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Possibility of a False Positive?

So I had my prenatal paternity test done in August and I obtained the much desired he can't ve excluded as the father result. Now that I am getting closer to my due date of March 11, 2016 I am very nervous the results were incorrect. Is there any possibility that I had a false positive or is it more common to get an exclusion than an inclusion? I am really worried because my bf is really really dark and I recall my one night stand was not dark at all. My bf is always saying his babies should be dark(brown) and I am not dark so I am kind of worried about my children looking so different from him. I did my test through a lab that does testing through ddc and my results have the ddc logo on them. When i called the number on Ddc's website they told me that they could not do a prenatal blood paternity test because I am carrying twins AND I could be pregnant by two men. I dont care if I am pregnant by two men what I care to know is that I am actually carrying my partners baby. So I shoppped around by calling numbers on natera's collection sites and found a reliable lab that said that it would not matter if I am carrying twins because the dna would be in the blood no matter what. Can someone give me their opinion or experience if possible?
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I wish you the best on all this. :)
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My original due date was March 11 2016 based on lmp 6/5/15 but since i am having two they want me not to go over 37 weeks
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I thankfully have a credit card so i used my credit card and am paying the minimum payment. To me it was important to do the prenatal paternity test at it would determine everything afterwards...The result was what I wanted, but I am carrying twins so supposedly I could get a false positive. So there are days when me and babydaddy are talking about the babies and I feel weird like if they are not his and he is so happy to be having twins. I have not had a 3d ultrasound but the lady doing the ultrasound has let me see the girls face in 3d twice. On the screen the baby looks nothing like my bf. In the printout she kind of has his nose...BUT it could be that other guys nose too but I dont remember how he looks like. I felt relieved when I received my results, but then the possibility it could be wrong kills me...
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Thanks for responding. Guess we're in this boat together. I hope that it would be easy to tell once the baby is born but I'm scared of that probability that she'll look like me and take appearances from her father months after. If I'm lucky, she'll look like my husband when she's born. I don't know if doing another 3D/4D ultrasound might help?
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Welcome Kim and your dates are very close to mine ! With an Edd of 3/15 it would seem you conceived later on in June around the 22nd/23rd..... I had to get a loan for my ddc test since for me it was mandatory to know ! Don't get me wrong it helps a lot just scares me sometimes of the possibility of inaccuracy... Although I've read much about ddc coming back with post birth confirmed results there are a case or two that bring doubts to me.... Keep in mind they issue thousands of these tests so what are the chances.... It's really optional only you know how much u can take... We are two months alway from reality since my results would determine continuing this pregnancy or not ( I know I sound like a monster) I had to know early on..... I say if you have made it this far it's best to wait Hun.... Do you think u will be able to tell as soon as your little one is born ? I'm due 3/12 so I'll be here waiting with u
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I'm glad I'm not the only one in the world stressed out about this type of situation. I am also due March this year and still not sure who my baby's daddy is. Whether its my husband or friend.

April & May period dates were from 4 - 9
June period was from 9 - 14

Had sex with friend June 17, protected
Had sex with hubby June 19 & 21 unprotected & he came

Expected due date is March 15

I've been so stressed out. I'm excited to have my baby but I'm really hoping its hubby's. You girls have any idea maybe? I thought about doing the DDC testing but scared for inaccurate results for the price. Then thought of doing a 3D/4D ultrasound, cuz the first one, baby didn't have much fat so it was hard to tell who she looked like. Not sure what to do and hubby still doesn't know. I have no clue how to even break such news to him.  :'(
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Did you end up having your baby? Also were the test results correct?
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