Hypothyroidism

Ok so here is where my story begins. After I had Lucas I got the IUD Mirena put in, in October 2009 for birth control. It has been great up until the point of me gaining weight. Ok first of all I have to tell you the truth and I don’t mind it. Before I got pregnant I needed to lose weight I was 148 pounds. Not great for my height, I’m 5 foot and one inch…lol. But while I was pregnant I only gained 6 pounds, yep 6!! I was really happy about that. So after I had Lucas I weighed 137. I was feeling pretty good!! Then I got Mirena put in, and like I said loved it until I gained 20 pounds!!! Yep I now weigh 160!!!!! So I had thought it was due to the IUD and my lack of exercising. But I still have not lost one pound. So long story short I went to my PCP last Thursday and told her about my weight and how it was just not right. Something was wrong I knew it.. so I asked her if we could draw my blood and check my thyroid levels. She said ok I will, but I do think that is is your IUD that is causing you to gain weight. So I made an appointment with My OB/GYN and went yesterday. Told her what was going on and that I was pretty set on getting this IUD taken out. She then tells me that she thinks it is not my IUD, but my THYROID. She says that it is not uncommon for some woman after they have a baby to have temporary thyroid problems. Due to the body just trying to adjust itself somehow the thyroid gets out of control. So I told her that my PCP was testing my thyroid levels, I’m just waiting on the results. She then tells me that if it is my thyroid then its easily fixable, you just take Synthroid everyday… for about 6 months to a year before checking it again. And that is probably just temporary.

So I got a call from my PCP yesterday afternoon and guess what she says to me. My thyroid levels ARE VERY LOW!! That I have hypothyroidism. And that is what has been causing my weight gain!!!! I’m sooo happy its something you know.. its not my IUD. I was so glad to figure out that something was causing my 20 pound weight gain. B/c that was just not normal for me! So today I started taking Synthroid (one everyday) and Vitamin D (twice a week), b/c that was low too. The hope is that if this is the right pill and dose, my weight should really start improving after a couple of weeks. Apparently a lot of women have this issue after giving birth. So I know I’m not alone and it is fixable. And that something is causing my weight gain.

Always listen to your body, you know it best! I knew that something was not right, it just did not feel right. I knew that 20 pounds to gain in like 7 months was not really normal. So that is my latest story or ‘something new’.