Little_Red wrote: Reading that link you referenced it looks like they are saying the risk is developing cancer? Everything is linked to cancer these days, if we believed all of the so called cancer inducing things in the world we wouldn't eat or drink anything or even leave the house! Do a search for research on how bad paracetamol is, or white bread or milk. The internet is full of info about how bad EVERYTHING is!

I agree - I guess if we were all truly worried about cancer we wouldnt be using computers that emit radiation.......

That's actually incorrect - folic acid or folate (the naturally occurring form) is essential to numerous bodily functions - and the human body needs it to help create and repair DNA. The principal source is from green leafy vegetables, however in western diets adequate intake may be lacking, hence the need to take supplements or cereals fortified with it.  Its a B vitamin essential to human health, and vital to the development of a growing embryo.

You have to remember the enormous pressure on the vitamin and mineral resources in pregnant women, our bodies are not only providing everything we need but also our growing babies.  I think because women go through it all the time, we forget how much of a big task pregnancy really is for our bodies. 

I guess I can't understand your agument for not taking it?

Folic acid is only a B vitamin - I can't see how it would be harmful, it was approved to go into every loaf of bread for the entire country to consume.  - Its realitively harmless - also with vitamins - what your body doesn't need tends to get excreted.

While it might be a rare occurance, this is one of those times I'd hate to be the exception that proves the rule.

Partly it was Stacey's experiences, I read from OB, and not wanting to take the risk. Like everything I figured TTC and being pregnant isn't really for very long, and why take the risk. 
I am aware that as our food has become more refined, there is less folate in our normal diet.