-Guest post.
Six years of trying to conceive, despite our best efforts, we still had nothing to show for it. The diagnosis of unexplained infertility was especially cruel. Me and my husband were ready to take on a credit card debt and move forward with IVF (in vitro fertilization) which costs around $50k until I finally shared my struggles with my doctor friend and I learned I was doing it all wrong all those 6 years.
What she said blew my mind.
She told me that cervical mucus tracking is the only way to accurately know when sperm can survive, so it is best to get busy on the days when the mucus is sperm-friendly. So, I began my journey tracking cervical mucus and everything changed for me.
I was fooled by LH tests
For 6 years, I wasted my time attempting to track my cycles using LH (Luteinizing hormone) tests. I spent thousands of dollars on buying those pee sticks every month only to realize they wouldn’t help me get pregnant.
I was fooled by their advertising which claims they’re 99% accurate but you have to go read that super small text that explains they are 99% accurate in detecting luteinizing hormone which doesn’t always mean you are most fertile when it is positive. Additionally, it only gives you 12-24 hours when you are supposed to be fertile which is almost always too late.
Cervical Mucus helped me conceive
After my doctor friend told me about cervical mucus tracking I went home and read everything on the internet on this topic. On online forums, I found many stories of women who were struggling with unexplained infertility like me, and were successful after they started tracking their cycles with cervical mucus.
I read about women who had been trying for much longer than I had, women who had failed IVF cycles, and those who had undergone surgeries—all with the same outcome: they got pregnant after they started tracking their cervical mucus.
The cervical mucus is unique in that it helps sperm survive in the vaginal tract for up to five days. By tracking it, you can determine when the environment is most favorable for conception—when the sperm can make its way to the egg with the least resistance. This gave me a glimmer of hope because, before this, I had no idea when my cervical mucus was most fertile.
I learned I had 2 options. I could study cervical mucus tracking according to a method, such as the Creighton Method, or I could use kegg, a fertility tracker that tracks your cervical mucus changes for you. From what I learned, it would take about 6 months to become proficient at tracking mucus on my own and I would need to pay for a class. Being a type A personality, I realized I wanted something less subjective like kegg.
kegg helped me conceive on my 2nd cycle!
I wanted to use something smart that would allow me to accurately track my cervical mucus to find out when it is most hospitable for sperm’s survival. After reading hundreds of reviews I decided to buy kegg. The fact that it had no ongoing costs and came with a money-back guarantee if we didn’t conceive within 12 months was a big plus. This was crucial to us, especially since we were about to invest in IVF. Other trackers had been costly to use month after month, but kegg’s one-time purchase with no further expenses made it an attractive option.
A few days later, kegg arrived on my doorstep. I joined their Facebook community, and I started using it. The setup was simple, and I had my daily results in moments. I chose the evening time to use kegg while I flossed my teeth. It fit effortlessly into my routine and I found myself looking forward to taking my kegg reading.
Along with a fertile window prediction at the beginning of each cycle, I could see my daily readings and a trend line forming. This was the most surprising part: my fertile window was occurring two days earlier than I had thought. My readings indicated that my cervical mucus was highly fertile even though my LH surge was still a day away. While I wasn’t seeing noticeable mucus on my underwear, kegg helped me pinpoint the right time to act.
On our second cycle with kegg, we got pregnant. I was in utter shock and disbelief. We kept our fertility consultation scheduled, but once we saw our baby’s heartbeat, we canceled it. I’ve never been more grateful for a company that empowers women to take control of their fertility journey. Now, we’re counting down the days until we meet our sweet baby (we’re team green!).
