Conceiving a baby seems like an easy task, right? Well, sometimes it’s a little more difficult than meets the eye. Our bodies don’t always work as biology intended. But now there’s a tool that can help you on your journey to have a baby. And you can buy it at Target and use it in your home without a prescription!
{ This is a sponsored conversation from Mums the Word Network and The Stork OTC. All opinions are my own. }
I thought getting pregnant would be easy
In junior high health class they try to scare you into not having sex by telling you that any time you have unprotected sex, you’ll get pregnant. The end. That’s it. Sex = pregnant. And when 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom started airing there were girls saying “I got pregnant the first time I had sex.” So it must be pretty easy, right?
Well fast forward 15 years to when I actually wanted to get pregnant. We decided we were ready and I would get pregnant that month and have a baby in 9 months. Oh, how naive I was. It actually took us about 9 or 10 months of trying to get pregnant with Toot. And the month I finally did get pregnant, I broke down and bought an ovulation kit.
Every month I wasn’t pregnant, someone else was posting on Facebook that they were. It was probably the most jealous period of my life. People who weren’t even trying were announcing they were pregnant. I was livid at the world.
Luckily, it didn’t take me as long and we didn’t have as hard of a time as couples struggling with infertility.
Did you know Male Factor Infertility is a thing?
Apparently, the whole “it’s not me, it’s you” thing also applies to infertility. Male factor infertility accounts for 40-50% of all infertility cases. And it affects approximately 7% of all men. (source)
Male factor infertility means there’s a problem with either the motility, concentration, or morphology of the sperm. So your guy’s sperm just may not be making it to the final destination.
Is there a way to help the little guys along? Yes! You can push all of the sperm right to the front door of your uterus (aka the cervix) so all they have to do is knock. The Stork OTC picks them up from their home and gives them a ride right to the party bypassing all the traffic (the harsh environment of the vaginal canal).
How the Stork OTC works
Here is a visual guide to using the Stork OTC to conceive.
Who is Stork OTC for?
- People with infertility issues such as low sperm count, low sperm motility, unfavorable vaginal environment and unexplained fertility.
- Couples
- Single women
- LGBT couples
- People with disabilities
- People that want to conceive without having intercourse
- Couples who aren’t ready to take the next step to in-clinic treatments like IUI or IVF.
- Anyone trying to conceive a baby
How much does it cost?
A single application of Stork OTC retails at $59.99 at Target, CVS, and StorkOTC.com. Compare that to IUI which averages $865 per cycle and IVF which averages $12,400 per cycle.
So the cost is a pro. A few other pros include:
- Privacy. You don’t have to go to the doctor. Everything can be done at home.
- Non-invasive. No shots, scans, or procedures.
- No drugs.
- It’s FDA cleared.
Are you trying to conceive?
Let me know in the comments below!
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I struggled with infertility for many years. I’m now the proud mama of two little cuties, but I understand your jealousy and frustration. And it’s interesting that people always assume it must be the women who are always infertile, but in fact, male infertility statistically is almost as high. We never tried the OTC, but I can see how couples having problems conceiving would want to try it. I would have tried ANYTHING!!
Right? Everyone assumes it’s the woman!
Such a well-researched post! Thanks for raising awareness on male infertility too!