my grand son is born by cissarian sectionin 36 weeks of pregnancy.it is secoun child.baby developed jaundice after birth and regressed.after completion of third month the boy developed pneumonia and was treated at dolphin hospital hyderabad as inpatient .the child had constipation,and child could not support head and legs,so in a routeen way thyroid profile wasconducted for both mother and child,mothers thyroid profile was normal,but the boy showed TSH
Hi, There is no doubt about the diagnosis as your grandson does have hypothyroidism, but luckily the gland is present normally, and the defect is such that it can be corrected with home thyroid tablets. He has to be seen by a pediatric endocrinologist as soon as possible who will monitor the baby clinically and also by hormonal blood tests for at least 3 years at start.#rd month to start treatment is a little late ----but if taken good care and monitored regularly and treatment of hormone given meticulously his growth and development should be made near normal. The best place to find help will be standard private hospitals like Apollo hospital initially. I have seen many of the hypothyroid child Chat Doctor. Please remember to do screening for the next baby.