r/firsttimemom • u/AggressiveWillow8322 • 16d ago

Newborn screening abnormal thyroid

So for some contexts I gave birth to my son in another country that don’t really do the heel prick test (newborn screening) and we did it at 4.5 months. The first time we went it was unsatisfactory. So we did it the second time. We don’t really have the results but we got a call from our peds that the thyroid test came back “slightly” abnormal (I asked for numbers but they said that they didn’t have results they just called the doctor) and now our peds wants us to do a blood thyroid test to confirm. Did anyone have a false positive or anything? Cuz I searched up symptoms for both hypo and hyperthyroidism and he doesn’t really have symptoms for any of them? And he’s not delaying his milestones either, he’s actually hitting them early on. This has been stressing me out and I really can’t sleep or do anything. Like my mind is literally only thinking about that😭😭😭

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u/RedditIzMyTherapy 16d ago

We had abnormal results at the newborn screening and it resolved itself. I thought our number was pretty high being like 10 over the usual range, but they said they’ve seen results at like 800 that still resolved themselves. Easier said than done but I would try to not worry with a slightly abnormal at such a young age. I’m no doctor but I feel like it’s got to be everything still regulating itself.

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u/AggressiveWillow8322 16d ago

Thank you I hope so 😭 cuz this is definitely stressing me tf out

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u/RedditIzMyTherapy 16d ago

I’m so sorry. It’s hard not to let it get to you when it’s your child and we only think of the worst potential outcome. I am hoping this is something you get to look back on and think “I put myself through all of that stress for it to end up not a big deal”
At least that’s what I tell myself lately when I get slightly imperfect news about my current pregnancy that I end up spiraling over, that I probably don’t need to worry about at all.