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TTC # 4 Stash

The saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. I like to prepare ahead of time to have most of what I need to start trying to conceive since the products can be so expensive when you're buying as you go. Some staples in my trying to conceive stash are pre-seed and Instead Soft Cups. I've used them since trying to conceive my second and third child. Also, ovulation tests. I will never try to conceive without them again. I would recommend these three products to any women when trying to conceive! 

As far as favorites, my favorite home pregnancy tests are First Response, Early Response brand (FRER) and Clear Blue Digital Pregnancy Test with Weeks Estimator. When it comes to ovulation prediction kits (OPKs) I do not really have a favorite. I prefer to buy big packs of ovulation test strips, such as Wondfos or Easy @ Home brands from Amazon or E-bay for an inexpensive amount of money and use digital ovulation tests to confirm what I think are positive lines on the ovulation test strips. I absolutely love my Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor, the best $60 I ever spent on E-bay!

  • Oct 2016


I am 7 months postpartum and I am starting to build a trying to conceive stash for a time where I will hopefully be able to conceive a fourth child. The first picture is two new purchases I made: The Clear Blue Advanced Fertility Monitor and The OvaCue Fertility Monitor. The second photo shows what has mostly been left over from my stash when I was trying to conceive my third child: Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor and testing sticks, digital ovulation test holders. As for what is new in the second photo: I purchased a dollar store pregnancy test. The Wal-Mart .88 cents pregnancy test and the dollar store pregnancy and ovulation tests are good when you need something quick for right now while waiting for your online orders or an extra to retest. The third photo is what was left over from my old stash of Instead soft cups (purple package) and Pre-seed lubricant applicators. I don't always use them, so I have a ton left. The fourth photo is a new purchase of First Response, Early Response (FRER) brand pregnancy tests. This one is called Rapid Results test and claims to give results in 1 minute. I can't wait to use this one, but I will definitely be saving it for when I really feel like I could be pregnant.  I purchased this pack from a local target. The original price was $8.99 or rounded to $9, with a use now $3 dollars off coupon. So I paid $5.99 or rounded to $6 dollars, about 66% off.          
And for my final October purchase, I decided to try the new Kinsa Smart Thermometer. The only immediate con I notice is where the point is. With doing my basal body temperature I prefer it to be displayed such as 98.61, rather than 98.6. *I do not recommend using for a BBT thermometer. 

  • Jan 2017
I am 10 months postpartum. To bring in the new year I added a couple of apps. The first a contraction timer. The second one is the fertility friend app.
Last Edited: January 22, 2017
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