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Mikaela 
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 7:43pm |
Which HPTs give the earliest results? Has anyone had an early BFP with a particular brand?
I'm not meant to test til Monday but I'm impatient by nature. 
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kebakat
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 7:57pm |
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Clear blue gave me a positive 4 or 5 days before AF was due and my hcg was very low (less than 30)
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 8:00pm |
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first response are pretty good and require less HCG than clear blue. it is different for everyone and i didnt get my BFP till using a first response at 17dpo. there is a table of tests and listings on the 2ww thread somewhere in the last month i think
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jack_&_charli
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 8:25pm |
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i've only ever used first response tests and found them to be great.....got a BFP the day AF was due with charli, but then i tested the day before AF with jack and got BFN
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minik8e
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 6:57am |
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The most sensitive test is the Discover One Step, from the chemist. It's about $18 for one, and $23 for two....detects HCG levels from 15 upwards.
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:03am |
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MDS quickcards pick up levels of 25 which is very low. I tested early this time and with my m/c and got pos results. New world were selling them with one extra free in the packet as well, and they are what the Canterbury district health board use so they must be pretty good.
Good luck
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:15am |
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I've found the MDS ones the best too, but have never seen them in a supermarket.
I also used a clearblue once a few days before af was due, got a positive, and then started bleeding just as/after af was due. So was a chemical pregnancy. So testing too early can lead to sad outcomes sometimes....so don't test too early.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 3:43pm |
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I buy mine on the net www.fertilitysolutions.com.au they are 10IU HCG and cost about $2 each (you buy big packs)
They have ovulation tests too but these are a bit dearer.
Anyway I reckon they are great, because so cheap and they say you can test at 10DPO, but I think that depends on you as some people home tests don't work for until CD42 (apparently I'm one of them)
anyway hope that saves some of you $$$ I used to spend $20 each test and that was just crazy!
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Mikaela
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 3:53pm |
I just found a fantastic link for info on tests in the NZ market, in case anyone else is interested.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:15pm |
 skp wrote:
I buy mine on the net www.fertilitysolutions.com.au they are 10IU HCG and cost about $2 each (you buy big packs)
They have ovulation tests too but these are a bit dearer.
Anyway I reckon they are great, because so cheap and they say you can test at 10DPO, but I think that depends on you as some people home tests don't work for until CD42 (apparently I'm one of them)
anyway hope that saves some of you $$$ I used to spend $20 each test and that was just crazy! |
10IU is the lowest I've ever seen them. I wouldn't recommened this because a women can get an hcg of 18 and still not be pregnant.
Be wary of where you are buying these test. And again, don't test too early.
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KitKat
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:24pm |
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I just used Discover One step- came up clear as a whistle nice and quick- no waiting around like First Response (for me) then not knowing if its really acurate.
I dont know whether to believe the results if they take ages- thats just me being paranoid though :)
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 11:03am |
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sorry neferititi , i hope you dont mind me asking, but what is a chemical pregnancy ?
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JadeC
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 6:34pm |
caitlynsmygirl wrote:
sorry neferititi , i hope you dont mind me asking, but what is a chemical pregnancy ? |
A chemical pregnancy is a very early miscarriage, before there is a heart beat.
I think it's a stupid name, to be honest, as if it's less than any other pregnancy.
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