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8. My Mom was born in 1920

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 06:40 PM

Feb 2014

Non of this junk food existed when she was growing up or pg with me in 1948. So why was she or me SHORT? lol

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Birth weight is strongly affected by the mother’s own diet as a child [View all] bananas Feb 2014 OP

I weighed 98 lbs, before I had my first daughter HockeyMom Feb 2014 #1

I don't think you fully understood the claim being presented here adieu Feb 2014 #2

I LIKE being small HockeyMom Feb 2014 #3

My nickname in school was Bugs Bunny HockeyMom Feb 2014 #7

I'm sorry I replied to you in the first place adieu Feb 2014 #15

Reading comprehension is hard. nt valerief Feb 2014 #14

How heavy is "perfect"? HockeyMom Feb 2014 #21

I gained 27 and 29 lbs back in the 70s and 80s HockeyMom Feb 2014 #23

Alabama refuses to endorse this study. al_liberal Feb 2014 #4

My Mom was born in 1920 HockeyMom Feb 2014 #8

I didn't eat much when I was little Mz Pip Feb 2014 #9

It says it's nutrition in the womb, as a baby and toddler muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author joshcryer Feb 2014 #13

Interesting laundry_queen Feb 2014 #17

The study doesn't work for me either. mackerel Feb 2014 #18

Epigenetics jpak Feb 2014 #20