Ovulation Test’s stopped at Ministry of..
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Topic: Ovulation Test’s stopped at Ministry of..
Posted By: alexbabe
Subject: Ovulation Test’s stopped at Ministry of..
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 8:59am
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Okay,well i decided i would try and save some money and get my ovulation test and pg test's online. I paid for them and they got posted all good.
I then started to worry when it has been a month to get the goods and have not heard anything at all. I then did some running around and was told by NZ Post that the goods have been handed over to Ministry of Health. I then had to call them and apparently there is a issue with bringing in tests as it is considered a medicine. Now this guy will give me a call and was told i would have to maybe have a meeting with them. Aaargh-this is so frustrating for me and i just really feel like crying. Sorry for the moan session but i just needed to get it off my chest-cause this has just burst my bubble and all i want to do is cry now. 
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Posted By: pip1
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:13am
| That is odd. I ordered some in once and they arrived within 10 days. That was from 'save on tests". Hope they can sort it for you soon. |
Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:17am
Oh no alexbabe, that is terrible!!! I have never had any problems with receiving tests from overseas before, I wonder why they suddenly did that? Which site did you use? I hope it all gets sorted out and you get your tests ASAP! 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:21am
That's weird!!!  I just got my ov tests yesterday from saveontests.com. About 8 days after I ordered them! ALthough I didnotice that the guy labelled the package as 'cosmetics'. Hardly medicine though?! What the hell else are we gonna do with them except pee on them???!!!  -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:31am
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How bizzare! That is craziness
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:34am
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emmecat i know-i mean its not like im taking them-it does not get put in my body.
I got them from ebay in canada-they have a fertility store. Im not waiting for the guy to call me-hubby was like should take it to fairgo-cause its just crazy-customs did not have a issue with it, sigh Now i just feel really low today after speaking to that guy and just soooo deflated. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/"> 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:50am
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Alexbabe- that SUCKS. I would totally go to fairgo. That is so weird too! Big ((hug)). ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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It's not like you can make anything out of opk's?! A box of them is hardly like importing a box of codral or anything. jeez. Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 10:20am
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thanks emmacat-how are things going with you.
The guy just called me back-guess what i got sent nearly a thousand pregnancy test and that is not what i orderd i ordered ovulation test and certainly not that much . So yeah now i have to give this guy my doctors details-and he will send the test's to my dr and then i can have them-man so not what i needed today. So yeah ladies looks like i will have alot of pg test to deal with. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 10:25am
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How weird. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 10:38am
| yeah i know-my life is just getting stranger and stranger it seems |
Posted By: pip1
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 10:46am
| wow 1000 preggy tests. what about the ov tests did they send you any?. you can send some my way cos i sure havent got my head round it yet haha just kidding . |
Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:01am
| Wow...I just read this story...how crazy? It would be really hunny if you ended up with a 1000 pg tests. Keep us posted on the outcome. |
Posted By: almostthere
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:50am
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*sigh* beuracracy huh.... ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2128f6"> 
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:54am
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yeah well the guy at Ministry of health says-he looked in the box and there is not a single ovulation test in the bunch- Maybe its a sign im meant to test if im pg-heheeheh ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:56am
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pip1- congrats on the BFP
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 12:12pm
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LMAO alexbabe- 1000 pg tests?! Sounds like someone got your order a little wrong. Excellent- now you can set up your own business I'm good thanks. Just busy trying to win the little competition we have going in the waiting to ov thread.....(You LOSE suckers! -Mr T) lol ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Meanwhile someone in Alaska or darkest Zimbabwae is wondering what the heck to do with these little sticks when they had in fact ordered the latest Dolly Parton cd from ebay hahaPosted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 2:12pm
Well at least you wont feel guilty when you pee on heaps of sticks when you get your BFP....hell you could test every day for 3 years!!!
