First Response Pregnancy Test #IC #ad

I participated in a Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for First Response. I received product samples as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.

When I suspected I was pregnant with Eleanor I tested using a First Response Early Result Test.  They were kind of gold standard on the message board I was on and are often referred to as FRER's  

My tests from Eleanor (Jan. 2013)

When I thought I was pregnant I tested as soon as I thought I could.  The top test in the picture above is 10 dpo, so well before my missed period.


Rob & I are hoping to expand our family in the nearish future (now that he's finally feeling better), and so when I was given the opportunity to review a new design from First Response, it was such a perfect fit.

I'm guilty of having peed on my hand trying to test in the past.  The new design of this stick should help eliminate that moment.  The handle is longer, the curved design makes it easier to hold and it has a  50% wider tip.    These may not seem like big deals, but they really will make it easier to test with. 

No matter how faint the line is, a line is a line when your trying to get pregnant. The second line means that there is urinary hcg (human chorionic gonadotropin), which is the pregnancy hormone, detected. 

This test can detect the hcg up to 6 days sooner, and if you test the day of your missed period the test is 99% accurate, and the results can be read in just 3 minutes.  I may be guilty of watching the test just wiling that second line to show up so 3 minutes is no time at all really, but still feels like a lifetime when your hopeful.   

The tests are good no matter when you take it (sometimes women are advised to use first morning urine) and are FDA approved.  You can buy them at drugstores, grocery stores and mass retailers for between $8.99-$15.99

For more information check out the First Response site here

Sargento Cheese Snacks #sponsored #choosesargentocheese

* I received a free product coupon from Influenster to facilitate this review*

Rob loves cheese.  I love it too, but he like really loves it.  Like when he makes chips and cheese he uses nearly a whole bag.

So when I was given the chance to review Sargento natural cheese snacks, I knew Rob and I would both enjoy it.

They sent me a free product coupon and the cutest little insulated pouch for a cheese stick.

It's kind of one of those products that you could do without, but I'd use it if I had it.  It's just super cute, although Rob thought it was kind of silly, but he's a boy and what do boys know? Haha.

I've tried other brands and other cheese stick flavors, that I enjoyed, but this was a new one so

I knew I wanted to try this one.  

The flavor combination was delicious and I am pretty sure that they won't last through the weekend because Rob can't eat just one at a time.

The only thing I would have preferred is if the price was a little cheaper, but they often go on sale, and really the price per unit is only around .40 so it's not that bad when looked at like that. 

I would buy these again.  They make an easy snack for the pregnant lady who doesn't feel like cooking anything some most of the time.