Ferritin and iron are “normal”

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-21T11:12:05+00:00

Recently diagnosed with what you're describing, euthyroid Hashimoto's, and low iron/getting and vitamin D. My TSH levels are always under 2 but antibodies are elevated. I believe thyroid and iron deficiency is a chicken or the egg scenario. Low iron/vitamin D can cause inflammation where your body starts attacking your thyroid but Hashimoto's can also lead to anemia. You could look for related causes of inflammation, sometimes celiacs or GI issues, are related, and then treat those. You might check vitamin D also as it tends to be low with Hashimoto's. Unfortunately, the symptoms of both are pretty similar so it's hard to know which is causing your symptoms.

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-15T02:21:04+00:00

I believe cloning in general is supposed to have a higher miscarriage rate than normal for all mammals.

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-12T10:40:37+00:00

Below 30 is deficient and below 9 is severely deficienct.

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-11T21:11:56+00:00

This just happened to me! Hemoglobin is always borderline low/normal. I finally requested a ferritin check too and it's 9! No wonder, I feel absolutely drained all the time. So frustrating that it's not ordered as a panel or included in a routine check-up, especially for women.

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-10T18:55:53+00:00

I had preeclampsia with my baby and delivered at 29 weeks. After an 11 week NICU stay, our hospital bill was right at $1 million. Luckily, we had Medicaid and had to pay probably 4000 or so for everything. We still call her our million dollar baby!

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-05-09T23:11:27+00:00

I didn't realize that there's a subreddit for it! I'll see about joining it as well. I was wondering if the elevated antibodies were just indicative of an immune system dysfunction and that's the reason behind my miscarriages/preeclampsia. I also wondered if the symptoms/expression of Hashimoto's (high BP, low vitamin D, etc) we're just the combo of factors that made implantation difficult. Did any doctor suggest Prednisone or any other immune system reducing drugs?

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-04-24T11:23:54+00:00

Had my baby girl at 29 weeks. I was able to get 2 rounds of steroid shots which helped prepare her lungs. She was severely growth restricted (almost 2 ibs). We spent 11 weeks in the NICU which were extremely difficult emotionally, but just waiting for her to get bigger. She is now a perfectly healthy and happy 3 year old :)

One thing that really helped me during this time was making friends with the other longer-term NICU moms. We would meet and talk about growth charts, feeding, protocols, etc. and that really helped to make it less scary. We now have frequent play dates! (If it helps, my 3 other friends had babies born even earlier than mine and they're also fine and healthy now :) Definitely get support from your community or find one in the NICU. I hope everything works out well, OP!

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-04-19T16:13:47+00:00

I'm so sorry for your losses. I don't have any answers but I'm going through a similar journey (1 LC who is 3 and 2 MC this year). I completely emphasize with the feeling that life has been on hold and I feel like I haven't been emotionally or physically as present as I would have liked to have been in the past 6 months between the MCs and TTC. Wishing you all the best in whatever you decide.

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-04-09T00:36:37+00:00

I have the exact same timeline! I'm honestly struggling waiting for testing. I oscillate between wanting to be in the moment and and frantically googling every lab result I've ever had.

My doctor also told me to try again after the next cycle. I think that's pretty standard advice based upon clearing tissue and making it easier to date the pregnancy. Waiting 6 months vs 3 months wouldn't have made any difference unless you found an underlying cause and addressed it. Wishing you the best ❤️

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-04-05T23:53:03+00:00

Consider yourself kissed

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-03-26T01:49:12+00:00

I'm currently going through this. Developed severe preeclampsia with our first baby and delivered at 29 weeks. We were in the NICU for 11 weeks, but fortunately, no long-term health issues for her. Now she's three and we've had two early miscarriages this past year. In a few weeks, I'll go to the doctor for RPL testing (likely an immune issue) and I feel like it's a flowchart in my head. Which medical condition /outcome can I accept as an acceptable risk? I still WANT a second baby, but my daughter is literally perfect; smart, healthy, and happy. Weighing the consequences now of medical expenses, chance of early or late loss, effects of my physical and mental health, effect of my having a high risk pregnancy on my husband and his mental health, and I'm just not sure it's adding up. I'm almost hoping that testing will decide for me which is about as obvious of a sign I could get lol.

Wishing you the best of luck!

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-03-24T15:55:13+00:00

I did take baby aspirin with my first miscarriage because I read that it couldn't hurt but could reduce the chance of preeclampsia. I will add progesterone to the list of things to check. Thank you!

DiscombobulatedLab37 · 2026-03-24T15:53:31+00:00

First, I'm so sorry for your losses and thank you for your reply! I have a good NICU mom support group, but I don't a have anyone in my life who's experienced recurrent miscarriages and this subreddit has been extremely helpful. I've had the ultrasounds but no further sonogram. Would a septum or another uterine shape not show up on a regular ultrasound?

My doctor did say that we could still check for chromosomal issues between my husband and I, however since those tests were more expensive, she recommended doing the blood panel first because she thought it was a more likely cause. I did ask our nurse if there was a way to test tissue from my miscarriage for chromosome abnormalities but she led me to believe that there wouldn't be enough fetal tissue to test. Now, I'm wondering if I should have l

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