In Tibetan Buddhism there is a female Buddha called Tara. Her story is that in a past incarnation a monk advised her to pray to be reborn male so she could progress to Buddhahood, but she went away and prayed ti be reborn as a female until she attained enlightenment in a female body.
It really shouldn't. They need to be with their mother 8 weeks at least. Otherwise you get odd behaviours like sucking on fabrics, which persist to adulthood and are annoying - damp spots on your clothing and bed clothes, yack.