My mother tried to abort me by jumping off cupboards and also having alternating hot and cold baths. I was born about a month overdue and, although I was of a normal weight when born, I did not put on weight as much as I should. Because my thinness was apparent soon after I was born, I was referred to a doctor but he was unable to recommend anything. I continued to be referred to doctors until I was about 5 when my mother gave up. I went from being a thin baby to a very thin child and adult. As a child, I was below average height and never grew taller than 5 ft 7 1/2 inches as an adult. It was only when I reached my mid-forties that I began to fill out. Do you think there was any link between my mother s attempt to abort me and my thinness