Daft question alert: can someone tell me lovely things about baby boys?

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Hello, had my 20 week scan yesterday and have found out I am having a baby boy. Was really delighted to see that everything looks ok at the scan, and the little boy is growing nicely as he should be - was awesome seeing his heart beating and a really clear picture of his face in profile. I think he looks like his dad!

Anyway, although I am really pleased to know the gender (and wouldn't have minded either way, as long as he/she was healthy), I don't know anyone with a baby boy and don't know what to expect! We have 4 young nieces and all my friends seem to have had baby girls too, so I can't really picture what a little boy will be like, as a baby, and then a toddler, and then a young boy! I guess cos I am so familiar with little girls that was what I was probably picturing in my head all along.

Sounds daft, but was wondering if baby boys like the same songs and activities as little girls?? And are there differences between boys and girls apart from the obvious bits between their legs!!, is it true they tend to develop physical communication quicker than verbal communication?

Apologies if this all sounds a bit od - I am not typically the sort of person to ascribe certain characteristics to one gender or the other (and would be equally happy taking him to ballet practice as to football), but would love to hear some lovely stories of what it's like having a little boy :)

They are very very affectionate. They're funny and cool. They're just like girls really, except when they're four and they get a sure of testosterone. And even that bit is fun!
Congratulations :)

Why not get your mum to come when you start to feel contractions and she can sit with you at home until its time to go to the hospital?

Blimey, sorry wrong thread. Don't know what happened there...

Boys are fab. They are so easygoing in general. I have two boys and one girl, and currently can't picture what my DD will be like as a toddler etc. as I'm used to boys.

In my experiencs boys are a lot easier than girls so far.

both my dcs talked and walked at pretty much the same time (one is a ds one is a dd). Ds is waaay more of a mummy's boy than dd is a mummy's girl. He is so cuddly and touchy feely. DD is much more independent. Wants to do everything herself, really doesn't need me any more - and she's 2.6

don't bother about worrying whether boys like different songs and activities... just find out what they like, regardless of what society tells us they should like. Ds loves playing with dd's pram as well as his own cars (he's 4.10). They play tea parties together with the tea set she was given. He loves what could be seen as quite girly programmes (Everything's Rosie, Show Me Show Me) just as much as he loves Fireman Sam and Scooby Doo. DD is obssessed with Fireman Sam as much as she is obssessed with Peppa Pig.

What I'm trying to say, keep your mind open. Don't worry about boy activities/girl activites... just do things that are fun for you both.

Congratulations btw. I was THRILLED at my 20 week scan when I found out I was having a boy. There hadn't been one for 36 years in my family and I was the one who broke the curse :o

4 boys and then one girl here! i ahve to say my dd is 19mths the boys are 12, 10, 7 and 4 and i ahvent noticed any major differences other than nappy changes which imo are easier with boys than girls!

she is just a typical toddler at the moment, boisterous, funny, cute, a delight infact :)

ALL babies are different, mine all had their own unique personality from birth and quickly let me know what they liked and disliked.

i would say just relax and enjoy it, try not to read too much into gender stereotypes etc, except to avoid them! your boy will be his own little person, who i am sure with delight, astound and probably frustrate you all at once at times!

congratulations :)

Boys are so much easier to dress. Ds doesn't care so long as he's got a pair of jeans and a tee shirt.. DD throws a complete hissy fit if I attempt to put her in something not of her exact choosing!

headfairy my ds4 is apicky sod with his clothes at times!

have to say i am LOVING having a little girl to dress! not much pink as i dont like it but funky clothes, bright colours, tights, dresses etc :) tho i imagine had i had a boy after 4 girls i would enjoy boys clothes in the same way iyswim? just because its different?

today dd is sporting grey leggings and a long sleeved top and then a red tutu and funky baseball/converse type boots! oh and her hair is now long enough to put up in bunches! repeats to self she is NOT a doll

all my boys had long hair until they decided for themselves to get it cut actually, ilove long hair on little boys, mine all had blonde surfer style hair, very sweet :) ds1 is 12 and his hair is down his back now, his choice, its long and thick, but he wont let me put it in pigtails!

Only one boy here and he's glorious. He loves reading and tickling and running, and playing with cars. He also loves baking and cuddles. I am content to know that I don't have to faff with his hair / impractical shoes or bitchy friends when he's older.

I desperately wanted a boy as I thought i'd be harder on a girl, being the same gender, and because I didn't always have a good relationship with my mum growing up, so I was releived to see my first was going to be a boy.

I have a DD (7) and a DS (almost 3) and they are both lovely. DS loves clothes and pink (complimented me on my pink skirt this morning) whereas DD isn't bothered but prefers loosefitting clothes that she can climb and jump in. They are both enormously cuddly and energetic, can play for hours with cars, bricks, Lego etc. They both like books and stories and will cuddle in and listen for as long as I am willing to read, I often find them curled in DS's bed together reading their own books.DS has adopted all of DD's neglected baby dolls and her much loved doll Hayley who she very kindly gave to him. They are both eloquent, love drawing and arts and crafts, they will both walk long distances, enjoy running in the woods and are both intensely curious.

He has been a bit trickier with feeding and sleeping and only very slightly slower to develop (about a month behind DD) in terms of walking/crawling etc. But he has lactose intolerance and I was a less intensive mother with him than I was with DD, much more relaxed.

