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talk to me about baby boys please!

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babysaurus · 06/12/2011 10:39

We have decided not to find out the sex as we want to have the 'its a boy / girl' moment at the moment of hatching.
I can imagine myself with a girl, probably as I am one myself (although not espeically girlie) but not really with a boy. While I honestly don't mind which it is, I was wondering if anyone with a boy (of whatever age) could tell me what life is like with one, and how fab they are (and why!) so I can get my imagination going.
Thank you!

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ShowOfHands · 06/12/2011 12:19

Oddly ds never wees without his nappy on... I was warned repeatedly.

marzipananimal · 06/12/2011 12:27

I think boy bits are easier to clean than girl bits, although I have less experience with changing girls' nappies. We had very few weeing everywhere incidents with DS, although when he was about 10 days old he did manage to wee all over his head! Boys willies are a bit strange though

Indith · 06/12/2011 12:31

I have an almost 5 year old boy and an almost 3 year old girl. The girl is demanding, bossy, highly imaginative, very independent. She knows her own mind and is stubborn as a mule. Of course I think she is fab and I love her. The boy was far quieter through the toddler/preschool years. He potters around playing and though he is pretty imaginative he loves rules and regulations, he likes building lego models and following the instructions to get it right. He needs to run around more than his sister. If you don't go out in the morning at the weekends he ends up ratty and horrible, a good run around the park always sorts him out. He is so affectionate. Far, far more affectionate than his sister. He loves to cuddle and pet me an dhe gives me the biggests hugs and kisses.

As for dealing with willies. Just don't mess with it until the foreskin starts ot retract naturally. You will know when that happens because he will show you. Repeatedly. Often in public. Then you just get him to woosh it around in the bath. For nappies I think boys are easier to clean up than girls, you just wipe around remembering to lift his balls up to get any poo behind them. When a girl has an explosive poo you have loads of cracks to clean out and sometimes find ourself trying to work out how best to extract the bit of poo that has worked its way into the entrance of her vagina. Nice.

Tonksforthememories · 06/12/2011 12:35

I have 2 DDs and a DS, and they are all different! DS loves cuddles, and is a vey tactile little soul. He plays with anything he can get his hands on (lots of barbies etc in this house) but still sword fights with his sisters whenever he gets the chance!

Boys are far easier to clean, there's nowhere for poo to get 'lost'! Oh, and once DS discovered he could wave his erection at me it became the funniest thing in the world . He's 2.3.

Napdamnyou · 06/12/2011 14:05

I just hold DS bottom half under a tap and rub his bum, balls... have lost all squeamishness about poo and wee...

kickingking · 06/12/2011 17:27

He is lovely People have always said 'you're very lucky, make the mist of it, he won't be this easy when he's 2/3/4' - but he has been! We have always been able to take him anywhere and not worry.

Disclaimer - he has had tantrums, of course, and can be a proper little smart-arse!

Missgiraffe1 · 06/12/2011 17:35

Baby!! Fab nes from your 12 eek scan (as lurking just to see ho everyone as getting on). So happy for you! (and Hi Martha!)

Since having my DD (15yo, and ho as the most adorable little girl, ever. Not that I'm biased or anything) I alays thought that I ould prefer girls to boys, and couldn't really imagine myself ith a boy... until my fabulous nephe came along 19 months ago. He is aesome, and every bit as cuddly, loving, cute, entertaining etc etc as my DD as. I have definitely changed my mind about boys, having been around my nephe so much.

(ps apologies, it ould appear a certain letter on my keyboard has packed in!)

MiauMau · 06/12/2011 17:58

I can't give you an opinion as a mother but, I can give you one as an older sister and the future mum of a little boy. I must confess that I really really wanted a little boy because I have such an awesome relationship with my brother. I'm 11 years older than him, so I always had a bit of a more motherly relationship with him to the point of him calling me mum several times when he was little. Also he was (and still is) such a cuddle monster :) whilst my sister has always been a bit more prickly.

