Pregnant wife had another man attend her ultrasounds without telling her husband — when he asked for a paternity test, she gave five different answers

It's difficult to shake a bad feeling, especially if a spouse is acting suspiciously. A 28-year-old man who goes by u/ThrowRABotzons shared his concerns about his wife's recent behavior. They had been together for 10 years, married for two, and were expecting a baby. He was excited to be a dad till his wife began acting sketchy. During the first two ultrasound scans, he was not present due to work, and she assured him she could go by herself. When she accidentally left her phone at home, he saw messages that made him doubt her. He asked for a paternity test, but she tried to wiggle out of it several times. Shared on June 30, 2026, the post has received 5,600 upvotes and 1,400 comments.

She sent the ultrasound scan images to another man first

He offered to go with her to get the scan, but she told him she was fine going alone. A few days later, she accidentally took his phone, and he saw she had sent her BFF's man the scan images. He tried to ignore his suspicions. However, when she left her phone again, he found more messages and saw that she had sent him a second scan image. That was when he realized the man had been accompanying his wife to the doctor. "Their texts weren't really flirty or outright screaming affair... The last one was freaking out that I answered her phone, and another from her was freaking out that I had her phone when she took mine that other day," he wrote.

'She didn't want me to be uncomfortable with another man taking her'

When he confronted her, she was angry that he had gone through her phone. He requested a paternity test, but she told him to leave if he did not trust her. A few days later, she told him she would do it, but their marriage was over. Later on, she asked if he had "calmed down yet," but when he insisted she do the test, she flipped. She apologized for lying and changing the man's name. In her defense, "She didn't want me to be uncomfortable with another man taking her." But the author was not convinced. He believed she was hiding something. He concluded, "The baby could be mine. I'm not denying that fact... Her reluctance to do the test as well is playing on my mind."

Paternity tests have a great impact on parent-children relationships

Steven Smith, the president of Identigene, said there were several reasons why people would want or need a paternity test. A survey conducted by the company found that 12% of men and 10% of women were in a situation where a paternity test felt 'appropriate.' However, the results can have certain consequences. Garry Garner told NBC News that he had doubted his relationship with his wife's oldest son. He took a paternity test. "I saw they had the results, and I didn’t even want to open up the e-mail. When I did, I was like, 'Yes!' I felt like I won the most epic battle known to man." He was 100% Skyler's dad, but "both of us are hurt through this whole thing. Everybody’s just glad that we know now," Garner concluded. The author was hurt by his wife's behavior and felt that the only way to know the truth was a paternity test.

'Cheaters protect their privacy more than that'

Netizens thought that she was lying and definitely hiding an affair. u/Kat092620 commented, "Make her take the test. Why is another man taking her to scan appointments, and if she’s not cheating, why not just go get the test?" On the other hand, a few others think she is innocent. u/seniairam explained, "Hard to believe that she would forget or get your phone instead, not once but twice. Cheaters protect their privacy more than that."

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