Originally posted by caseysmom
I remember being so scared about those things when I was pregnant. I even thought the ultrasound photo looked like my daughter was deformed and they didn't catch it, I told nobody the whole pregnancy, just lived with that fear.

I am no expert but I believe there is a lot more being done to prevent spina bifida...did you start on pre-natal vitamins pretty early on? Folic acid is suppose to prevent that, I remember eating a lot of green leafy veggies and taking my vitamins.

It sounds like those maternal hormones are kicking in and you are worrying about everything...hehe it will be like that for at least 18 years.
I didn't know I was pregnant until I was almost 6 weeks along. I was a week late for my period so I took the HPTs. When those came back positive, I got some generic pre-natals at Rite-Aid but I didn't start on the doctor's prenatal vitamins until 8.5 weeks because he didn't need to see me until then. Prior to that, I took folic acid supplements off and on, but not regularly as Josh and I were not intending to start trying for a family for two more years. All that has me worried too, especially when all the articles say that the very beginning of development is the most important time to eat right and take vitamins, etc... and I didn't even know I was pregnant! I also drank a lot more than I usually do the beginning/mid-April. *sigh*

There should be some fool-proof notification we get the second conception happens.