My grandmother had a daughter with spina bifida who passed away after birth. I had low folate on a blood test when being checked for anaemia last year, was prescribed daily 5mg of folic acid. I have remembered some days, but forgotten more. I'm now 11 weeks pregnant and feeling like an absolute idiot. I would forget completely then remember and of missed a week. I feel like I've almost guaranteed spina bifida through my own negligence. I've been distracted with hg, a toddler, work etc. Not that it's any excuse for me possibly putting my baby at huge risk. I'm panicking so much - for my folate to be so low pre pregnancy and to be so rubbish taking my medicine, it's going to happen isn't it? The baby is highly likely to have spina bifida?