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Where do you buy your things? OPK, Tests, Supplements, etc?

wendylouwhoknewwendylouwhoknew member
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I  am an 'anything goes' kind of person.  I've researched foods, supplements, yoga positions, etc.  All that is good to know, regardless, but there are things that after researching, I would actually need to buy.

This is why I have come to you :)   I belong to another group on another bat-channel for women who are first time moms over 40 or TTC over 40.  There really isn't a lot of traffic  there, as there is here.  I had an idea to share where I have found the best deals on things that may be of use to others who are inclined to try them.  I'm wondering if anyone else would be up for that here?

I used to buy my OPK and tests at the dollar store.  There are places on line that sell them even cheaper in bulk.  I got my bottom handed to me in the over-confident department thinking I wasn't going to need that many - and it turns out I was wrong so I'll be pricing again.

When it comes to supplements,  Puritan's Pride has some awesome deals on Vitex and royal jelly and others(I have a magnesium allergy and that is in most OTC supplements) so I really have to research ingredients.  Who do you use?  

I'm part of a group that identifies bargains on products and services for families with autism, so I figured why not something like that here?
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Re: Where do you buy your things? OPK, Tests, Supplements, etc?

  • ksgsmuksgsmu member
    The best place to buy OPKs and Pregnancy test is on Amazon.... 

    https://www.amazon.com/Combo-Ovulation-Pregnancy-Test-Strips/dp/B0026995KO/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1381524067&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=wondfo
    ***siggy/ticker warning***

    Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
    Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR,  DH: normal

     IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
    - poor responder
    ***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
    IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
    FET 5/20- BFP
    1st Beta- 641
    2nd beta- 2166
    Sono- TWINS!!!!
    Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks.  Healthy and no NICU!  So blessed!



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  • wendylouwhoknewwendylouwhoknew member
    WOW that is a great price!!!  The last time I tested for my LH, nothing registered.  Didn't think I had ovulated.  I went through a lot of those test, lol.
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  • HeathernStevenHeathernSteven member
    I thnk the majority of us use amazon for those things.

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    My Ovulation Chart


    Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
    3 cycles clomid with Ob,
    1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
    Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
    clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
    1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
    2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
    3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.

    May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN 

    May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't. 

    February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing. 

    SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!

    Miscarriage 4/23/15

     

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  • Eliz77Eliz77 member
    I buy wondfos on amazon most of the time...until TTC gets the best of me and I buy everything at CVS...

    I get my prenatals from my Dr and it's really expensive...$75/month for vitafol.

    ~ES~

    ~*~EVERYONE always welcome!!~*~
    TTC #1 since October 2012
    BFP #1 11/22/12 EDD 7/29/13 MMC 1/14/13, D&C 1/16/13
    BFP #2 5/7/13 EDD 1/14/2014 Ectopic discovered 5/21/13, lost left tube
    Referred to RE, blood work done August 2013, AMH 0.27, all else normal, HSG clear
    BFP #3 12/1/13 EDD 8/8/14, MC 12/24/13
    January 2014: RE #2, blood work repeated, homozygous MTHFR c677t, SHG clear
    BFP #4 4/7/14 EDD 12/15/14 Our rainbow was born 12/6/14 at 4:26pm! <3 


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  • MarylandWedMarylandWed member
    I bought both opks and pregnancy tests from amazon. Wondfo brand. Takes the guilt out of testing. I recommend 2x/day for OPKs and that adds up. Good luck!
    Me:39 Dx LPD, Fibroid, AMA and all that goes with that. H:37 Dx low motility and low morphology. TTC since 3/12. Clomid 8/12 and 9/12: BFN. 11/12 on a break for Myomectomy sched. 11/26. Resume TTC early 2013.
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  • HeathernStevenHeathernSteven member
    oh prenatal's come from GNC.

    image
    My Ovulation Chart


    Me: 41 DH: 46. We are TTC our 1st, started July '11,
    3 cycles clomid with Ob,
    1 cycle Tamoxifen with Ob,
    Diagnosed PCOS 11/5/12
    clomid, trigger & timed bd 12/12 BFN
    1st clomid IUI 1/4/13 BFN.
    2nd clomid IUI 2/13 cancelled didn't respond to clomid.
    3/15/13 scheduled laparoscopy & on bcp.

    May 10 IUI from injectibles - BFN 

    May 22 done with interventions it will either happen or it won't. 

    February 2014 No longer actively trying, but not preventing. 

    SURPISE BFP 4/2/2015!!!!!!!!!!

    Miscarriage 4/23/15

     

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  • PruePhotosPruePhotos member
    I use the Walgreens closest to home.
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  • wendylouwhoknewwendylouwhoknew member
    I found out that I get extra reward points if I buy online through participating retailers - points go towards my flying miles so in addition to all the shopping I do lately, I will get to go visit my older daughter up north.  Both Wallgreens and Puritan's Pride are participating.  Wish Mountain rose was, though - they have all the bulk teas and herbs that I want.  
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  • wendylouwhoknewwendylouwhoknew member
    I went on amazon last night and saw the wondufu tests, the 50 opk and  hcg for $22 - amazing price.  Then a little further down I saw a different brand 40 opk and 10 hcg - FOR $!!!  Needless to say I got 2 or 3 of the better price, also ordered a capsule machine with capsules fr fill my own herbal supplements - herbs from MountainRoseHerbs.com - supplements from Puritan's Pride.
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