After waiting a long time to "get back in the system" (NHS waiting lists) I have just completed my first FET and got another BFP.
A bit about my FET: we only had 4 embies in the freezer (created 6 from the fresh cycle and had 2 transferred leaving 4) I wanted to transfer 2 again as if we hadn't the first time we may not have got the BFP, so 2 were thawed, only 1 survived and 1 cell has suffered ice damage, I was told this embryo could still be transferred it would just have to work a little harder to make up for it. So we thawed the other 2 and neither survived, I was quite surprised and the clinic did say that was a higher than normal failure rate (this was before the new freezing process of vitrification was available) I was dissapointed that we only had one and that it had damage, but at the same time I was so thankful we had that one as it could all too easily have been a different story.
That one embryo was transferred and I started the hellish TWW. When you've had success first time round your thinking can go either way "can I really be that lucky a second time or am I pushing it?" or "well it worked the first time why not now?" I was swinging between the two but the matter of the one embryo having had cell damage played on my mind again two thoughts "if it's survived the freeze it's a tough cookie" or "well it was blighted from the start" but it was a tough cookie and it held on and I got my second first attempt BFP, I feel like the luckiest women ever, that doesn't happen to many people and the clinic were quite surprised too, at least I'm good for their stats
I have my scan on the 28th July I can't wait to see that tiny heartbeat, until then I'm still nervous and can't believe it's real, I keep staring at my HPTs (did the tests today 12dpt3dt)
I haven't had any major symptoms so to speak, that's the same as last time (I was convinced it hadn't worked first time) I did get cramping and when I got that this time round it gave me some hope that the little bean was burrowing in
and I have felt the need to wee first thing in the morning stronger than normal, I wake up needing to go and it's not the sort that you can ignore other than that not much else, the nausea didn't kick in till about 8weeks last time and didn't go till 15weeks.I feel incredibly blessed and will never take for granted how "easy" (I use this term loosely) this has been for me compared to some.
So I just wanted to share my story to say you can get a BFP with only 1 embie transfered even if that embie isn't perfect and you can get lucky when trying for #2, no symptoms doesn't mean a BFN.
I hope I've covered all the important info but if I've missed anything you'd like to know just ask.
GL to you all still trying, stay strong.
