Can you still have children with an thyroid disorder ?

Can you still have children with an thyroid disorder ?

Someone told me that If I get pregnant that the child will be born physically and/or handicapped . Is this true ?

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1. YES, you will need to make sure before trying you alert your ob to any medications you are on for the health of the baby and yourself.
2. You can have children when you have a thyroid disorder. But you may have to adjust the amount of thyroid medication that you take during the pregnancy.
3. That is so not true! I'm living proof. My mother has a thyroid disorder and was diagnosed when she was like 14 years old. I have no disability whatsoever. Here's an informational site on thyroid disorders for you to look at.
   
   http://www.homeomiracles.com/index/endoc...
4. Yes, it is true, BUT only if you do not closely monitor your thyroid levels during pregnancy. First, when you are trying to conceive, visit your OB/Gyn and let him/her know you want to have a baby, but have a thyroid problem. After you get pregnant, you should repeatedly remind your OB/Gyn that you have a thyroid function problem at every check up during your pregnancy.
   
   For more information, look up neonatal thyrotoxicosis (if you have high thyroid hormone levels) or cretinism (if you have low thyroid levels).
   
   There are a lot of women with thyroid problems who have healthy children. There isn't any reason why you can't do the same!
   
   Best of luck.