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QUESTION: ok...I am currently 29 weeks pregnant. My last Menstrual was 0ct.3-6. My cycle are usually 32 dys long. My due date is July.14.2009. Done by an early  Transvaginal ultrasound that showed i was 9 weeks pregnant. I had sex with 2 different guys. guy number #1, was September.21.2008 and guy #2 I had sex with him september 24.08, october 9.08, october.14.08, and october.22.08. My cycles are usually 32-35dys.

ANSWER: Shante,

I'm guessing you want to know who the father - you provided lots of details but forgot to ask your question;-)


Based on your information, you most likely conceived around Oct. 21-23, making #2 the father without a doubt.


Best,
Catherine

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QUESTION: is there any possiblities that guy number one is the father iF i did concieve in the ending of september wouldnt I have been more weeks and they would of seen that on the transvaginal ultrasound right...?? i remeber i went to the doctor as well DEC 3, and they told me I was 8 half weeks, but i just did a body screen where he felt my breast, a pap smear and he felt my uterus. then the following week week DEC. 9 i went and did a transvaginal ultrasound and it showed that I was 9 weeks exact.

ANSWER: Shante,

There is no way that #1 is the father.

Transvaginal ultrasound is the most accurate way to date a pregnancy.  It is accurate within +/- 3 days, so there is absolutely no way that #1 could be the father.  You'd have been several more weeks along if he was.


Best,
Catherine

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QUESTION: but i took a pregnacy test october 26 or nov 2....its either out of those two dates i just cant remmeber which date but it was either one....does this still make guy number 2 the father

Answer
Shante,


#2 is the father. Period.  I don't know what else I can say to make you understand.


You had a period AFTER having intercourse with #1, which means you were not pregnant. If you had conceived then in September, you would have been about 13 weeks pregnant at your initial ultrasound, not 9.


Based on your next cycle on Oct. 3, you wouldn't have ovulated until Oct. 21-23 AND your ultrasound confirmed perfectly with these dates.


Everything points to #2 being the father.


Best,
Catherine  

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I can provide evidence-based information and current research findings concerning childbirth and pregnancy. My specializations include natural childbirth, pregnancy and birth interventions, fetal positioning, labor induction, choosing a care provider, midwives, homebirth, unassisted birth, natural pain relief, medications in pregnancy and birth, informed consent, understanding the risks and benefits of childbirth choices, doulas, waterbirth, childbirth methods, childbirth education classes, cesarean section, and VBAC.

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I have been a childbirth educator, mother, author, public speaker, researcher, and birth advocate for the past 9 years. I am also the author of Giving Birth Naturally, a site dedicated to natural childbirth and pregnancy information. I publish evidence-based articles on pregnancy, childbirth, newborn care, and post-partum care. I'm also a mother of three children, two daughters and one son all born naturally. To learn more about what normal birth looks like, view the natural childbirth video of my son being born at home unassisted.

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My book, Birth Outside the Box, was published in 2007.

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I hold a Master's degree in communication disorders with an emphasis in child development. I am also an independent childbirth educator.

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