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DDC NIPT does it ever get easier

I had my doubts about paternity I conceived in JUNE LMP 6/2 I have 28-30 cycles....
I had intercourse with partner A 6/14 6/17 partner B 6/19 4am(so 6/20?) and partner A 6/21 partner A finished all 3 times and partner b pulled out.....
I was sure it was partner A's till my first scans started dating me for most probable ovulation 6/20-6/21 and it freaked me out beyond words
I got partner B to do DDC's NIPT with me on 8/27 got my results 9/18 which excluded him I was beyond happy now two weeks later I want to trust my results but recent false positives from two other females online have made me question my test....
I contacted DDC and due to my uncertainty they offered to review my results and if any questionable circumstances arise they would retest but I don't think I can get partner B to redo it for me I hope that is not the case....
as you can imagine im in a relationship which was rocky at that time and I just can find the courage to tell my partner about my doubts I hope my results are accurate and that when I hold my baby in march that he will look like his father.... it feels like a reoccurring nightmare mentally I want to be happy and not stress about this mistake anymore but its hard ive met enough supportive ladies here also which help distract me and help me want to trust my results but id lie if at the end of the day i could say i didn't still worry.
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134578 tn?1693250592
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"Conception date" when counting from an ultrasound (if the ultrasound is early enough in the pregnancy to be useful for this purpose) is the day the sperm meets the egg and it becomes an embryo.  An egg is only viable for 24-36 hours.  But sperm can hang around for 5 days waiting for the egg to make an appearance, it does not become non-viable as fast as an egg does.  This is why someone can have sex on January 1 and conceive on January 5 -- the ovulation in that case would be on the 4th or 5th, and the waiting sperm from January 1 fertilize the egg.  But it doesn't work the other way around.  If someone ovulates on January 1, she will only have 36 hours from that point, before her egg is not going to work any more if it hasn't been fertilized.  
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134578 tn?1693250592
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I didn't know that they offered post-natal testing as part of the package when doing prenatal tests.  Or is that something the woman has to order separately?
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Yes after the baby is born ... ALL PRENATAL results have the same example according to Ddc . But the test after the birth is has a different set up to were you can actually see the strains tested .. Is what I got out of the women on the phone when I called
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134578 tn?1693250592
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So, by "the test after," you mean after the baby is born, if someone gets another test?  The way you had it before, I thought you meant that they were talking about the prenatal test.
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They said they use the "sample" on all prenatal test results so they will all be the same but the test after actually is the results like your own results to were it wouldn't match anyone elses
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134578 tn?1693250592
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That seems odd.  What would the birth have to do with it?  Unless you mean they would only let someone see the actual strains if they had a test done after the baby was born.
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They told me when I called that the only way to see the actual strains tested is to get one after birth.
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