Low thyroid is not fun
I'm having a low thyroid week. It's one of those weeks where I keep putting off grocery shopping because I'm so tired. I haven't done any cooking, either, and last night I used up the very last of the non-dessert food in our freezer. All we have left in the fridge is deli meats, fruit, yogurt, and drinks, which is enough for me, but Steve eats all that stuff for lunch and (understandably) wants something different for dinner.
I was so exhausted last night that I went to bed at 9:30 and slept until Rebecca got up at 6:45. And then I took another two-hour nap this morning while she did. And I still feel like I need to sleep for a week. The worst part is feeling like I'm not being a good mom because I'm too tired to entertain my baby. I read three books to her and played with her a little this morning, but she also spent a long time playing in her crib because I was too tired to do anything with her. And it is so frustrating when she wants to nurse and I have to give her a bottle because my malfunctioning body is not making enough milk.
I just took some extra thyroid supplement about thirty minutes ago, but it hasn't kicked in yet. Thyroid levels are even harder to control than blood sugar levels. My need for both insulin and thyroid fluctuate constantly, but at least with blood sugars, I can get numeric readings as many times a day as I need to, and adjust my insulin accordingly, and get immediate results. With thyroid, I can only get numeric readings every six weeks by going to the lab, and the numbers aren't that helpful anyway. And if I happen to be having a good thyroid day on the day my blood is drawn, it's harder to convince my doctor that I need to be on a different dose. And even if I did get a different dose, it would only be the right dose on some days and not others. And even if I had three different doses available to choose from every day, I have no way of knowing in advance which dose I need.
Our high-schooler babysitter who lives down the street is coming over this afternoon for me to help her with Spanish. We have an ongoing arrangement in which I trade Spanish tutoring for babysitting. She's supposed to babysit Friday night while we go to a marriage conference at our church. The church is providing babysitting, but Rebecca never sleeps at church (too much going on), and I thought it would be better for her to stick to her usual early bedtime. On Saturday, Rebecca will be coming with us, because I didn't feel comfortable leaving her for five hours in one stretch, at least when I know she will be awake most of the time. Anyway, please pray with me that God will give me enough energy to make it throught the rest of the week. I just feel like I want to disappear under the covers for days.
I was so exhausted last night that I went to bed at 9:30 and slept until Rebecca got up at 6:45. And then I took another two-hour nap this morning while she did. And I still feel like I need to sleep for a week. The worst part is feeling like I'm not being a good mom because I'm too tired to entertain my baby. I read three books to her and played with her a little this morning, but she also spent a long time playing in her crib because I was too tired to do anything with her. And it is so frustrating when she wants to nurse and I have to give her a bottle because my malfunctioning body is not making enough milk.
I just took some extra thyroid supplement about thirty minutes ago, but it hasn't kicked in yet. Thyroid levels are even harder to control than blood sugar levels. My need for both insulin and thyroid fluctuate constantly, but at least with blood sugars, I can get numeric readings as many times a day as I need to, and adjust my insulin accordingly, and get immediate results. With thyroid, I can only get numeric readings every six weeks by going to the lab, and the numbers aren't that helpful anyway. And if I happen to be having a good thyroid day on the day my blood is drawn, it's harder to convince my doctor that I need to be on a different dose. And even if I did get a different dose, it would only be the right dose on some days and not others. And even if I had three different doses available to choose from every day, I have no way of knowing in advance which dose I need.
Our high-schooler babysitter who lives down the street is coming over this afternoon for me to help her with Spanish. We have an ongoing arrangement in which I trade Spanish tutoring for babysitting. She's supposed to babysit Friday night while we go to a marriage conference at our church. The church is providing babysitting, but Rebecca never sleeps at church (too much going on), and I thought it would be better for her to stick to her usual early bedtime. On Saturday, Rebecca will be coming with us, because I didn't feel comfortable leaving her for five hours in one stretch, at least when I know she will be awake most of the time. Anyway, please pray with me that God will give me enough energy to make it throught the rest of the week. I just feel like I want to disappear under the covers for days.
posted by Elisabeth | 10:56 AM
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We will pray for you, Elisabeth. I wish I could also be there to watch Rebecca for you or cook a meal for y'all or go grocery shopping.
Thanks so much, Tricia. Steve picked up some food from Chili's for us last night, and I finally made it to the grocery store today, and Rebecca was happy the whole time we were there, which was a big blessing, because otherwise I might have decided to leave the store before I had everything we needed. The marriage conference tonight was good, and hopefully I'll be awake enough in the morning to pay attention to everything. I'd better go get ready for bed!
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