Maybe Baby is a mini microscope that helps you identify the fertile period in which you can fall pregnant. It works as the increased oestrogen levels which occur in the period around ovulation can be identified by examining dried saliva. As the saliva dries the hormone causes a fern-leaf pattern to develop and this pattern can be seen through the Maybe Baby microscope. So, Maybe Baby helps you predict when you are most likely to conceive. No inconvenient, messy urine testing. No complicated daily temperature charts. No visits to the doctor. This simple saliva test helps pinpoint when you are ovulating. And because Maybe Baby is re-usable month after month, it's a cost-effective alternative to single-use fertility predictors, such as urine tests.

MAYBE BABY works by creating an image of your saliva. The level of oestrogen in saliva increases dramatically 2 to 3 days prior to your fertile period and reaches its peak during the time of ovulation.

By viewing the magnified image of your saliva you can determine how likely you are to conceive. It only takes a few moments to take the MAYBE BABY ovulation test. Simply place a small amount of saliva on the lens, allow it to dry and look through the viewfinder. During a non-fertile phase (when oestrogen levels are low) dried saliva reveals a pattern of pebbles or dots. During ovulation ( when oestrogen levels are high) dried saliva crystallises and forms a distinctive "fern" pattern.