Yeah I think they just like to play games with us!
Maternal Incubation can be done. The biggest issue that I have heard of people running into is being able to keep the humidity up for the full 60 days.
Also, when letting the female incubate herself you are losing 2 additional months of feeding the female and possibly getting her ready for the next breeding season.
Here is a link to the sticky thread about Maternal Incubation.
Maternal Incubation