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 3:40pm
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Emmecat-hmm i might have to look at that challenge hey- my own business selling pg test-heheheeh, it would be funny to know what happened to the opk's
hmm nzpiper-i love the idea of test each day for BFP-will be my new morning routine heheheh ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 4:03pm
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Oh my god! That is bizzare that your tests got stopped I always order mine online and they always arrive within a week. Maybe whoever you ordered yours through wrote "tests" on the customs declaration or something. Mine had "cosmetics" written on it. I didn't realise there were such strict rules
Lol just finished reading the thread (I really should read things properly before writing anything!) Maybe your doctor will buy the 1000 tests off you! I wonder if someone is going to get in trouble for sending the wrong thing!!! ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:31am
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That's crazy! Make sure you email the company you bought them off and tell them you only got pregnancy tests and not OPKs so they send them to you - hopefully they'll send you 1000 of those too. Maybe sell them on trade me - 10 for $20 or something? That would still make you $2000 (minus what you keep). When do they expire? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:34am
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I'm pretty sure you can't sell preggy tests on TM - rules against it. -------------  
 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 6:39pm
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Oh bummer, that would have been a good way to get some cash for free :) ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 15 June 2008 at 12:12am
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heheeh- man bummer would have been a good way to get some cash. O well will have to see what happens when i get them.
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:19pm
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Test have finally arrived-yay so when i get home i can have a look see ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:22pm
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I wonder if you get all 1000!!! You could go crazy!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:35pm
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queenbean-by the sound of the receptionist response at the Dr's looks to be the 1000.
Now i have to find what to do with them cause i dont need that much ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:43pm
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You could do a few favours to friends who you know are also TTC - whether they be online or IRL... wouldn't be your fault if they then decided to post a cheque to you or deposit money into your bank account!! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:45pm
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hey alexbabe - I'll come straight out and say it - I'll buy some! (Not 1000 though!!) How much do you want for them?
PM me =o) |
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 2:13pm
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Okay if anyone wants to buy some-please just IM me -heheeheh, cause else im just going to forget who i am meant to IM
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 3:53pm
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Yep, I'm sure you'll "get rid of them" pretty easily!!!
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:37pm
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queenbean-i am hoping cause else i will have to test everyday for the next year or 2 ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 5:15pm
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alex - glad they finally 'arrived', pity you didn't get the OPKs you ordered.
I hope that they didn't rip you off when you paid - have you checked they didn't charge you for all those HPTS? Good luck on getting your BFP really soon! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 11:24pm
GUESS WHAT 
The lovely people at ministry at health can't tell the difference between OPK's and HCG tests. So I have discovered after just opening the box. I have more OPK's than HCG's- but in total close to a 1000. I have to sit down now and count them all. So ladies, i have OPK's and HCG's needing a new home. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 28 June 2008 at 12:15am
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Woohoo!! Bonus!!!
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Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 28 June 2008 at 10:01am
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Wow!! That worked out well! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 28 June 2008 at 2:49pm
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sweet as chicky - you can probably list some of your OPKs on trademe cos you're allowed to sell those, just not HPTs I think! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 1:54pm
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emachan-thanks for that. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 30 June 2008 at 10:44pm
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Cool score! May you only need to use 1 HCG test though -------------  
 
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 10:57am
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Bobbie-already used one preg test-was a BFN-hehehe, i knew it would be-its just fun having the option to test as much as i like now-eheheheh
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 11:03am
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We often only NEED to use 1 HPT but when has that stopped us from using heaps |
Bobbie wrote:Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 11:08am
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nzpiper-exactly one always needs to be sure and if i get BFP-i will be testing every morning just to make sure-until i can clearly see my belly growing and a baby in the scan.
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 9:39am
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sigh i got AF- so def no BFP for me, o well still have plenty of test's to keep me busy. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 5:53pm
| Oh bummer! Good luck for next month. Thanks for the tests by the way =o) |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 12:12pm
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Gutted, best of luck for next month! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:31pm
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im wondering if i should take a break from it all hey
Mrs_B-glad u got it |