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Empty Sac at 5w3d

So, I went to the doctor today for my first u/s, and I had a bad feeling the whole morning. I was originally told, about 12 months ago, that I couldn't get pregnant. Well, I was visiting my husband in Germany before he deployed to Iraq. I was there from Sept 12 - October 20th. I started my period the day before I saw him, so Sept 11th. I have never had a regular period, but since about May of 07 my periods came on the 7th of each month, on the dot. I was shocked to see a late period in September. I knew I wasn't pregnant at that time because my husband had been gone for over two months.

Anyways, while in Germany, I found out I was pregnant. I took a positive pregnancy test on October 15th. From what the doctors figured, I was 7w2d, so I went in for my first ultrasound today, and the sac was empty. He measured the sac and I am measuring 5w3d.

I instantly started crying. My husband and I have been trying for 2 years to have child. We've never conceived, so we havent dealt iwth miscarriages or anything, but I'm scared of what this empty sac means.
Has anyone else had anythign similar happen to them? Is there hope for our baby? I've researched online and i've seen that maybe it's just too early to see an embryo, but I"m just so scared.
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311782 tn?1222096145
i did a sonogram on October 29, 2007 i was 4wks 4days i think they saw a gestation but no yolk sac my doctor say at nine weeks i will be gettin a sonogram to make sure everything is ok  its a bit early normally by at least nine weeks a baby should be visible.
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305005 tn?1358728290
i went in at 4 weeks and 4 days and they could not see anything at all. im sure its just early. keep us posted
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300987 tn?1219983665
Hopeful, the other girls are right, it may be too early. I had my first u/s at 7 weeks, 6 days and the embryo was TINY! Don't give up hope!

Oh and of course, from one military wife to another, thank you to you and your husband!
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I was six weeks yesterday.. had my periods on 9/18. I had u/s done and there was an empty sac. I am going for another u/s next Tuesday.
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296999 tn?1214110063
when was your lmp? mine was 9/11  and i'm 7 weeks 1 day. if you are 5 w3 days then most likely no they won't be able to see anything yet.
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