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What To Determine The Father Of The Fetus?

My last menstrual period was Dec 8th, 2013. My periods are almost always exactly 28 days apart. I had one sexual partner Dec. 19th, which would have been 3-4 days before my ovulation and another partner on Dec 22nd, my ovulation date approximately...on Dec 28th I had cramping symptoms as well as very tender breasts. On Dec 30, one week before my period was due I got a positive pregnancy test. Can you please tell me your thoughts on who the father is likely to be? I know it's possible for both, but didn't think I would get a positive result so quickly of it was the 2nd mans. Thank you
Fri, 10 Jan 2014
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This is a tough question. I honestly don't think there is any way to know at this point who is the father, or even who is likely to be the father. Even if you got pregnant on the 22nd, many pregnancy tests are sensitive enough to detect a pregnancy in only one week, so it still could be the second partner. If I had to guess, I would probably guess the first guy, just because it seems that it was probably closer to your ovulation, but I really don't know. You will probably have to get paternity testing after the baby is born. Good luck!
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What To Determine The Father Of The Fetus?

This is a tough question. I honestly don t think there is any way to know at this point who is the father, or even who is likely to be the father. Even if you got pregnant on the 22nd, many pregnancy tests are sensitive enough to detect a pregnancy in only one week, so it still could be the second partner. If I had to guess, I would probably guess the first guy, just because it seems that it was probably closer to your ovulation, but I really don t know. You will probably have to get paternity testing after the baby is born. Good luck!