The first cries
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moons of snuggling and swimming in the comfort of mum’s womb
suddenly, being yanked out into cold, cold, unfamiliar handlings!
scrunching up the little face, hands clenched, kicking lower limbs,
… loud shrieks fill the room
I remember a horrified hawker’s cry many years ago,
“another girl? This will be my eighth girl! My mum- in-law will make my hubby divorce me!”
Otherwise, boy or girl, it’s usually a warm welcome
… for a newborn!
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Must be a shock to the baby to enter the world.
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Do we remember crying?
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I don’t think many remember that moment.
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That’s such a beautiful moment. I have a friend who’s mother gave birth to three girls before she got a boy. She gave a big sigh of relief and gave the boy a nickname, “Last One”.
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Haha, last one… Must be a real relief! Nowadays people don’t have so many kids! I will remember this ‘last one’!
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Nice, very nice…
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