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Alternatives to meds for 7 day old daughterPosted By Peace (Jeddah, Western) on 12/11/2012
Replied by Peace (Jeddah, Western) on 12/14/2012
Could any body please help me in this situation? I am very depressed- my wife BP, TSH, Sugar all were normal during whole pregnancy and we do not have any thyroid hereditary evidence.
Investigation Result
FREE T3-0 2.1 - 4.40
FREE T4-0 0.8 - 2.0
FREE T4-thyroxine( FT4) 0.24*
TSH-(New Born Screening)-TSH 163.3*
TSH-Hormone(confirmatory test) >100*
FREE T3 ( triiodothyronine) 2.3
Replied by Carole (Bury Village, West Sussex,, England) on 12/14/2012
Replied by Ed2010 (Oakville, Canada) on 12/14/2012
Replied by Tina (Houston, Usa) on 12/14/2012
1. Eat kelp or sea vegetables daily (iodine source).
2. Apply 'endoflex' essential oil (1-2 drops) on thyroid area of neck 3 times daily. Google endoflex.
3. Increase probiotic rich foods like kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut (Bubbies brand) which will aid in digestion which gets messed up due to thyroid irregularities.
Feel free to ask any questions, and good luck - Tina
Replied by Joni (Selma, Oregon ) on 12/14/2012
Replied by Peace (Jeddab, Western) on 12/15/2012
Hi Ed2010 - Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
Hi Tina - I got some hope after reading yours and other friends experience. But could you please advise how can I feed my 15 days old daughter ( new born ) with the list your provided.
Once again thank you EC and for all these wonderful people, where I feel its one family.
Replied by Tina (Houston, Usa) on 12/15/2012
I had 1/3 cup uncooked/dry sea vegetables daily, either in salads or in soup, and a few times a week I would have a serving of spirulina every AM too.
* Also with the fukushima tragedy in Japan, it is imperative to find good quality sea veggies from other parts of the world to ensure you are not consuming radiated produce.
Hope this helps. T
Replied by Ed2010 (Oakville, Canada) on 12/15/2012
Replied by Tina (Houston, Usa) on 12/15/2012
Thank you!
EC: This was requested by the original poster. Sorry if it created?confusion.
Replied by Peace (Jeddah, Western) on 12/16/2012
I am very thankful to TINA and must say we are very lucky to have a humble and caring person like her.
Tina & friends.. I am desperately waiting for my new born baby any suggestions. Please do try to help me.
EC : If there is any option to move the provided remedy to other relavant post please do that or else I beleive as highlighted by TINA may be serious issue if somebody does not read the post completely. You know the best option based on your experience.
Replied by Carole (Bury Village, West Susex, England) on 12/16/2012
Elaine Moore has a very helpful website on thyroid/endocrine disorders.... both natural and conventional treatments.
Mary Shomon is another.
The TSH reading you gave earlier in a post is very high. You might be interested in this post by Cleveland Medical Journal.
http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/11/803.full
I was 'very anxious' about posts suggesting seakelp and iodine. Any high ingestation of iodine/iodine-foods is not always the best route to follow for thyroid disorders.... It needs to be monitored with caution and tests regularly undertaken as it can push the thyroid condition into a 'hyper' status. Without testing the iodine status of the baby.... I would urge caution.
I have a thyroid condition.... I know how difficult it can be. Both my natural and medical endocrine specialists do not advocate iodine supplements. I am also careful about eating raw goitrogenic foods which can inhibit the uptake of thyroxine.
I have always managed my wonky thyroid with natural supplements/Chinese herbs. However, after a very prolonged stressful period I flipped hyper and I had to have help from conventional treatment as well as natural as the thyroid was running so fast. Fortunately things have stablised and I can return to a natural treatment plan.
So...based on my thyroid experience I would say......
Ask as many questions as you can and research and research.... Specifically for your circumstances. My best advice would be.... there is no harm to treat the newborn with conventional meds until you feel absolutely confident about a natural treatment approach with appropriate dosages etc.
Best wishes.
Replied by Tina (Houston, Usa) on 12/16/2012
http://hypothyroidmom.com/hypothyroid-mom-top-resources/
Good luck, Tina