EnjoyResponsibly · 06/12/2011 18:02

Boys: do now, apologise later.

I completely agree with the Labrador analogy, in fact I have said it myself many times.

Prepare for boy shaped holes in walls and doors. Risk assessment is not on the radar.

MiauMau · 06/12/2011 18:15

...oh, and blood... a lot of blood, even when my brother wasn't doing anything trouble would find him and literally hit him on the face. That's how he broke his tooth :o

EsmeWeatherwax · 06/12/2011 19:55

This is such a nice thread! I'm currently expecting with a ds, I have two dd's already. Can't wait to have a boy, but have to admit I am a bit panicy about the nappy changing part! Some very good advice here!

nomoreminibreaks · 06/12/2011 20:48

I imagined myself with a girl but had a boy. My best friend imagined herself with a boy and had a girl 5 months before DS was born. He's 8 months.

Her little girl, though adorable, is a lot more boisterous than DS. He is so easy going and calm - never the one screaming in shops and cafes. My friend can't believe how easy he is.

Anecdotally, it seems to be the trend that boys are more laid back.

The only negative thing about having a boy is that there seems to be about half as many clothes to choose from in the shops

MiauMau · 06/12/2011 21:26

nomoreminibreaks you know what's really odd? Before finding out that I was going to have a boy, all the clothes that I liked were the boy ones. There was some really cute stuff (much cuter than the girls, saying that I'm not really a big pink girly girl), but, as soon as I found out the gender they all disappeared! Where are all the cool dinosaur and robots that I saw before?

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babysaurus · 06/12/2011 22:06

Hi MissGiraffe! And Martha!
These posts are fab, thank you! Am feeling more clued up on the World of Boy!

MiauMau my sister got some brilliant robot / dinosaur style stuff from Next for my cousin's baby. I also think he has some pretty fab stuff from Joules. HTH

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YuleingFanjo · 06/12/2011 22:15

I wanted a girl because I am one but had a boy. I can honestly say that from the moment my DH said 'it's a boy' I didn't feel a single bit of regret. I don't know how boys are different to girls as I have only one child but I do know that all babies are lovely, cuddly, beautiful and amazing.

My son is very laid back, smiley and calm. Is it because he's a boy? Could it be because I follow and attachment parenting style? At 11 months he has become more loud and causes more havoc. He is walking, climbing, throwing things around. Do girls do this at this age? I have no idea.

The nursery call him a mummies boy (in a nice way) as he is cuddly and cheeky. I don't know if this is just him or if compared to the other boys in the nursery he is cuter and calme - I suspect so - but no one ever seems to call girls 'mummies girl' .

I just say enjoy it, whatever you have

MiauMau · 06/12/2011 22:28

My sister became a terror from the point she started walking, she used to be so cute and chubby and became this skinny scrawny little thing who would kick you in the shins with you weren't careful!

rosebery · 06/12/2011 22:34

My ds is 2 and 4 months. He's funny, cheeky, boisterous, smiley, loving, cuddly, obstinate, noisy, loves his bear, and still enjoys a good old tantrum!

I'm now pregnant with dc2 and we know we're having a little girl. I'd like to think that there will be differences, but that this will be down to individuality rather than gender. But let's wait and see ... In 2 years time I could be drowning in a froth of glittery pink - eek! :)

PacificDogwood · 06/12/2011 22:35

Totally agree with the Lab analogy - although mine can also be more Terrier-like !

I was the opposite to you, OP, I could never imagine myself with a girl - not sure why... .

Anyway, I have 4 boys, they are all different, but all what you'd call 'boisterous' - daily strenous exercise is vital for my their mental (and physical) health.
Lots of cuddles, lots of physical play, lots of chat. And some fights, some scarily physical amongst themselves .

Yes, all children are different, but beyond the brand-new baby-time there are some boy/girl differences as well IMO - never thought I'd say that before I had my lot.

Good luck with your pregnancy!

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