thyroid issues

[aaharmony]

I was born without a thyroid and have been on medication for it my whole life. With my first baby my milk hardly came in and I had to pump forever with the heavy duty hospital pump just to get an ounce. My boy was in the NICU for 5 days so he never really got to nurse. The lactation specialists told me that since I don't have a thyroid not to count on nursing, because the milk just isn't there
Anyway, my question is if anyone else has had similar experiences with their milk not coming in because of their thyroid, or if I was just given bad advice. I'm 19 weeks now and my boobs are the same size they've always been, no real tenderness or signs of milk thinking about coming in.

[aaharmony]

Bump

[omgtwins14]

Hmmm reading your story made me realize that for my first two pregnancies i hardly had any milk coming out. I had grave desease and was on hyperthyroism medication. Now 9 years later im grave desease free and.my thyroid levels.are normal. I just told my high risk.dr about having graves desease 9 years ago.and.she wants to run some.test to be safe. Breatmilk is.so.healthy for our little.ones and its not a.great feeling.that we cant provide it for our babies..lets see if this pregnancy will be different for both of us..best wishes

[aaharmony]

I wish you the best. What's graves disease? I hope everything goes well for you and that you and baby are healthy.

[omgtwins14]

Graves desease ia relatwd to hyperthyroism...read up on it. It really isnt fun having it