, 2012

I'm taking Lugol's drops. I've read (though don't know if it's true) that I

should max out at 12.5 mg while nursing. This is my fifth and last baby and she

is 15 months now, nursing 2-3 times per day, but I will most likely be nursing

for another 1-2 yrs. I don't know how much benefit I'm going to get from staying

at that " low " of a dosage for that long, but I'm also entirely unwilling to put

the baby at risk of getting my poisons through my bm.

Also, all of my children but the baby are now hypothyroid (like me) according to

TSH only (FT3 wasn't tested for some reason). They also are using waking BBT, so

I trust the tests. My oldest (10 yrs old) is the one that led me down this road,

when he gained 60 lbs in 6 months. He currently weighs 147 lbs and is 4'9 " tall.

I desperately want to help him lose that weight (and get healthy, obviously),

and turn the hypoT around for my other children. I've been giving DS#1 10 drops

of 2% solution for a few weeks. Can I safely raise him to adult levels given his

weight, or should I be more conservative due to his age?

Ans, lastly, should I try to supp the baby w/iodine? All the others just take

what I give them to take (I've been fiddling with their diets and supps for a

year, so they're used to it now), but she still fights and fights HARD anything

that doesn't taste or smell " good " to her. My one try was a monumental fail. If

she's getting what she needs from me I won't push it. But if not, and I should

be supping her with one drop, I would welcome suggestions on how to mask it.

TIA

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