Is anyone taking the Kirkland brand prenatals from Costco? They are half the price of Centrum/Jamison for double the volume (I think I saw $9 for 200 capsules?!)
Are they just as good as the brand names?
Kirkland brand prenatal vitamins
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forever_u28
, Apr 27 2015 10:22 PM
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duckling
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Posted 27 April 2015 - 10:48 PM
I purchased them but they make me quite sick. They're just sitting on my counter now.
Me: 30 [DOR, endo, adenomyosis] | DH: 33 [borderline morph]
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 12:05 AM
My family doctor advises that I only get Materna and he used to be an OB.
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 01:49 AM
I've been using them for a year and a half with no issues. I also purchase Kirkland brand vitamin D.
Me - 37 DH - 45 (Paraplegic)
FET planned for spring 2017
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 06:11 AM
I bought the walmart brand... which is also more than half the price! I have zero issues using no-name brands!
May 2013 - We welcome our baby boy
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 07:03 AM
I am also using Kirkland brand. I do find it best to take them at night after a supper meal. Taking them in the morning also made me sick to my stomach.
Me: 29 ( no children) DH: 36 ( 2 children, aged 10 and 12)
DX: Male Factor
Clinic: Conceptia
March 2014: Vasectomy reversal
September 2015: Vasectomy reversal deemed unsuccessful after many SA. No sperm present at all.
January 2015: Referral to Conceptia
April 1 2015: Consultation at Conceptia.
TX: IVF with ICSI
April 7-9 2015: Initial blood work for DH and remaining blood work for myself.
April 13.15: clinic called. My PPT test came back slightly elevated. Wait for referral to Oncologist. Prior to moving on to Mock Transfer.
April 28,15: Met with Oncologist regarding elevated PPT. Retesting and hoping original test was false positive.
April 28, 15: SA for DH at Conceptia.
April 30, 15: Call from Oncologist office. False Positive for PPT. Thank God!
May 4,15: Cycle on hold. My Insulin came back slightly elevated. Prescribed Metformin for 6 weeks then retest on June 15.
May 8,14: Consult for DH with Urologist who will do the TESA. Urologist agreed to do TESA on DH.
June 15, 15: Re-test insulin levels to determine if we can start cycle.
July 28,15: Mock Transfer
Sept/Oct,15: IVF #1
Aug 22,15: Started BCP
Sept 18, 15: Teaching appointment at clinic
Sept 23,15 Injections
Oct 15,15: DH TESA
Oct 17,15: Egg Retrieval- Left Ovary is to high to retrieve from. 5 eggs from right side.
Oct 18,15: 4 mature eggs ICSI. Only 2 fertilized.
Oct 20,15: 3 day transfer of our only two embryos. ( 8 cell (grade 1) and a 7 cell ( grade 2).
Nov 3, 15: BFN Beta -1 
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 08:13 AM
I am currently using the kirkland brand and also have zero issues, unfortunately with any brand name you sometimes are paying for the brand name and the pretty pink coloring. My obygyn says prenatal vitamin and does not push any particular brand. However like anything in life if you have a particular doubt about something go with your instincts.
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 03:03 PM
I'm taking them too, I talked to the pharmacist, said the same thing you are paying for the name.
Dec 2013-TTC
Jan 5/15-IUI Cycle #1 Day 2-12 75IU of Puregon, trigger on day 13 IUI on day 15-Lining: 0.83cm, Post wash 13mill (jan 19/15) progesterone until test: 15DPIUI: BFN
Feb 2/15-IUI Cyle #2 Day 3-9 75IU of Puregon, Day 11 Trigger shot, Day 13-Lining 0.88cm, Post wash 11 mill (feb 14/15) IUI progesterone until test: 12DPIUI: BFN Beta blood <2.3 waiting for AF. Meeting with Dr. again July 27.
May 5/15- Clomid & COQ10 cycle no luck
June 9/15- Clomid round 2 with acupuncture & COQ10 no luck
July 12/15 Clomid round 3 with acupuncture, COQ10, raspberry leaf tea, no luck
Aug 14/15 Natural no luck
Sept 17/45 Natural, last chance before IVF starts
Oct 21/15-IVF/ICSI cycle estimated retrieval Oct 31 175IU Gonal F, Menopur 75iu, 1 Syringe of Orgalutron, COQ10
Day 2-13 follicles,
Day 7-so far 4 Follicles growing est ER date is sunday Nov 1
Day 8-5 Follicles growing
Day 9-9 Follicles growing 
Est. ER is Monday or Tuesday to allow small follies to grow a little more
Day 10-11 Follicles growing
Day 11-10 Follicles growing-trigger shot @ 8:30pm
Day 13-Egg Retrieval day-fasting from midnight-8 eggs made the cut
Day14- Call from lab, 7 mature eggs, 4 fertilized from IVF and 1 from ICSI, Transfer day 18
Day 16-Call from lab, 1 @ a 6 count, 4 @ 8 count, 1 of the 8's excellent quality,
Sperm before 79 Mill, after 63 Mill, 1 from ICSI was abnormal
Day 18- Transfer 1 grade 4BBO blast @ 9:30am on a full bladder
Day 30-Beta negative
Jan 14/16-Start Lupron 0.5mg
Jan 29/16-CD1 IVF # 2 cycle est ER Feb 7th-150IU Gonal F, 75IU Repronex, 0.1CC Lupron, Ubiquinol
Day 2-10 follicles
Day 9-6 Follicles growing
Day 10-9 Follicles growing
Day 11-8 Follicles growing????
