Doctor,
Thanks for the advice, and apologies for my late reply.
Yes, I understand where you are coming from as far as paternity testing. But, as I am in a piquant situation right now and I would be unable to get the paternity test done.
Can I put my mind to rest with just the assurance from the dating of the scan and that it was a month too early for conception to occur on Nov 22, as my sexual contact was ten months before the baby was born?
Appreciate your advice.
i think that you should split the cost with the mother considering she was also there. but you should be tested kids are alot of work espeacially if you weren't expecting it. you however could be a great father and would you want to miss out because she might have had sex with some one else? picture the baby and thats it thats all that matters. i am a women who grew up with no father becaue he didn't want to be finacially responsible but now i am 33 and hes just still never there i hope things work out the right way and you follow that baby sounds like the mother needs a wake up call. good job seeking advice from a doctor. i would have never thought of that. have you found out yet i would be very interested in your story , ya i am really nosey. :)
Hi!
I can't advise you whether or not to have the test, but, I will tell you what I can:
An early first trimester ultrasound is accurate within plus or minus 3-4 days.
A pregnancy is considered to be full term when it goes to 37 weeks and beyond.
The baby was born at 37 and 5/7 weeks. The conception date calculated by the ultrasound date ( more accurate than the birth date) would be 1/4/09. For the sake of completeness, the conception date assuming that the pregnancy was 40 weeks on the baby's birth date of 9/9/09 would be 12/18/08.
I think that most likely bachelor #2 is the winner, but, if a paternity test is done, (cost approx $1000) particularly if it is done on all concerned, it should be about 99% accurate.
If you want permanent peace of mind, it might be wise to be tested--if #2 is confirmed as the father, then you don't need the test.
I hope this helps!
Good luck!
Dr B
Request one so that you will never be unsure :) Ultrasounds are not accurate sometimes even three weeks off.