Maybe Baby Tips & Discussion

[lockey77]

Hi to all
Im really unsure where to go from here weve been trying for bubbz now for 2 years thought MB would be the way to go but reading this i think not...
Im bit confused with all the letters what does CPK etc mean.. sorry but im really wanting a baby and needing some tips . Thankyou for your time all. x

[Cammish]

Hi, all,

I've been using MB for about two months now, and this month, like last month, have had 'full on ferning' daily, since a few days after I thought I ovulated. That is, I had nothing, just rocks, then a few days of ferning, a few transition days, and then I've been ferning for about 4 days now. Has anyone else experienced this?

A friend of mine has been using it for the same amount of time and has only had one day in two cycles which looked to her anything like ferning, but nothing as clear as mine, so we are both pretty confused at this point. When you have it, though, ferning is very definite, but it does very much depend on the amount of saliva you put on the lens. Not too much, but more than a smear, and you do need to let it dry a lot longer on most days (depends how hot it is) than 10-15 mins. If you want to see some image examples of what ferning looks like, do a Google search for 'ferning' and then choose to limit the search to Images.

My husband also used the MB once and showed clear and strong ferning, so we're not sure whether testosterone also crystallises when dry in a fern pattern?!!

In any case, OPKs don't seem to give me a clear result, so I have just purchased a Clearblue Fertility Monitor (which analyses both LH and Estrogen) via Ebay and sure hope that it works as well as everyone says it does!

Good luck to everyone.

[JM1984]

Maybe Baby is a load of ****e! what a waste of $70!!!! i havent spoken to one person for who it has worked....

[Francesca1977]

Hi All, I just bought this. Doesn't sound like it's had a good review. I'll give it a go though.

[Hahamama]

I was sold MB by an extremely enthusiastic lady in a pharmacy. She basically told me it was fantastic, so I was all excited when I bought it. I think it's rubbish, personally. At least, it doesn't seem to be working for me. I get full ferning on days that I know I'm not O'ing, and nada when I think I am! This month I used both MB and OPK to see if there was a difference, and got a positive with the OPK on day 18, around about when I'd expect it, and nothing from MB! I'm really disappointed in it, cos it sounds so good, and it's pretty expensive...

[girlonamission]

I think it's rubbish, personally. At least, it doesn't seem to be working for me. I get full ferning on days that I know I'm not O'ing, and nada when I think I am! This month I used both MB and OPK to see if there was a difference, and got a positive with the OPK on day 18, around about when I'd expect it, and nothing from MB! I'm really disappointed in it, cos it sounds so good, and it's pretty expensive...

I had a similar experience with MB Erin. I used it before I tried to get pg with DS2, and in the end, I gave up on it and went back to OPK's (internet cheapies). I found OPK's to be FAR more accurate for me than the MB ever was. I found the MB just confused me, and I was a bit disappointed really considering how much I paid for it. I know I've probably spent far more on OPK's than I would've if I'd stuck with the MB, but if they give me a better result I'm happy to do that.

It seems other people have a lot of success with MB, so maybe it was just me

[Penny]

Same thing for me... I found MB extremely frustrating and it never worked for me. Ferning all over the place etc. I ended up giving it away to one of the lovely ladies at bellybelly and I'd love to know if she had more success with it than me... Hope so!