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Most doctors will not do a first ultrasound until about 8 or 9 weeks, unless you have a history/showing signs of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, or other complications. Some doctors will do an early ultrasound if the pregnancy was a result of fertility treatments. Also, some doctors just like to do early ultrasounds to confirm the pregnancy. The doctor that delivered my daughter did an ultrasound on me at 5 weeks 6 days and we saw the heartbeat. However, the doctor I am seeing with this pregnancy doesn't do an ultrasound earlier than 8 weeks - unless there has been a problem. I thought I was going to die before I made it to the 8 week mark because I was so anxious. However, it seems that a lot of women go in at 5-6 weeks, see nothing, and then have to live with the fear that something may be wrong, only to go back at 7-8 weeks and everything is just fine. A lot of worry for nothing. 7-8 weeks seems to be ideal. By that stage, the ultrasound can give you a lot more concrete info