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Hi! I have a question for you. I stopped taking birth control in April. Being on birth control, I had three "active" pill weeks and one "non active" pill week, making my cycle 28 days. My last period was April 25th. I should have resumed taking my birth control on May 2nd, but I did not. I found out I was pregnant on June 18. I went for a dating scan on July 8th that put me at 6 and a half weeks. I had another scan on August 27 that put me at 13 weeks and 5 days and another on October 11th making me 20 weeks and 1 day. From the first scan on my due date was determined to be February 27, 2011 and has not changed since. Doctor proposes that I conceived around June 6. I told him that I stopped taking birth control and did not have a period since April, so he did not even take that into consideration. My two main questions are this: 1. Eerily enough, the ultrasound calculates (with a conception date of June , 2010 6 and due date of February 27, 2011) that my last menstrual period was May 23rd. I know for sure I did not experience any bleeding and did not have a "period". When I count from April 25th, the start of my last known period, 28 days later is May 23rd. Can this be so? Would birth control not have messed up everything and thrown it out of wack? Counting 14 days after May 23rd is June exactly June 6th, the date that I would be expected to ovulate. I was not ovululating, as I was on birth control, but is it really possible to still be in synch with the pills? Can I still ovulate and not have had that actual period on May 23rd, which is the exacy day I would have gotten it if I was still on birth control?That is dead on. 2. My next question is if I had intercourse with a man on May 23rd and different man on June 5th, who would be the father to my baby? Is two weeks a sufficient time frame to be able to accurately give an answer? Thank you very very much!
I appreciate any help you can offer me.

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Angela,

I will have to do some research on this question and the time is running out with ALLEXPERTS.com
Can you email me privately at CHERYL51@aol.com and I'll see what I can find out. If I can find the conception calendar, I would be able to help you identify the father of your baby.

So please email me and I will be working on your questions. Write soon.

Diane Cheryl

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If I am "maxed out" please email me privately at CHERYL51@aol.com. I can answer questions about the various methods of birth control. I can answer questions like "What would be the best method of birth control for me?" and other problems and concerns. I have researched side effects and risks of various methods of birth control. I have almost 23 years of experience working with various pregnancy resource centers.

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I have almost 23 years of experience in counseling women about birth control and family planning. This is mostly one-on-one counseling in private, on internet and phone.

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Illinois Valley Community College, Austin Community College, Travel Agent Degree and almost 23 years of counseling experience. I have worked with Pregnancy Resource Centers for almost 23 years.

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