Re: Bruising Again, Insight Please? PREGNANCY ON T3?

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

sorry for intruding in your trend with no advice for you, I hope others can

help!

But!!! I read you are pregnant and I am tremendously interested in knowing about

your experience (and I believe there are other ladies here which may also be

interested).

Did you get pregnant when on T3 only?

I have a rT3 problem and started on cynomel shortly ago. I am 40 and have been

trying to get pregnant for more than 5 years now. I don't know if T3 only will

work for me or if I will have to stay on it or I will be able to come back to

Armour (or any other brand) but I wonder whether one can get pregnant on T3 only

and whether a pregnancy can be carried to term with this treatment.

I have tried to find information on the topic but I can't find anything. I have

asked my doctor and he said there is no literature on the topic and he has no

experience so he can't help me with this.

I will appreciate enormously to hear about your story!

>

> Hi Val,

> Happy New year all!

>

> I've been on NT now for 3 weeks (cleared my RT3) and thought I was doing

pretty well on it EXCEPT that I am now experiencing unexplained bruises again

(arms and legs). I was on 60 mcg of T3 those last weeks of my 12 week period

before I switched as that seemed to be enough for me and now I am taking 2

grains of NT. I tried to raise my NT by 1/2 or even 1/4 grain but I get a

pounding heart. My ferritin was close to 70 last time I had it checked so I

think I'm OK there.

>

> Any ideas? I am 19 weeks pregnant as well.

> Thanks so much,

> in Ca

>

[Guest guest]

That's no problem, , I'm happy to reply to your questions.

Yes, I conceived while on T3 only (not on purpose). I'm 37 and did have a

miscarriage last April before this pregnancy(and I have had 6 children and 4

miscarriages in my 15 years of marriage). I had hoped to clear my RT3 first and

get 100% well but Providence intervened. I was doing fine on T3 with the

pregnancy but really wanted to stick to my plan of switching back to NT so I did

that. I will have my RT3 tested again in a month or so to see if I'm still OK

there. My naturopathic Dr. was not worried with either approach.

You might consider trying using some natural progesterone cream which I have

read helps support the thyroid as well as regulate hormones necessary for a

successful pregnancy. Once I found out I was pregnant, I used the cream 3 times

a day for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and then weaned off.

HOpe that answers your questions,

in CA

> >

> > Hi Val,

> > Happy New year all!

> >

> > I've been on NT now for 3 weeks (cleared my RT3) and thought I was doing

pretty well on it EXCEPT that I am now experiencing unexplained bruises again

(arms and legs). I was on 60 mcg of T3 those last weeks of my 12 week period

before I switched as that seemed to be enough for me and now I am taking 2

grains of NT. I tried to raise my NT by 1/2 or even 1/4 grain but I get a

pounding heart. My ferritin was close to 70 last time I had it checked so I

think I'm OK there.

> >

> > Any ideas? I am 19 weeks pregnant as well.

> > Thanks so much,

> > in Ca

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's no problem, , I'm happy to reply to your questions.

Yes, I conceived while on T3 only (not on purpose). I'm 37 and did have a

miscarriage last April before this pregnancy(and I have had 6 children and 4

miscarriages in my 15 years of marriage). I had hoped to clear my RT3 first and

get 100% well but Providence intervened. I was doing fine on T3 with the

pregnancy but really wanted to stick to my plan of switching back to NT so I did

that. I will have my RT3 tested again in a month or so to see if I'm still OK

there. My naturopathic Dr. was not worried with either approach.

You might consider trying using some natural progesterone cream which I have

read helps support the thyroid as well as regulate hormones necessary for a

successful pregnancy. Once I found out I was pregnant, I used the cream 3 times

a day for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and then weaned off.

HOpe that answers your questions,

in CA

> >

> > Hi Val,

> > Happy New year all!

> >

> > I've been on NT now for 3 weeks (cleared my RT3) and thought I was doing

pretty well on it EXCEPT that I am now experiencing unexplained bruises again

(arms and legs). I was on 60 mcg of T3 those last weeks of my 12 week period

before I switched as that seemed to be enough for me and now I am taking 2

grains of NT. I tried to raise my NT by 1/2 or even 1/4 grain but I get a

pounding heart. My ferritin was close to 70 last time I had it checked so I

think I'm OK there.

> >

> > Any ideas? I am 19 weeks pregnant as well.

> > Thanks so much,

> > in Ca

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's no problem, , I'm happy to reply to your questions.

Yes, I conceived while on T3 only (not on purpose). I'm 37 and did have a

miscarriage last April before this pregnancy(and I have had 6 children and 4

miscarriages in my 15 years of marriage). I had hoped to clear my RT3 first and

get 100% well but Providence intervened. I was doing fine on T3 with the

pregnancy but really wanted to stick to my plan of switching back to NT so I did

that. I will have my RT3 tested again in a month or so to see if I'm still OK

there. My naturopathic Dr. was not worried with either approach.

You might consider trying using some natural progesterone cream which I have

read helps support the thyroid as well as regulate hormones necessary for a

successful pregnancy. Once I found out I was pregnant, I used the cream 3 times

a day for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and then weaned off.

HOpe that answers your questions,

in CA

> >

> > Hi Val,

> > Happy New year all!

> >

> > I've been on NT now for 3 weeks (cleared my RT3) and thought I was doing

pretty well on it EXCEPT that I am now experiencing unexplained bruises again

(arms and legs). I was on 60 mcg of T3 those last weeks of my 12 week period

before I switched as that seemed to be enough for me and now I am taking 2

grains of NT. I tried to raise my NT by 1/2 or even 1/4 grain but I get a

pounding heart. My ferritin was close to 70 last time I had it checked so I

think I'm OK there.

> >

> > Any ideas? I am 19 weeks pregnant as well.

> > Thanks so much,

> > in Ca

> >

>