HyperT Baby?

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Hi All,

Since I'm breastfeeding my 2 1/2 month old, Gaven, while taking PTU, Gaven's

pediatrician is monitoring his thyroid levels. His last labs indicate that

his TSH levels have dipped below the normal range. Although the reason we're

monitoring his levels is to make sure the PTU doesn't cause him to go hypo, I'm

thinking that perhaps my antibodies are getting into the breast milk and

stimulating his thyroid. However, his T4 levels are normal. Should I discount

the

TSH results as long as T4 remains normal? Is there any reason to run his TSI

levels? I'd find the results interesting, but they require more blood and

it's so hard to draw enough blood from such a little guy, it just kills me to

watch him scream as the nurses try. Here are his latest labs:

TSH 1.1 (1.7 - 9.1)

T4 11.1 (6.9 - 16.5)

I'm not sure if the T4 results are free or total, it just says T4. I told

the nurse to make sure the next labs have FT4 levels.

Since I stopped taking PTU during my 8th month of pregnancy and stayed off of

it for 2 months, I feel myself going very hyper again. My eyes have worsened

significantly and I feel the panic, irritability, and palpitations setting in

again. Are there special concerns of going hyper post-pardum or is all this

because of my lapse in PTU?

Thanks,

Tori