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Not to worry sweetie! At week 5 in my first pregnancy they did an ultrasound (I was bleeding) there was in fact a sac but no baby yet...2 weeks later I had another US and there she was! Don't worry : )

Cathy, your few words did so much to give me hope. Thank you. Any others out there????? My next u/s isn't until Friday. It's feeling like a lifetime away.

i had an ultra sound last wed. and i was 5wks and all they could see was the yolk sac also and no baby at all. and my doctor wasnt worried at all. he said i should be able to see baby by this wed or the following. so i will let you know on wed. if they could see a baby cause i will be right at 6wks. so dont worry to much. its still so early! :)

hello all I went to the Dr yesterday and he only saw a sac but no baby i am almost 6 weeks but my Dr also said not to worry we shal see in 2 weeks so i am on edge worryn but also tryin to remain calm if my Dr isnt worried Ishouldnt worry myself

countrymom, what was the date of your lmp? When did you ovulate or get your IUI? 5w4 days is very early. A heartbeat can sometimes be seem and around 3weeks past ovulation. But the tech must be quite skilled to see this that early as they are dealing with minute cells. I am glad everything seems ok otherwise..I would say that you will be able to see something within a week or so. What are your beta levels?

Don't worry! I had my first scan at 5w5d and all they saw was a sac. I am now 13w2d and just had another u/s and baby is active and well! As long as beta levels doubling, you should be fine!

Hi Kristen, my lmp was 12/9 and I ovulated on 12/23 (suspected). The whole "when your SUPPOSED to see the baby thing" is based on the 28 day cycle with ovulation occurring on the 14th day, and implantation taking roughly 5 days. I have learned through my experience this time that a lot of women don't have "regular" cycles and don't necessarily ovulate right on the 14th and implantation doesn't always occur exactly 5 days after fertilization....sooooo I'm hoping that I implanted late and that this is the reason why we can't see a baby yet. Bravo on your comment about seeing the heartbeat at 3 weeks. You are right on with that...if the machine is top notch and if the tech knows what they are looking for it can be SEEN (vs. heard) ...so many sites I find have folks stating that a hb can't be seen until 7/8 weeks. And well actually, if the there is late implantation, this would probably be the case. My betas were doubling nicely but I've read too that with a blighted ovum hcg can still increase....so just sitting on pins and needles til Friday.....I wish I could remain calm...

Lots of threads on this... 5-6weeks is even a bit early to see a heartbeat. No need to worry. :)

That is normal. My doctor told me they can't see the baby till 8 weeks. The same thing happened to me

How did you get them to do an us at 5 weeks appt cordenantor told me not until 10 weeks do they even start making appt and at 20 weeks you have your first us.

carpenter....when you see a fertility doctor you are monitored much more closely so an u/s at 3 weeks is normal. My regular gyn wants to see his pregnant patients at 8 weeks. They usually don't have the extra sensitive equipment that a clinic would have and so couldn't see anything anyway.

I had an u/s done at 6 weeks showing 3 sacs, however only 1 baby in one of them. Is this common? i am supposed to go back in 2 weeks for another ultra sound, however im still so confused. Could this develop into something more? or are they just empty? At 6 weeks my blood tests are normal, not high, and i am experiencing pretty bad nausea and exhaustion this early on...any advice?