Nutrition & Excercise: First Response
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First Response Ovulation Tests
Asked by L.D. from Las Vegas
on August 9, 2008
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have any of you had luck using the first response ovulation tests? i used a friends fertililty monitor when i got pregnant w/my son, but we can't afford one of our ow...
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- I used an ovulation kit for a year with no luck. Finally, I told my husband we would have sex every other day for a month to see if that worked. Worked like a charm. A...
- I used the First Response kit and have a beautiful 6 month old boy to show for it. :) For us it was necessary because we were working opposite schedules; the every oth...
- mymonthlycycles.com! Helps with charting, you can enter basal temps, cervical fluid, etc. It will tell you what days you are fertile and likely to conceive. It even em...
More Fertility Questions
Asked by A.J. from Seattle
on August 16, 2011
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So I have posted quite a few questions about PCOS, Infertility, and such. I am at a complete loss and I know that my Doctor went to school and is trained to advise me ...
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- I encourage you to find a Dr who can really address your PCOS. I also have PCOS and am a Nurse Midwife so I have educated myself on the subject so I could become a Mo...
- Change doctors!!! Now!! If your doctor wont listen to you and only wants to go one route with treatment and not take what you are saying into account then it is well p...
- Aw honey, okay first of all you need to cut your self some slack. Every person's body is so different. I went to fertility doctors and took clomid, the next step w...
Do Ovulation Kits Work?
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on June 13, 2009
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Has anyone ever tried the "First Response One-Step Ovulation Predictor Test" or something similar? There is also the "Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor Test Sticks" but...
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- We tried for 2 years to get pregnant then tried ovulation kits. First time I used them it worked like a charm! I highly recommend them. My obgyn said they all work ...
- I used the sticks (all of two) and got pregnant the first time around. Definitely told the fertile days. Well worth the $28.
- My doctor told me not to bother with them. She said by the time you get a positive reading, it can be too late already.
What Is the Most Accurate Pregnancy Test??
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on October 28, 2008
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i am pretty sure i am pregnant but i dont know which test to buy. i was going to buy the first response but then i heard it gives FALSE positives! anyone had this happ...
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- I think most planned parenthoods give free pregnancy tests. Or you pay based on your income level.
- Planned Parenthood :) <<< From someone who's only had medical one year out of the last 6...and not all 12 months concurrently!
- Just make sure you are at the time of your missed period. They all work if you wait till then. If you try to test early, it's hit and miss if they'll pick it up. I'...
Early Miscarriage
Asked by J.M. from Cincinnati
on September 18, 2006
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I was wondering what everyone's opinions are on the newest pregnancy tests on the market. (The ones that say they can detect HCG levels five days before missed period...
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- Sadly, its very common and it happened to me too. When we were trying, I would test VERY early with the first response test. "They say" that 50% of pregnancies misc...
- Hi J., I'm sorry to hear about your recent miscarrage. It's not easy to handle even @ such an early stage. Hang in there! Those tests can be very dissappointing ...
- Hi J.- I'm sorry to hear that you miscarried. My advice to you to possibly get rid of false hope would be to wait until you are sure that you missed your period. Yo...
Pregnant??
Asked by M.W. from Dallas
on August 25, 2009
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I too am an almost 38 year old and my husband I decided early this month to try for baby #4. I am usually pretty regular and have not been on BC for about 3 years. We ...
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- M., I only read a few responses, but I had this same experience and had to respond as soon as I read a foolish premature congratulations. Modern technology lets us fi...
- No false positives in a pregnancy test!!!! Congratulations!!!
- CONGRATS!!! sounds like you are prego! everytime time i was preg(3xs), the line was so faint you could barely see it!
Can I Be Pregnant After Testing So Many Times?
Asked by I.B. from Washington DC
on July 22, 2009
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I took like 15 pregnancy home tests since the june 20th to now and all of them turned negative "i have been using the first response tests" i had a blood test 10 days ...
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- I would guess no, you're not pregnant. But what concerns me is that you are so anxious; it says very young and not ready to me. If you were my daughter my advice wou...
- hi sweety, if your period is only three days late I really wouldn't worry about it yet. it's common for cycles to run a little longer or a little shorter than normal m...
- The answer is no, you probably aren't pregnant. Though your boyfriend is correct, the more you stress the later your period can be. Eventually it will come, but we k...
Missed Period, 3 Neg. Preg Tests. Anyone Have Similar Experience with Result?
Asked by J.S. from New York
on August 12, 2010
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Hi everyone, this is pretty personal but I'm so distressed about it I figured I'd ask. My husband and I have been trying for a second child. The past 3 months I've b...
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- A relative of mine was on the pill and thought she was pregnant (I believe she was still having her period). She told her husband, he said no way. She took a test.....
- My story, unfortunately, doesn't have the happy ending. However, as you asked for expierences, good or bad, here it is. Last year we had been TTC and I missed a pe...
- I can tell you from experience that pregnancy tests (all brands) fail in about 2% of the population (doesn't matter how far in pregnancy you are). I happen to fall in ...
How Can a Nursing Mom Tell If She's Pregnant?
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on December 19, 2008
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I'm nursing my son and plan to continue for a year if possible. I know that breastfeeding acts as a mild birth control, but that it's still possible to get pregnant. ...
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- You can get pregnant quite easily while nursing, especially after starting solids around 6 mos. Even if you breastfeed on demand or haven't seen the sign of your first...
- My best friend has now gotten pregnant twice while nursing. She has 3 girls aged 3,2, and 7 months. She also thought it was a form of birth control and the first time ...
- I got pregnant while nursing, my daughter was 7 months old. Even though I didn't have my period back, I noticed some of the early pregnancy signs and took a test. I'...
Not Ovulating
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on July 9, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My husband and I have been trying to conceive for about 5 months now. I started to notice that my cycles were strange during the first month we were tryin...
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- There are fertility yoga classes offered through Belly Bliss in Denver. BB also has a number of great practicioners, accupuncture, rolfing, etc., all of whom are a gr...
- I had that problem as well - irregular periods and not ovulating. Luckily, my doctor said that would not enable me to get pregnant very easily and put me on Clomid. Go...
- Well, I don't have much advice, but if you haven't already, go to www.tcoyf.com and order the book on the website. It's full of very helpful information on charting yo...
