Hi all,

I have just had another thought re this: my Mum was a heavy smoker back in the late 60's / early 70's when she had us.....chuffed on 30 high tar unfiltered a day.....I was a teeny 3lb premmie (may have had something to do with smoking?) but my younger brother was HUGE (I think around 11lb?).

No respitory issues or health issues for either of us as kids, apart from he had bad bad exzema (sp?)......maybe connected? Not sure.

I know my Mum now feels "guilty", but in those days in the middle of the country (in rural England) (no antinatal visits for her) she simply didn't know it was a problem..........