Getting pregnant quickly after a long struggle to conceive

Interview Q&A

Dear Claudia, could you please tell us about your journey to having children?

I stopped taking the pill at the end of 2012. At first, however, we weren’t very disciplined about trying to conceive, so I only had one Period app used. But when I still wasn’t pregnant after years of trying, the marathon of doctor visits began. It turned out there were a few issues that needed to be addressed. At the fertility clinic, they told us that everything else was fine and that we weren’t candidates for in vitro fertilization. On the one hand, that was very reassuring; on the other hand, however, we were once again left without a plan for how to proceed. I then prescribed us the most expensive dietary supplements and spent a lot of money on other remedies and methods—not to mention the countless and expensive pregnancy tests.
After that, I actually got pregnant in April 2018. We were over the moon! But unfortunately, we suffered our first miscarriage in May and then our second in October. The Desire to have children had us firmly in its grip and had come to affect every aspect of our lives.

So things didn’t go as planned. What happened next?

For 2019, I was determined to take a different approach! In January, on my gynecologist’s recommendation, I ordered the OvulaRing. Then, right in February, thanks to hypnosis, I finally managed to quit smoking completely. After that, I did a therapeutic fasting regimen, and in April I suddenly found myself holding a positive pregnancy test! At first, we could only celebrate very cautiously. Of course, there was the fear that it might go wrong again.
But luckily, everything went well this time, and our joy grew with every week of the pregnancy!

I had a wonderful, uncomplicated pregnancy, and in December we finally held our greatest joy in our arms! Just how much of a strain the long unfulfilled desire to have children I didn’t realize just how real it was until the pressure of the pregnancy and the birth gradually began to ease. Now I feel truly blessed by our little miracle. We are overjoyed!

What did you try before using OvulaRing to get pregnant?

I’ve tried a lot of different things, such as a period tracking app, dietary supplements, herbal and anthroposophic remedies, tracking my basal body temperature, a well-known fertility monitor, and changing my diet. I also cut back on smoking at first, and later—thanks to hypnosis—quit completely, and I did a fasting regimen.

How did you come across OvulaRing?

My gynecologist recommended OvulaRing to me.

OvulaRing is different from the usual methods for optimizing conception: What do you like about it?

What really won me over was the fact that it takes a temperature reading every 5 minutes, because that way external factors like irregular sleep don’t affect the results. I also really liked the digital analysis—it gave me a lot of peace of mind. I could see in black and white just how regular my cycle actually is—that helped restore some of my trust in nature and my own body. When you’ve been trying to conceive for a long time, you eventually get tired of checking every day Ovulation tests or having to think about taking my temperature, because that reminds me of my biggest problem every day, even before I get out of bed. With OvulaRing, I only checked the data when I wanted to. That gave me back a sense of freedom and normalcy.

How long did it take for you to get pregnant using OvulaRing?

It took me about 3–4 months to get pregnant using the OvulaRing.

Will you continue to use OvulaRing?

Yes, I’ll most likely for prevention continue to use after breastfeeding.

Would you recommend OvulaRing, and if so, why?

Yes, I’ve recommended it to others many times, including while I was working at a pharmacy.