I'm new! Thyroid and prego q's

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Hi, I am Leslea. referred me to this list today after I asked

her about astragalus and pregnancy. Thanks, !

The only info I have found about astragalus online was that it vaguely

" shouldn't be taken during pregnancy " because there are no official

studies about it. let me know that it might zap me of my

energy, since my system has so much going on.

Re: my thyroid, I am hypo, and I read recently (prior to this

pregnancy) that astragalus was a good immune-system booster--which can

be a real help to folks like me w/ extremely underactive thyroids.

I have no problem discontinuing the astragalus for now, but I sure

would like to know more about how it works so I can make a real

decision. Is it something that builds up in the body over time? Does

it work by stimulating *something* internal? I don't really

understand, and before I was pregnant, I frankly wasn't that concerned

about it--I just wanted to feel *better*, and as quickly as possible.

There is another question I have, too. Does anyone take Raw Thyroid

Hormone? There is a brand called Solaray that makes a product called

Thyroid Caps. I know this isn't an herb or anything...but does anyone

have any knowledge of this & pregnancy? I take Synthroid already, as

usual, and I take it properly (I time my eating and calcium/vitamin

consumption to get the most out of it). However, I started

intermittently taking the thyroid caps as well as the astragalus as

well as Life Balance vitamins (in powder form) about the same time,

and I got feeling TONS better almost immediately after several months

of gradually drifting back into thyroid dis-ease (where all I was

using was my prescription).

As you can imagine, I'm not in a hurry to start quitting stuff from my

" concoction " now that I'm feeling better, but I want to make sure it

is safe for baby, and frankly, I'm not a fan of my past OB/GYN, so

asking her is not really an option. I know what her answer would be,

and I can promise it wouldn't come from any research.

I am also taking Folic Acid and B-12 chewables and Min-Col (calcium

supplement) once a day and except for the standard queasiness, I feel

great.

I have some ginger tea (thank you for the information!) I hope it

works this time. Last pregnancy, it actually made me feel worse, but

I think it was just too strong--strong odors at all will get to me.

Sorry for the book. As can attest, I am a fast typist prone to

writing too much.

If you got through all of this, I appreciate your input.

Leslea