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I carried small the whole time with my first one. No one would believe I was as far along as I was when I was near my due date lol. He was not only a boy, but a big one (9 lbs. 5 oz. 21"). I thought for sure it would be a tiny little 5 lb. girl for as small as I was ;-) I had a girl next and another boy after that, but I got HUGE with them (with those two pregnancies people thought I was 9 months along by the time I was 6 months haha)!

silly question to add... but does carrying small or big necessarily determine if it is a boy or a girl??

No, it doesn't really mean anything, but girls on average are smaller than boys, so I was leaning more toward girl because I was so small.

The way you carry means absolutely nothing. Some people are bigger or show more and others are smaller. It can also vary from pregnancy to pregnancy. I am on my seventh baby and I just started showing about 4 weeks ago. But my first baby I was HUGE. It really just depends.

Thanks ladies!! Yah, it's more of an old wives tale "girls you carry small and boys you carry big." I know it varies from person to person, but i'm just to impatient to find out the s_x and thought I'd ask for some experiences. I will find out the s_x in another 2 wks...can't wait!! I'll keep everyone posted then. Thanks again.

weird - ive heard that if your having a boy you have a small bump, all at the front, and if its a girl the weight is more wide spread! probably old wives tale though!

actually gemini i carried my daughter all in the front and now my boy all around...but yea it's prob an old wives tale..:)...my little girl weighed 6 lbs 12 oz...my doc says this baby(boy) is big and is not going to be a 6 pounder.

Oh yes I'm 6 months and I just started showing! And I'm having a healthy baby boy! Before I found out he was a boy I was surrrrrrrrrre he was a girl cuz all the old wives methods said I was having a girl! But now I'm showing fairly good...but my friend (it's her first pregnancy too) started showing as much as I was now at about 3 months! At 4 and a half months I was flat tummied and now I'm showing...I find I show more in maternity clothes...and since I like people knowing I'm pregnant I LOVE to wear them!

I'm 25 weeks tomorrow and I'm having a boy. I'm also carrying low & smaller than most. It's also my first baby. I never heard the saying, carrying big = boy or carrying small = girl. I heard if you carry low you're having a boy; carrying high means girl... But who knows how accurate that really is. I show more some days than i do others. Two days ago I showed way more than I do today. It's odd. But there are so many factors that make you carry a certain way. Thankfully my little man is growing on track right now.