First Response Dip & Read
17 reviews
If I could give zero stars I would. Two boxes and 6 different strips I managed to get a second faint shadow line on each one, and as someone who’s endured loss this was a whirlwind. Im assuming they were all indent lines. I wouldn’t recommend these, please if you’re wanting to test early don’t bother with these. If you are pregnant any test is… Read more
going to show an easily noticeable second line. Next time I won’t bother testing until 10-12DPO to save some heartbreak.
Do not buy this. It will ruin your life – My husband and I decided to start trying after a miscarriage that really rocked us. We were SO excited and happy when we got our first positive from one of these abominations. Not only that, we continued to test positive on every. Single. One. No matter how many boxes I bought of these tests, each one came back positive. My anxious brain then… Read more
decided to get a different brand. What do you know, it came back negative. I got another brand, also negative. I was getting more and more anxious; I became a serial tester, I spent probably HUNDREDS of dollars on these things because of my anxiety. My mental state went downhill quickly. It came to the time when I had to get my bloods done at the doctor. I told myself I’d be ok either way. What do you know, it came back negative. I was not ok. To this day, I am still testing positive on these useless tests, negative on every other test. I now have to go about my life with this debilitating disappointment and anxiety about when I’ll test positive next time. I had to do this review so no one else goes through what I have just been through. Please, do not buy these tests.
3 fake positives – I brought a 3 pack and all 3 came back positive, the first one I took was really faint took another layer on that night was getting stronger took the last one the next morning it was strong. I brought the same brand but the stick and 2 where negative I am so heartbroken I have been trying for 7 years never ever got a fake positive let alone 3 don’t buy these test!. Below the test are in order from what I said above Show details
False negative results – These tests are not worth the buy!! I am currently 4 and a half weeks pregnant and this test is coming up negative. I had an appointment with my midwife on the 7th June 23 and in 12hrs I’m apparently not pregnant anymore. Definitely stick to clearblue for accurate results Show details
Wastage of money and time – Not recommending at all. Not worth, gave false results. Unhappy ☹️ Show details
More sensitive than any other test I’ve used – Both pregnancies, this picked it up 5-6 days before even First Response Early Response which are apparently the most sensitive on the market. If positive the line is very faint and takes the whole 5 minutes to come up, but it’s there. FRER was blank when I had both my BFPs with this test. I worried they were just evap lines but they gradually got… Read more
stronger and I was pregnant both times. I tested out the HCG from a miscarriage with them, so they don’t normally show evap lines Great economical choice, without the wasteful plastic and shiny screen. Just wish they came in bigger packs.
Mixed feelings – I used all 3 of these tests. First one gave me a faint positive line and lines have slowly gotten darker over the next few days. But not nearly as dark as I would have expected. Checked with another brand and it immediately showed up positive. I say take the results with a grain of salt
FALSE POSITIVE – Used the product as per instructions and read results within a 3-5minute window. All 3 x were positive, however bloods negative. Needs to be removed from production. Very upsetting for people who have suffered infertility and pregnancy loss. Show details
False positives – 2 out of the 3 I used gave positives. I used 2 other brands to check as we got so excited and got all negatives and then I got my period. Wow. Show details
False positives! Don’t buy! – Got faint lines within the specified time period (3-5mins) They we’re faint but they were definitely there. Luckily I read these reviews before trusting it 100% but obviously you still get your hopes up. Took a FRER and it was certainly negative. Next day got my period. Would not buy! Show details
All three false positives – So disappointing. I bought these as I don’t like the amount of plastic in the in-stream tests, but all three of my tests read false positives. Spend your money elsewhere, they are an absolute waste of time and money. Show details
One great now crap – I used these 2 years ago when pregnant with my daughter and they were accurate. I used them over the past few days and I’ve gotten very faint positives but negatives on other brands/first response early response. I’m now looking to be starting my period. So the lines I’ve been getting on these are false. Two boxes gave me a positive result. Very very disappointed. Show details
FALSE POSITIVE!!!!!! – Test very inaccurate and gave me the shock of my life when a bold positive turned up then faded but was still there as a PINK faint positive!! Rang them and asked them if that was a positive they said yes so I went out and purchased a FRER and NEGATIVE so thinking it was the test go and but more tests (dif brand) and all negative! I wrote an email… Read more
and sent pics one with the faint positive and they responded saying they’re both negative. What a joke!! Do not buy these tests better yet stick to another brand altogether! Do not give them your money!
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Will never buy again – I looked up reviews before purchasing and there were a few complaints around the baby boards about false positives. A reviewer on here said she got false positives on all of the tests but since I have never gotten a false positive before and I can barely even get a line on an opk I thought it very unlikely to happen to me. Well, I was wrong. Out… Read more
of a 3 pack I managed to get two negatives and one false positive which just happened to be the morning of Father's Day! So, thanks First Response for selling us faulty tests, for making me feel like a massive idiot and for ruining Father's Day!
horizontal line insteed of virtical – I got a dark virtacal line in control window and a dark horizontal line in test window,one week onwards still a dark horizontal in test window? Has this ever happened to any other ladys out there and if it has were you pregnant or not?help me please im excited =)
False positives on every test – These are faulty. Come up with a faint pink positive every time I've used them - I am NOT pregnant.
Easy – I prefer to do pregnancy test in a cup rather than on the stick. I bought the 3 pack from Coles and tested at 8 at night, I used another pregnancy test which still said negative after 10 day late period, it came up positive with a minute. The line is easy to read and instructions are easy to follow. Easy, reliable, cheap, fast, sensitive Results fade after a day or so but are quick to show.
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