In short, DS is as lovely and complex and irritating and bemusing and disgusting and loud and cuddly and interested and curious and amazing as his sister, with the added bonus of pink and sparkly into the bargain (which DD will not tolerate ever and has not since she first had an opinion on the matter).

I only have a DS he's 8mo and loves rhyme times, singing, and is. Big fan of people watching. Compared to the baby girls I know he is keeping to the stero- typical 'physical before verbal' but he's babbling nicely and trying to walk. He's fab, congratulations :)

5madthings I may have just been lucky with ds :o I do remember friends with boys all telling me when I found out I was having ds that boys were so easy to dress, and he's been true to that. Though occasionally he'll grumble about me not washing his favourite teeshirt in time for him to wear it again the washing machine's just over there ds, knock yourself out :o

I had no experience with boys (!) having a sister only.
My DS is now 2 and I'm pregnant with our second ( a girl this time). I'm pleased to have one of each, and the main thing is they're healthy, but there is a small part of me that was longing for another boy. They love their mummy so much, and are so affectionate. And what you see is what you get. I think girls are quite complex from early on!!!!

i think it just depends i hear the same that girls are more picky with clothes,so i am making the most of dressing dd my way!

but they are all different, ds1 is 12 and not that bothered by clothes at all, have to prompt him to put clean ones on!

ds2 would live in football kit or joggers etc.

ds3 loves clothes and particularly pink and purple, tutus and fairy outfits, which he often puts on over his jeans!

ds4 loves dressing up but as a superhero and is particular over t-shirts etc, green is his fave colour (at the moment) and he gets quite stroppy re clothes, tbh he woudl rather be naked, he is often just in a pair of pants at home i gaveup making him keep his clothes on int he house, as long as he wears pants thats enough for me!

Ha 5madthings I think I have your boys all rolled in to one. My ds can be like all four of them on any given day. Mostly he's like your ds1/2. Though he did come out with the priceless line when we were on holiday in January, talking about going to a party that evening he said very loudly in a crowded bar "mum did you pack my Ralph Lauren?"

(in my defence, he'd been given a Ralph Lauren teeshirt for christmas which he loved and wanted to wear, but he did sound incredibly poncetastic saying it :o)

Having had both I would say that boys are more easygoing and affectionate. Later to walk and talk than girls initially but catch up.

Also they can pee in your eye and their own mouths, or maybe my DS was super talented???

thank you for this thread! We found out we are expecting a boy this week and it's all very new to me as I have a little sister who I have looked after alot.. my initial worries were how do I change his nappy! but I have been told its actually easier than a girl's nappy, also how do you teach them to wee standing up.. but my DP can teach him that!

We have a 4month old DS, and so far he is babbling more than moving. In that sense he is not a stereotypical boy. He doesn't differ much from his "best friend" who is a baby girl.
I would tell you to beware of the nappy change as baby boys can pee everywhere.

awww, thanks very much for sharing your stories of your lovely families ladies

Has made me feel all tingly and smiley at my desk on a very dreary Thursday afternoon! I guess the main thing that I am hearing is that all children, DS or DD, are different, and have their own personalities that have very little to do with gender! I am pleased to hear that I can still do lot of tuneless nursery rhyme singing and cuddling though

Oh yes pekka baby boys can wee an extraordinarily long way!

Yes to the weeing everywhere - DS is 19 weeks and has managed to wee in his eye 3 times so far! Other than that he is an absolute delight :) He's very 'chatty' and just beginning to move/wriggle on his front. Oh he's so great I could just eat him! ;)

Boys are fab.

Cuddly, affectionate, energetic and as someone else said easier to dress. LOL. My DD has always been a nightmare regarding clothes...

have one of each and would say that boys are definitely easier, more cuddly and more affectionate. DD is the most 'ungirly' girl you could meet and DS is very gentle and very kind. they are both completely different characters and im not convinced its down to their gender.

incidentally they are/have been treated in the same way - they have both had the same stories, songs and can both play with / dress in whatever they choose. DS is much more likely to wander round in mummys shoes and want to dress up as a princess than DD .

enjoy your baby boy - they are lovely!

Boys are GREAT....I have one of each, DD first, and I have to say I was feeling a bit clueless about what it would be like to have a boy. But: he is very affectionate; strokes and 'twizzles' my hair when we're talking (He's 2.5) which is so cute. He is very loyal towards his mummy (more so than DD funnily enough) - eg if DP tickling me etc he gets really involved to get him off, or if I pretend to be upset about anything he is really tender and protective.
Into balls/games in a big way, but also loves dressing up, dolls etc too.

4 boys here aged 4 to 18, they are lovely when little - v affectionate and cuddly, and I would say quite straightforward emotionally, you pretty much always know where you are.

My sister has teen girl who can be a nightmare, very complicated and lots of girl on girl bullying. My teen boys have been pretty easy (so far) and though they go through the grunting stage (Kevin and Perry to a tee) they have come out the other side.

The problem with teen boys is the laziness, which drives me to distraction, but maybe that's just mine. They are all different, but be prepared for the physical side of most boys - they are like puppies and need to be exercised every day, rain or shine.

I love boys and it's just so amazing seeing them grow into funny,loving, kind young men.... ahhhh. Enjoy!

Oh yes and beware of the peeing into face when changing nappies, the trick is to hold it down while you do it - practice makes perfect.