Day 12-9 Folicles growing-Trigger shot @ 7pm
Day 14-Egg Retrieval day 6am-fasting from midnight-7 Eggs retrieved
Day 15- only 2 fertilized
Day 17- 3 day transfer on Valentine's day , transferred 2 embryos grade 2 8 cell and a grade 2 10-12 cell
Day 29-beta negative
July 25/16-Bit the bullet and did the immune testing ($1750USD) YIKES
Aug 11/16-some immune results--Lymphocyte Immunization Therapy (LIT) recommended as leukocyte antibodies are low.clotting factors NK cells, cytokines and T-regs were all within the normal range
Sept 1/16-met with Dr. V, LIT for now, once results are in Oct 31st will discuss options
Sept 12-LIT transfusion
Oct 3 -LIT Transfusion
Oct 24 - LIT test
Oct 31-Results, initially had 15% considered abnormal LAD, aftter 2 transfusions now at 78% HAPPY DANCE 3 months of clomid, folic acid, Vitamin D, Materna & baby aspirin hoping this does the trick
May 11/17 IUI Cycle #3- 75IU of Gonal F, Folic Acid, VD, Aspirin & Materna, Day 14 Trigger, IUI on Day 16
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 06:07 PM
I'm taking them too, no problems whatsoever.
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 06:17 PM
Also taking Kirkland brand. They are identical to Materna if you read the package.
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 07:38 PM
I use Kirkland brand too. I used it with my prev. Pregnancy as well and had no issues. I think most prenatals make you feel sick if taken first thing in the morning. I generally take mine with or after a meal and I am fine.
Me - 31, DH - 33
Was trying Naturally from Feb 2010
Tests and 2 cycles of Clomid Feb-May 2012
IVF with ICSI - cycle #1 (May/June 2012)
May 5 - Started supressing - Suprefact; May 19-27 - Stimulating - 200 IUI GonalF; May 27 - HCG shot; May 29 - ER - 9 eggs retrieved, 5 were injectable, only 1 fertilized; June 1 - ET - Day 3 transfer, 1 good grade embryo; June 10 - HPT - 9DP3DT - BFN; June 12 - HPT - 11DP3DT - BFP (faint); June 13 - HPT - 12DP3DT - BFP (faint but darker); June 15 - Beta 1 - 345June 17 - Beta 2 - 702; July 20 - 9W3D - baby measuring at 5W6D no heart beat - Dx Missed Miscarriage; July 21 - Misprostol
IVF with ICSI - cycle #2 (January 2013)
Jan 4 - Started supressing - Suprefact; Jan 17 - Stim -Gonal F - 250 IUI; Jan 29 - ER - 16 eggs retrieved, 12 injectable, 11 fertilized; Feb 4 - ET - Day 5 transfer, one embryo transfered; Feb 5th - 4Frozen embryos; Feb 13th - HPT - BFPFeb 18 - Beta 1 - 1581; Feb 20 - Beta 2 - 2700
We welcomed our precious little boy in September 2013.
FET #1 - (March 2015) -1, 3BB embie - BFN
FET #2 - (May 2015) -1, 3BB embie - BFN
FET#3 - (July 2015) - D&C
July 8, 2015 Transferred 1, 4AB 6 day embie - BFP; July 10 - HPT - +ve; July 20 - Beta 1 - 220; July 22 - Beta 2 - 440; Aug 14 D&C
FET#4 - (November 2015)
November 5, 2015 Transferred 1 3BB 6 day embie; Beta 1 Nov 16 - 430; Beta 2 Nov 18 - 812; US - Dec 4 - 6W6D - heartbeat -138
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 08:59 PM
I used them as well, no issues.
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Posted 28 April 2015 - 11:53 PM
Same....there is no difference. I think they actually have higher doses of some of the ingredients than some of the other brands I looked at, and I got more sick from one of the brand prenatals.
