I wanna buy pregnancy tests - any recommendations?!

monkmorency

My DH and I are finally trying for a baby, or TTC as I believe the jargon goes (Yes, I've been mooching around the pregnancy chat boards I will not obsess, I will NOT obsess)

Can any of you lovely mums / mums-to-be out there recommend a good place to get reliable but reasonably priced pregnancy tests from please? I know it's early days, but I don't want to get caught out and have to spend a fortune at the last minute when I just HAVE to know :rolleyes:

Much obliged!

popapapa

Congratulations to you both...

First, are you taking folic acid tablets? they aid conception (worked for me) and are helpful to the baby for the first weeks of development (please check..I think it's the first 8 or so..)

Anyway, pregnancy tests cost a fortune but I found that my local GP practice will sell a packet of 2 for about £5 (admittedly, this was some time ago...)

Wish you all the best!!!

:T

carly

http://www.smefertility.co.uk/ might fit the bill

black-saturn

They sell them in Poundland!!! You can also have an NHS pregnancy test for free.

geordielass

black-saturn wrote:

They sell them in Poundland!!! You can also have an NHS pregnancy test for free.

Yeah,you can get 2 for a pound in Poundland and they are just as effective as the more expensive ones.

[Deleted User]

Hi

My GP wouldn't give me a pregnancy test for free I had to got to the GUM clinic but they were booked solid.

I got actually took four pregnancy tests! I couldn't believe it was true.

I got all mine from savers. I used Two Predictor tests which were £3.99 each both gave positive results and I used a pack of two pregnency tests in one can't remember the name but they were 99p BARGAIN and though they took slightly longer to react they both gave me positives, hope that helps!

kittiwoz

When my mum got pregnant with me she went to the doctor and told her she had being trying to get pregnant and thought that she was. The doctor asked her how she was feeling about coffee and whether she'd noticed a strong smell when cleaning out the vegetable tray in the fridge. My mum said she was noticing smells more strongly and was right off coffee so the doctor said, "Well you sound pregnant to me" and started sorting out hospital appointments and scans and stuff.

lellie

quality save do 2 types.. 99p for one of them.. and £1.49 for the other..

black-saturn

kittiwoz wrote:

When my mum got pregnant with me she went to the doctor and told her she had being trying to get pregnant and thought that she was. The doctor asked her how she was feeling about coffee and whether she'd noticed a strong smell when cleaning out the vegetable tray in the fridge. My mum said she was noticing smells more strongly and was right off coffee so the doctor said, "Well you sound pregnant to me" and started sorting out hospital appointments and scans and stuff.

That would be no good for my friend, she thinks shes got pregnant all the while :rolleyes:

finc

My advice would be don't buy the tests too soon or you will get obsessed! When I was TTC my 2nd baby I bought them early and found myself doing the tests all the time, even when I knew I wasn't pregnant .

It did take me a while to get pregnant so I spent a fortune on the tests and got totally hung up on getting pregnant. If you want to buy them in early just make sure you have good willpower!

Good luck, oh I'm so broody

monkmorency

Wow, thanks everybody - that's really useful. Poundland - who'd have thought it?! That should save me a fortune. NOT that I'm going to buy loads of course - I'm going to be totally relaxed and self-restrained :rotfl:

And yes, I am taking folic acid supplements popapapa, thank you