The truth is you can only experience this when you have a daughter.
Having a daughter means you're living next to 'a great observer' and 'a thoughtful friend who knows how to listen'.
As the mother of a daughter, besides the joy of shopping for all kinds of dresses and clothes for her, you also have different experiences that you would never have if you had a son. These are the wonderful things that your "beautiful little fairy" brings and will surprise you.
1. Having a baby girl is easier.
A baby girl's birth time is about 24 minutes shorter than a baby boy's. Mothers of daughters also experience less pain during labor. This is possibly explained by the fact that girls are smaller than boys.
Additionally, statistics show that women pregnant with girls tend to have easier pregnancies. Mothers pregnant with boys appear to have a higher risk of pregnancy complications such as high blood pressure and placental abnormalities.
2. Baby girls are usually born later.
According to a research report by Dr. Joy Lawn from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, boys tend to be born prematurely more often than girls. At the same time, male newborns are also more prone to health problems.
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Girls often start speaking earlier. |
3. Baby girls are usually smaller and lighter in weight.
Newborn girls are typically smaller in weight and length than boys, at around 142g and 1.3cm. On average, boys weigh about 3.4 kg at birth, while girls weigh only about 3.2 kg.
4. Girls can have periods.
You might notice a thick, milky white fluid coming out of a 2-day-old baby girl's vagina. And don't worry too much if you see blood in her diaper afterward.
During pregnancy, the mother's increased estrogen can stimulate the developing uterus. These hormones accumulate in the lining of the uterus.
Dr. Chan Poh Chong, Head and Senior Consultant in Pediatrics at the National University Hospital Singapore, said: "Menstruation usually occurs in the first week and lasts about 2-3 days. Parents should only worry if the bleeding continues afterward."
5. Baby girls can produce breast milk.
Again, the cause is hormones. Newborns may develop milk ducts due to decreased hormone levels, and they contain a small amount of milk. Milk production in newborns usually decreases around the second week after birth.
6. Girls can have breasts.
It's 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 a while after birth. The breast tissue will shrink over several weeks and eventually become fairly flat.
7. Girls tend to speak earlier.
Girls seem to understand what you say before boys of the same age (boys typically start talking by 12-14 months) and will continue to talk more throughout their toddler years. By 16 months, a girl's vocabulary is around 100 words, while the average boy only speaks around 30 words.
Girls tend to walk even earlier, exhibiting more gestures such as waving goodbye or pointing at things they want...
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Little girls can quickly imitate you. |
8. Baby girl: 'Great days of observation'
Girls are generally more interested in people, colors, and textures, while boys prefer movement or action, like moving cars. In fact, studies have shown that even with infants given gender-neutral toys, boys tend to stick with cars and trains, while girls choose dolls.
Girls also have better skills in reading emotional expressions. If they see a scary face, they will become tense or cling to their mother. Even as infants, girls are more aware of other people's facial expressions and empathize with distress more easily.
9. Girls are better listeners.
The study also showed that girls "are more receptive to human speech and seem to genuinely prefer this sound over others." This implies that girls may be more interested when you talk to them, compared to boys.
