| What will I see? And what does it mean? Maybe Baby works by creating a highly-magnified image of your dried saliva that can show the tiny crystals caused by the high levels of oestrogen present around ovulation. The level of oestrogen that exists naturally in your saliva increases dramatically 2-3 days prior to ovulating, and reaches its peak during ovulation. During these times, the high levels of oestrogen form a distinctive pattern that is visible in dried saliva and looks like a fern through the Maybe Baby ovulation microscope. During a low oestrogen phase, you will see other patterns in your dried saliva that look like dots or pebbles. When you see these patterns, you are not likely to conceive. Charting these different patterns will help you determine which stage of your cycle you are in, and can help you predict and pinpoint when you are ovulating. (Please note that these images are a guide – they are illustrated here with black for clarity, but you will see them as translucent or grey patterns against the green background). | 
| 1. A pattern of pebbles or dots indicates a low oestrogen phase when you are not ovulating or not near ovulation. Your chances of conceiving during this time are low. | | 
| 2. A combination of pebbles and small ferns reveals the transitional phase when oestrogen levels are rising, usually in the 2 to 3 days before ovulation. You can increase your chances of falling pregnant by having intercourse when you see the transitional phase and during full ferning. | | 
| 3. A distinctive, full fern pattern will be seen during ovulation, when oestrogen levels are high. This is your optimum fertile period, the best time to become pregnant. If you are trying to conceive, have intercourse when you see the full fern patterns. | |
| 4. For the 2-3 days after ovulation, the transitional phase will usually appear again, but can be ignored. You are very unlikely to get pregnant if you have intercourse more than 24 hours after ovulation. | |
| 5. Ferning around the menstrual cycle can occur but does not relate to ovulation and should be ignored. | Maybe Baby can complement other methods of ovulation detection, such as basal body temperature tracking, cervical mucous testing and LH-testing/ OPK (urinary ovulation tests). For more details, please see “The Science Behind Maybe Baby” Please note that there are NO products available that can guarantee success in achieving pregnancy, and not all women have peak oestrogen levels high enough to be detected with a Maybe Baby microscope. Maybe Baby is designed to improve the chances of conception, but may not be suitable for everyone. If in doubt, please speak to us, your pharmacist, or your doctor before buying Maybe Baby.
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