Problems Losing Baby Weight & Thyroid Issues

This post is just in case other areas besides eating healthy and working out could be contributing to your situation. I do not know you so I am not sure how much or if any of it applies, but anyway, this is good information at any rate.

As a mother, I was delighted to learn the liver has an amazing capacity to store an entire year's worth of vitamins (which is kind of a complex science which I won't go into right now). However, if we are B vitamin deficient it can halt weight loss because B vitamins are a crucial contributor to the chemical process of burning fat. It takes B vitamins, carbohydrate, and fiber combined with exercise to unlock our fat burning power. Many people do not realize that if the mathematics are out of balance, such as when we eat too much carbohydrate, our body can do nothing but store the excess energy as fat until enough B vitamin and fiber are present to release it.

Besides this, there are four major contributors to storing body fat. Each of the four contributors, which I will list momentarily, all trigger the same hormone when present. The hormone is called adreno-cortisol. Adreno-cortisol is released by the body to harvest muscle tissue for protein derived glucose in order to keep our brain functioning or to super produce energy on demand. When one is sleep deprived or ignoring hunger signals, adreno-cortisol is released to harvest muscle to keep our brain functioning. When one is angry or afraid, adreno-cortisol is released to fuel our sudden flight or fight response. A lifestyle of going to bed late, ignoring when we are hungry, or being stuck in negative coping cycles is obviously very unhealthy, but sometimes a hard thing to break out of. The other option is to bite the bullet, teach our kids to treasure healthy sleep, eat high fiber, whole foods, and seek excellence in coping. This kind of lifestyle will abate adreno-cortisol, which, when released, not only attacks our muscle mass, but also our entire vascular system leaving us open to heart attacks and strokes eventually.

The best way to rebuild a compromised muscle mass is to do weight training, but it helps a lot to have all the other aspects that might otherwise prove counterproductive in order too.

One other item of good news is that by 6 weeks old an infant's brain becomes capable of REM sleep. Between then and when they become 3 months old, they can be successfully trained to sleep through the night. This not only allows your baby to benefit from the growth hormone and neurotransmitter repair that only happens in deep, uninterrupted sleep, but it will also allow you to have that sacred, necessary kind of sleep too. Babies, whose mothers cultivate this kind of sleep, have also been researched to learn language faster. I have no doubt your thyroid could possibly benefit from the repairing, healing benefits of growth hormone.

I will stop here to avoid sounding like a never ending medical journal, however I hope the information has been at least a little bit interesting and helped to tie together some of the mysteries behind motherhood.

I'm kind of in a similar boat. Although I have never actualy been diagnosed with Thyroid problems. I do have pretty much the exact same symptoms you are describing. I have an appointment tomorrow to get my Thyroid checked.

I have lost a few pounds in the last week following the Weight Watchers points plan very strictly. I have lost 30 lbs on WW before and gained back 10, I can't get those 10 off again and those same 10 were really hard to lose in the first place.

I have my second child, a 7-month old and have experienced hypothyroid problems after both pregnancies. I discovered it after my first child was born. I could not produce nearly enough milk to feed him, nomatter how much I nursed and pumped, and I too had all of the symptoms, (although major hair loss after delivery is completely normal, so that one is hard to gauge).
Make sure to get your thyroid checked about every three months or so right now, as your levels may change with the change in your hormones from pregnancy. If your current doctor won't help you with this find one who will.
Even with regular medication, I then joined weight watchers both times and it REALLY helped!!! You really learn about what you are eating and where to make healthy changes w/o starving. Go for lots of walks, hikes, or jogs with baby. It helps the weight come off and lifts your spirits (baby's too!). I hope this is helpful to you. Good luck!

Dr. E.L. Conneally, Irvine. If she doesn't take your insurance, one of her partners will. There's a whole lot more going on than just your thyroid. Have your adrenal glands checked too. ###-###-#### (949)?

If you are breastfeeding you probably won't loose the weight until you are past the 9 month mark or later (from experience) but you may have other imbalances. In any case, continue your prenatal vitamins. There are normal post-natal symptoms that include hair loss, so that may not even be related. Most of my family on both sides are hypothyroid & I'm taking the most % of meds of all...zinc & iron helped me, but I've never felt %100 until I started excercising.
I hope this helps

try not to worry too much about the left over 15 pounds and enjoy your baby. i know, easier said than done. what's more important is that you baby has a healthy mommy. (i realize that sometimes that does mean losing the extra 15 pounds, but if so, then there are other issues that need to be resolved too.)

it's true, you might not be able to loose every single pound of pregnancy weight yet. think about it. it took nine months to gain those pounds, it's not just going to come off. then there's the hypothyroidism. your body has just been through major major changes with pregnancy, delivery, and now post partum. it's having a hard time figuring out what to do. and lastly, when you're breastfeeding, it's part of nature's survival to keep a few pounds on. what if there was some kind of disaster like a tsunami, or flood, or earthquake, or fire and you weren't able to get the nutrition that you normally do. your body was built to keep that baby alive. so it hangs on to a few extra pounds for reserve. when you are deprived, it gives more to the baby through breastmilk. however, if you continue to be deprived (sometimes mimicked by exercising too much or inappropriate dieting) then you cut back on what's going to the baby to keep you alive.

so, like i said. try to relax and enjoy your baby. and show him how to live a healthy life with moderation.

Go see Dr. Samual Mayeda in Orange ###-###-####. He is an endocronologist. He doesn't take HMO's--- he only takes PPO's. He is excellent and is very thorough. I've been seeing him for hypothyroid and insulin resistance for 12 years.

Dear R.,

If your blood tests show your thyroid is functioning with the medication but you can't lose the weight, it could be due to breastfeeding as other people suggested, or perhaps you have an autoimmune disorder in which you would need to test for thyroid anti-bodies with a TPO test. Ask your endocrinologist. If you are only taking medication for your thyroid but have done nothing to eliminate foods that inhibit thyroid function, you need to address that today. Please visit about.com and search thyroid. As someone who was diagnosed with an autoimmune thyroid and has NEVER taken medication, I can proudly say I have lost the weight and kept it off nutritionally.

I was wrongly diagnosed with hypothyroidism a couple of years ago. Meds were causing me side effects so I seeked 2 other doctor opinions. The problem was I was wrongly diagnosed and the side effects were the way that my body was telling me so.
Some doctors are too hasty when it comes to diagnosis, they don't really research other possible links. Blood tests can give you inaccurate results too. Please look into that.
When they got me off those meds I was myself again!!
Then I started taking supplements and vitamins,, they do make a difference to your hair,skin and wellness if you are consistant taking them. good luck,M.

I got rid of my pp weight with the help of drinking Mummy magic weight loss tea. Drink plenty of water, avoid junk food and this tea will help you regaining your pre-pregnancy body and weight.

hi. go and see Dr. Tsao in torrance ca. He is an endrocrinologist. He is excellent. He will do extensive testing to find the route of the problem. they are missing something. you have severe symptoms and they need to be addressed sooner rather than later. If you need his number email me back. He is near little Co of mary hospital