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Is it harder having a baby boy than girl? Posted: 05-03-08 09:56am
I am alittle nervous about having a boy
what are health things I should expect or
care in the first few months I should know
about. I didnt really educate myself
because I figured it would be just like
when I had my daughter but alot of people
are telling me different. Is there anyone
out there that has a girl and boy?
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 05-03-08 10:03am
You'll need to make a decision whether to
have your son circumcized or not. I
suggest you do a bit of research about the
pros and cons and make an informed
decision.
Also, baby boys have a tendency of peeing
during diaper changes. They can pee on you
and on themselves. You'll quickly learn to
cover his boy bits with something like a
washcloth or a "peepee teepee".
Apart from that, there doesn't seem to be
anything else I can think of. Hopefully
you'll get more responses.
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missksexy022
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Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 7 Location: New London , CT
Posted: 05-03-08 10:06am
Yes I am going to get him circumcized but
I read alittle about it and it sounds
scary and painful for him.
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-03-08 12:22pm
do you mean health-wise? aside from boys
having penises and girls having vaginas i
don't think they're any different. i have
a boy and a girl, my daughter is only a
month old but she's exactly the same as my
son was as a newborn.
as for the circumcision, research it and
do what's best for you and your son. if it
helps, my son was circumcised at 2 days
old and he didn't even cry during the
procedure. just make sure they use an
anesthetic because i've heard some doctors
don't. also, he never showed any signs of
discomfort during diaper changes while he
was healing and within days it was
completely healed.
AyaMiyaki
wrote:
Also, baby boys have a
tendency of peeing during diaper changes.
They can pee on you and on themselves.
You'll quickly learn to cover his boy bits
with something like a washcloth or a
"peepee teepee".
i have to say that in 18 months finn has
never once peed during a diaper change.
esme, on the hand, pees almost every time
i take her diaper off!
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missksexy022
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 7 Location: New London , CT
hmmm what about the long run? i would
think that girls would be easier to raise
until teenagehood because of the emotional
states but seems like boys would be harder
in the younger years because boys tend to
be more careless, agressive and less
responsive to what they are being told to
do. meh just a comment... no real deep
thought there just curious cuz this thread
got me to thinking a lil. lol =)