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Posted 30 April 2015 - 02:45 PM
I use them as well and never had any problems
Me: 36 DH: 37
Together 17 years
Married 8 years
10/4/2013 MC #1 6w5d
4/7/2014 MC #2 4w3d
3/9/2015 HSG Dx blocked tubes
4/24/2015 DOR, slightly heart shaped uterus, elevated thyroid at 4.67
5/15/2015 Follow up bloodwork after a month on thyroid medication and thyroid down to 1.76 and no longer an issue
6/7/2015 AFC ultrasound Dx ovaries appear slightly PCOS
6/9/2015 2nd HSG Dx blocked tubes
7/20/2015 Officially Dx of blocked tubes and DOR - moving forward with IVF in October
10/24/2015 SIS done and uterus looks great.
Project Baby
IVF #1
11/10/2015 Baseline ultrasound and blood work done. Starting stims 450 Gonal F and 150 Luveris
11/14/2015 Ultrasound shows 8 follies between 5-9mm in size
11/16/2015 Ultrasound shows 8 follies between 7-11mm and lining is 7.3
11/18/2015 Ultrasound shows 9 follies between 9-14mm and lining is 9.1
11/20/2015 Ultrasound shows 12 follies between 9-18mm and lining is 9.1
11/22/2015 Ultrasound shows 13 follies between 9-20mm and lining is 9.1
11/23/2015 Ultrasound shows 13 follies 10-22mm and lining is 9.1
11/25/2015 ER and got 15 eggs
11/26/2015 9 egg were mature and 8 fertilized using ICSI
11/30/2015 PUPO with two embryos
12/9/2015 1st Beta BFN 
FET #1 January 2016
1/4/2016 CD1 - waiting to start meds
1/24/2016 - Superfact started
2/3/2016- Added Estrace 1mg x 2 per day
2/7/2016 - Estrace increased to 2mg x 2 per day
2/12/2016 - Estrace increased to 3mg x 2 per day
2/15/2016 - Lining check ultrasound and lining looks perfect
2/20/2015 - PUPO with 2 4BB embryos
2/29/2016 - BFP but it's low at only 9
3/4/2016 - 2nd BETA 0 - 3rd chemical
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Posted 30 April 2015 - 04:04 PM
Thanks!
For those who have the Kirkland bottle at home, does it look like they use alot of non-medical ingredients that generally wouldn't be found in brand names?
I think I might give them a try...I wonder if Costco's generous return policy would let me return them if I get sick from it? 
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Posted 30 April 2015 - 08:02 PM
I have never been denied a return, even when they sold mittens in the summer and I returned in the winter after I de tagged them and found out they did not fit!
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Posted 01 May 2015 - 01:04 AM
You can pretty much return anything at Costco.
And yes, I've taken those Kirkland brand vitamins and had no issues as well. Except that the bottle is so big that mine might expire before I finish it off. 
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July 10, 2014 - FET#1 ended in miscarriage
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July 13, 2015 - FET#3 - BFN
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Posted 03 May 2015 - 03:01 PM
I use Equate and Kirkland. I hope I'm not incorrect in saying this, but I'm pretty sure that generic medications in Canada, by law, must contain the same ingredients as the brand name counterparts. That's why I always buy generic ibuprofen! Many Costco/Kirkland brands ARE actually the brand name products, but packaged under "Kirkland".
Me - 36. DH - 38. DD - 2.5 years.
TTC since September 2006.
Had a Lap "just in case" - no endo.2 HSGs - all clear
3 IUI with Clomid - BFN1
IVF in jan 2011. No ET due to severe OHSS.
FET #1- BFN
FET #2 - BFN
FET #3 - BFN.
Tired of of the same old protocol and BFNs. On to VFC.
April 2012 - transferred 2 blasts. - our long awaited BFP!February 8/2013 - gave birth to a baby girl!What was different: cut out gluten, Endometrial biopsy, intralipids, Neupogen, Medrol, heparin, acupuncture right after transfer.
June 2015 - transferred one blast. BFP! Thank you VFC! EDD March 5.
TTC since September 2006.
Had a Lap "just in case" - no endo.2 HSGs - all clear
3 IUI with Clomid - BFN1
IVF in jan 2011. No ET due to severe OHSS.
FET #1- BFN
FET #2 - BFN
FET #3 - BFN.
Tired of of the same old protocol and BFNs. On to VFC.
April 2012 - transferred 2 blasts. - our long awaited BFP!February 8/2013 - gave birth to a baby girl!What was different: cut out gluten, Endometrial biopsy, intralipids, Neupogen, Medrol, heparin, acupuncture right after transfer.
June 2015 - transferred one blast. BFP! Thank you VFC! EDD March 5.
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