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An Open Letter to Fathers with Hypothyroidism on Father's Day

An Open Letter to Fathers with Hypothyroidism on Father’s Day

Originally published on 16th June 2019  Last updated on 19th June 2021 To the dad with…

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TW: pregnancy, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, infert

TW: pregnancy, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, infertility

💖 In April 2018, I had a faint positive pregnancy test. I should have felt happy (we’d been trying to fall pregnant), but I had already been experiencing bleeding for a few weeks.

💖 At the moment this pregnancy was confirmed, my miscarriage was also.

💖 In an unfortunate way, that pregnancy didn’t show up on tests until the loss was well under way.

💖 Over the years, my fertility has been very much all over the place. For quite a few years, I wasn’t ovulating at all, and for many others, my cycles weren’t working in the right way to conceive, thanks to my thyroid condition and other hormonal imbalances which often goes hand in hand with it.

💖 Just having a thyroid condition puts you at a higher risk for losing an unborn child or having more issues conceiving in the first place.

💖 Thyroid function and your fertility are closely linked. Abnormal thyroid levels can lead to miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, anaemia, stillbirth and the baby developing congenital hypothyroidism itself, yet many doctors don’t think to check thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women.

💖 Women with even mild hypothyroidism have double the risk of miscarriage and premature birth. Having thyroid antibodies (Hashimoto’s) also increases the risk of issues.

💖 I’ve put loads of information regarding trying to conceive, going through pregnancy with hypo/Hashi and more on my website.

💖 Head to my website (link in bio) and then hover over “all articles” on the menu before clicking ‘pregnancy’ on the drop down menu.
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💖 ALSO: Check out my article about the link between thyroid disease and how October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month on my website too. Link in Instagram story.

- Rachel 🦋💙

💙 It’s the things he does that he thinks are

💙 It’s the things he does that he thinks are small, that are actually huge.

💙 When he makes me breakfast. And not just any breakfast, but one he’s thought out carefully. One that’s nutritious, because he knows that it will make a big difference to how well I perform at work that day. It will make a difference to my blood sugar that morning, helping the brain fog, fatigue and nausea.

💙 He places a glass of water beside me, with my tablets so I take them, otherwise I forget, amongst all the other things I have to try and remember to do everyday to live as normal a life as possible.

💙 I appreciate the things he thinks are small in comparison to what I battle with my body daily, but they’re huge. And what he does keeps me functioning almost as well as any other twenty something.

🦋 You can read more about my husband and I’d experiences of navigating the effects of thyroid disease on a relationship on my website and in my bestselling book “You, Me and Hypothyroidism”. Link in bio. 💋

- Rachel 🦋💙

Just saying. 💁🏼‍♀️ (plus, this is a s

🦋Many people living with hypothyroidism come up

🦋Many people living with hypothyroidism come up against misconceptions about having the condition. Let’s address one of the common ones…

❌ My Hypothyroidism isn’t Laziness ❌

Thyroid fatigue is relentless. We can become exhausted from just emptying the washing machine, taking a shower or walking up the stairs.

❌ I’m not lazy, my body is fighting itself.

Having hypothyroidism can mean that our metabolism is quite a bit slower than others, so we don’t have as much energy as we should. This means we can become easily tired and often feel tired all the time.

In fact, it’s more than just being tired, it’s every-second-I’m-consciously-having-to-keep-each-eyelid-open tired. It’s I’m-scared-to-blink-or-I’ll-fall-asleep tired. It is seriously frustrating and interfering.

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📖 Check out my book “Be Your Own Thyroid Advocate” for advice on overcoming this fatigue. 💖

- Rachel 🦋💙

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