yer you have to pay them before they start testing it i used my maternity grant to pay for it because i had bought josh everything and he didnt need anything so i used that i will upload a photo of the results and what they look like for you xx

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Yeah i think im going to have to cutt back on some things i dont really need to do .. i was going to have a 4d scan with my 190 pound grant but i dont think i am going to now as dna is more important.. and tbh he can pay half so then its about 80 pound each makes sense dont you think? see if he will actually do it i would have my ex before do it as me and him are closer and thats who my recent ex thinks it is .. but my ex before will only be 17 in jan when baby comes and you have to have parents thing if ya not 18 and i wouldnt want him having to go through it all with his parents and that if you get me ..

but i know i get the 500 pound grant aswel but i was using that for pushchair,cot and the expensive things .. i think ill be okay if its 80 pound i going to be paying and he pays the other 80.. btw when you get the results.. who gets the results? who ever does the cheque im guessing? cause id rather get the results and i can then get in contact with him.. Oh and i tried to click on that order free test and it wouldnt load it up dont know if its the site or if its my laptop ..
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Just out of interest, are you planning on taking him to court over anything like CSA or Custody/Visitation etc? Looking at a couple of the sites (inc. the one my friend recommended and the DNA Bioscience one) it says that the tests aren't admissible in a court of law unless you have a third party take the swabs with a witness present and things like that and ensure the samples are tamper proof..

E.g. The DNA Bioscience one says that the £159 is only for piece of mind and for a test that's legal its £411!

I don't know the whole story chick, if I have missed anything out, I'm sorry, and none of this is meant to offend, I'm just pointing out the options

Reading this again, I think it is completely out of order that he expects you to cough up for the DNA tests. Are you 100% sure he is the father? If so - then don't even think about the tests - let him do it. If you arent sure if he is 100% the father then i guess you have to take some responsibilty to finding out who LO belongs to.


You have 21 days to register the birth, not 6 weeks though. You dont need him there to have his name on the certificate.

But still it goes without saying that if you dont 100% know who the father is, dont put anyones name on the certificate til you know, or Jeremy Kyle will lay the smackdown on ya!

I hope it all works out but whatever happens dont get stressed about and, and please, if you need to make cut backs on things for bubs, then spend it on practical things for LO and helping yourself-not just for during pregnancy and birth but for when she/he gets older too.

Im confused now.. i thought i was sorted after i got advice off naya.. but now kit saying its £411 .. so im just confused its guna end up being no1 on the birth certificate cause end day 1 needs to be done.. im not 100% about anything cause anything is possible cause when i thought i was pregnant and found out i actually was i was single cause the lad finished me again like he always did in our realtionship we was on and off alot cause he juts argued with me about anything.. but with my the lad he thinks the babys is i whenever we had sex we used protection so thats why i say it 'CANT' be his.. but end day be better if it was but like iv said iv gota have a dna done no matter what.. and everyone tells me i should go on jeremy kyle but im not cause tbh i like watching it but he contridicts him self all the time and its 10x as much stress .. i wunt go on national televison just to find out whos baby is not that i have doubt about what i think just i wouldnt its not my kinda thing tbh.. its private init not something id want all world knowing about lol.. but im stuck now ..

Sorry hun, wasn't trying to confuse you!

I was just reading what was on the website that Naya gave you, if you look there are two different options for paternity tests. There is one that says it's for peace of mind only and that one is £159, but then it says if you want a test that's admissible in a court of law then its £411 so I think it depends what you want to do with the results.

Maybe Naya could advise whether she was able to use her £159 test in legal matters?

I notice that on the bottom of the one she uploaded it says it may not be admissible in a court of law... suppose it might depend on the judge? I'm not a lawyer...

if you both just want to know whos the father then the kit is called a peace of mind one and is cheaper because you do the swobbing yourself but if you think he might get dicky with you and you might need to get maintenace or take him to court then you need a court approved one which is 411 and you will have to go to the doctors to be swobbed and it will include his name on it the peace of mind doesnt have his name on it thats why you cant use it in courtbecause the courts wont know where the swob has come from.

the results will go to the address on the form and only there if you want additional test results (like to go to his address) then its an extra £10 xx

if you cant get onto the order site then just give them a ring and they will pop a swob kit in the post for you 0845 408 2084

just read this you do need the father there to have his name put on the certificate as they have to sign the form thats why joshuas dad isnt on the certificate and same with a few of my mates