That's a good question, I can never seem to get the right amount on my first attempt. Usually have to wipe it off and start again. I then put it down to dry and my best results have come from when the saliva is mostly dry and without enough wet stuff to move if I put the viewer on an angle. If I can see movement, it is too think so I've put too much on it. Does that make sense?

From what I understand, some women never DO see any ferns, so the method doesn't suit everybody. Personally, judging by my temps and my other signs (CP and CM) I think that I am getting ready to O so should have been seeing more ferning than I am, so I'm actually not all that inclined to believe what it is telling me.

I have a feeling that my Maybe Baby will be going back onto ebay where it came from.

Lisa