Carrying high or low can't reveal whether you're having a boy or girl. Your bump's size and position can indicate other things, like your baby's position in the womb.

If you’re carrying low in your hips, the theory goes, you're having a girl. If you're carrying high in your belly (like a basketball), you're having a boy. Position of the linea nigra.

1. Morning sickness. The theory: The sicker you are, the more likely it is that the baby is a girl. My result: I was queasy for a few weeks but, thankfully, never sick = BOY.

If you're carrying high and on the sides, it's allegedly bound to be a girl. If you're carrying low or if it looks to be a perfectly round, ball-like bump, it's most certainly a boy. The Key Test ...

Boy or girl? Old wives' tales about gender prediction aren't scientifically accurate but they can be fun. ... Many will guess that you’re having a boy. You are carrying low.

There are plenty of other hormones at work in pregnancy, whatever the sex of the fetus. There’s a lay belief that when pregnant with a girl, maternal oestrogen levels are higher, but this is not ...

Dozens of pregnancy myths claim to predict whether a mom-to-be is carrying a boy or a girl. Some say you can tell by the shape of a woman's bump, or whether she craves salty or sweet. Even ...

Because, she tells me, she was "carrying low." For those who aren't familiar with old wives' tales, that's supposed to mean you're having a boy; carrying "high" means you're having a girl.

And it actually affects girl and boy moms equally. You are carrying the weight in your hips and rear. The belly-carrying myths around your baby’s sex extend to your whole body.