The truth you can only experience when you give birth to a girl

As a mother of a daughter, in addition to the joy of shopping for all kinds of clothes for your child, you also have different experiences that you would never feel if you had a son. Those are the wonderful things that your "beautiful fairy" brings and will surprise you.

1. It is easier to give birth to a girl.

A baby girl takes about 24 minutes less to give birth than a baby boy. Mothers of girls also experience less pain during childbirth. This may be because girls are smaller than boys.

Additionally, women carrying girls tend to have easier pregnancies, according to statistics. Mothers carrying boys appear to have a higher risk of pregnancy complications such as high blood pressure and placental abnormalities.

2. Girls are often born later.

According to a research report conducted by Dr Joy Lawn, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, baby boys tend to be born prematurely than baby girls. At the same time, baby boys are also more likely to have health problems.

3. Girls are often smaller and lighter

Newborn girls are usually smaller in weight and length than boys, about 142g and 1.3cm. On average, baby boys weigh about 3.4kg at birth, while baby girls weigh only about 3.2kg.

4. Girls can have periods.

You may notice a thick, milky white fluid leaking from your 2-day-old baby girl's vagina. And don't be alarmed if you see blood in her diaper later.

During pregnancy, increased maternal estrogen can stimulate the fetus's uterus. These hormones build up in the lining of the uterus.

"Menstruation is usually seen in the first week and lasts for about 2-3 days. Parents should only worry if bleeding continues after that," said Dr Chan Poh Chong, head and senior consultant at the Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Singapore.

5. Baby girls can produce milk.

Again, the cause is hormonal. Newborns may develop milk ducts due to the drop in hormone levels and they contain a small amount of milk. Lactation in newborns usually subsides around the second week of life.

6. Girls can have breasts.

It is common for newborns (boys and girls) to have large or swollen breasts. This is related to exposure to the mother's hormones in the womb. The baby's large breasts may continue for some time after birth. The breast tissue will shrink over a few weeks and eventually become quite flat.

7. Girls learn to talk earlier

Girls seem to understand what you say before boys their age (boys usually start talking at 12-14 months) and will continue to talk more through their toddler years. By 16 months, a girl’s vocabulary is around 100 words, while the average boy says just under 30.

Girls even walk earlier, making more gestures like waving goodbye or pointing at something they want...

8. Baby girls are 'great observation days'

Girls are often more interested in people, colors, and textures, while boys are more interested in movement or action, like moving cars. In fact, studies have shown that even when babies are given gender-neutral toys, boys tend to gravitate toward cars and trains, while girls tend to choose dolls.

Girls are also better at reading emotional expressions. If they see a scary face, they may become tense or cling to their mother. Even as infants, girls pay attention to other people's facial expressions and are more empathetic to distress.

9. Girls are better listeners.

The study also found that girls are “more attuned to human voices and seem to actually prefer the sound to others.” This suggests that girls may be more interested when you talk to them than boys.