Any hypothyroid mom's out there who can give me advice?

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Hello! 🙋🏼
I'm 16 weeks pregnant with my first kid. I've had hypothyroidism since I was 18 and it's been a trip. I have no idea what to expect for the rest of my pregnancy or for when my baby gets here. 
How do you manage the debilitating fatigue as a new mom? 
I'm so happy to be pregnant and to get the chance to be a mom. My husband and I tried for two years and we finally got this miracle baby. A part of me is so anxious about what it will be like to be a new mom with this illness. It might just be a feeling of inadequacy bubbling up, but there are some days pre- and post-pregnancy where it's all I have to get up and take a shower. 
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If it helps, right now I'm taking 90mg of Armour Thyroid. I was doing very well before the pregnancy but of course my endo is watching like a hawk to make sure my TSH is under control. 
Any advice is appreciated!

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When I was pregnant with my first DD in one of my check ups the Dr asked how was I doing with my meds and when I told her I skipped some days here and there she flipped out on me loudly and said that I should have water on my bedside with the meds and drink my med first thing before getting out of bed and not to eat after 20 min, then she calmly explained that then my body will absorb it better that way. Other than that I enjoyed having strong long hair and nails. Had a beautiful pregnancy and easy delivery.

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You me so much hope..I have hypothyroidism and we've been ttc for almost 2 years..congrats and I hope your pregnancy is going well..please send baby dust 🤞🏾

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I was diagnosed today and I always thought the fatigue was from having a baby but what helped was getting baby on a schedule. Baby is now 5 months and has slept from 9-5am since she was 3 months. The problem is during the day because she takes like 1-2 naps and she's always crying when I leave her sight. Meal preparation is helping a lot too.

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I would also suggest that you out keep your levels checked if you're having symptoms. Also, my endo wanted to keep me on synthetic T4&T3 during pregnancy as she wasn't keen on trying me on naturethroid (pig hormone) during pregnancy, as synthetic is better controlled.

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Hi there,

I've had Hashimotos (hypothyroidism) for 9 years. Was very symptomatic for 6 of them as I was on levothyroxine treatment only (T4). 
A brilliant endo tried me on T3 med Thybon in 2015. It took a while to get feeling right, as my body had to adjust to the added hormone, but I'm on top of the world now being on levothyroxine and Thybon.

I fell pregnant 4months after starting thybon. It's not to say it works for everyone, but it worked for me.

My first pregnancy in 2015 went very smoothly as My endo monitored me every 3-4 weeks with bloods and checking Tft's&T3, ensuring that my range was within the pregnancy range for each trimester.

I'm pregnant again with no.2 and currently 29 weeks and all gone well, except, this pregnancy, I have gestational diabetes, which I never had with no.1.

Any hypothyroid mom's out there who can give me advice?

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