Hello from India!

KariK2 · September 2013

I know this is a late introduction but i just discovered The Bump and have spent the past week lurking around. Finally decided to step in and say hi, so HI! I am a 28 year old FTM, due on 7th Jan'14 from New Delhi, India and very excited to be here! My husband and I are both dentists running a private practice in Delhi.

I realise that the time difference between India and USA will make it difficult for me but I am going to try and participate as actively as I can. Although the healthcare systems of our countries are very different but pregnant women are the same everywhere! A couple of things that have made me jealous of you guys are 1) Your medical insurance - ours does not cover ANY expense during pregnancy. We pay for all our OB/GYN visits, ultrasounds, hospital stay, delivery etc.
2) If you wish to, you can find out the sex of your LO. Sex determination is ILLEGAL in India!

Looking forward to interacting with everyone here. So happy to be here :-)
P.S.- Please excuse my spelling/grammatical errors. I try hard but English is not my first language!

dltate29 · September 2013

Welcome and congrats!

ac1259 · September 2013

Welcome! Your English seems perfectly fine to me:)

mrskratt · September 2013

Welcome! And congrats on your little one

Jmattis · September 2013

Welcome and congrats :-)

aessary03 · September 2013

Welcome and congrats

twobluelines · September 2013

Welcome and congrats!

bensmommy518 · September 2013

welcome to the board and congrats on you baby. There are several people here living in other countries and time zones so you should be able to fit in just fine.

KariK2 · September 2013

blondie7385 said:
Welcome! That's crazy that it's actually illegal to find out the gender in your country!

Its very sad actually.. Female feticide is a huge problem especially in rural North India. Male children are preferred as people feel that a girl child is a burden on her parents-feed her, educate her only to marry her off. The govt had to ban sex determination to prevent this.. Mindsets are changing but it will be a long long time before the birth of a girl will be celebrated with as much joy and happiness as that of a boy.
I could go on and on about this but will stop here because it gets me very worked up!

ccip82 · September 2013

Welcome and congrats!

I am an American living in the UK. There are a couple women who are located outside the US and Canada. It is a well represented group

jmjj1310 · September 2013

Welcome and congrats! And, your English is better than some that speak English as a first language.

lolinshag · September 2013

Better than mine anyways!

mandimbolton said:
Welcome and congrats! And, your English is better than some that speak English as a first language.

KariK2 · September 2013

ccip82 said:
Welcome and congrats!
I am an American living in the UK. There are a couple women who are located outside the US and Canada. It is a well represented group

Thanks! I did "see" a couple of ladies from UK. Glad to be representing India

KariK2 · September 2013

mandimbolton said:
Welcome and congrats! And, your English is better than some that speak English as a first language.

Wow! Thank you! That may have made my day. English is our medium of study in schools and colleges but its a very Indianised version. I get to practise a lot though.. A lot of our patients are expats and tourists from USA and UK.

apickett925 · September 2013

Welcome and Congrats! We do have a mom here whose husband is from India, I believe she had her wedding there too. I'm sure she'll chime in soon. She did mention that when they found out the sex of their baby her in laws told them NOT to tell anyone else in his family because it's so highly looked down upon to find out. I think that's so sad.

Amarantheansea · September 2013

Hi! Welcome! I lived in Kolkata for about 6 months! But I have also travelled to New Delhi, Bengaluru and a few different places in Kerala. We are currently living in Florida and I am originally Canadian! I miss India:) my husband and I can't wait to go back.... Probably have to wait a little while yet though with the baby and all

Congrats on your little one!!!

alinafed · September 2013

Welcome! I am a Canadian but I am SOOO interested in India! I am not sure of your ethnicity or religion, but I have always been very interested and in love with Indian religions, literature, food, culture... I asked my husband if we could have an Indian wedding even!

Congrats on your pregnancy and I hope it is going well for you! Glad to have you joining us

KristaBelieve · September 2013

Welcome and congrats!!

KariK2 · September 2013

apickett925 said:
Welcome and Congrats! We do have a mom here whose husband is from India, I believe she had her wedding there too. I'm sure she'll chime in soon. She did mention that when they found out the sex of their baby her in laws told them NOT to tell anyone else in his family because it's so highly looked down upon to find out. I think that's so sad.

It makes me very sad too. Although this ban on fetal sex determination is tough on me,I am all for it if it can help prevent this archaic practise..

KariK2 · September 2013

Amarantheansea said:
Hi! Welcome! I lived in Kolkata for about 6 months! But I have also travelled to New Delhi, Bengaluru and a few different places in Kerala. We are currently living in Florida and I am originally Canadian! I miss India:) my husband and I can't wait to go back.... Probably have to wait a little while yet though with the baby and all Congrats on your little one!!!

Thank you! How was your stay in Kolkata? And yes you must bring your baby to India! S/he will love the craziness here

daltosostarby · September 2013

Welcome!

KariK2 · September 2013

alinafed said:
Welcome! I am a Canadian but I am SOOO interested in India! I am not sure of your ethnicity or religion, but I have always been very interested and in love with Indian religions, literature, food, culture... I asked my husband if we could have an Indian wedding even!

Congrats on your pregnancy and I hope it is going well for you! Glad to have you joining us

Thank you! I am enjoying my pregnancy for the most part-especially all the extra attention from my husband,parents and in laws.
Region wise I am from North India- parents were born in Punjab and moved to Delhi. Religion wise you could say I am Hindu. Dont visit the temple or pray etc but we do celebrate our festivals and got married according to Hindu Sanatan Dharma..
Will be happy to answer any questions you have! And yes, Indian weddings are so much fun! We had a blast at ours. Three days of singing, dancing and partying!!

lmills730 · September 2013

Welcome! I've never been to India, but have always wanted to visit. Your English is awesome, I wouldn't have known it was a second language if you didn't say so

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goldenB · September 2013

Hello and welcome!

KariK2 · September 2013

Xan84 said:
Congratulations, and welcome to the board! My husband is Indian, and I've gotten to travel to India several times, and we even had our wedding there. Most of my time has been spent in Bangalore where my husband's parents live, but I've also been able to visit Mangalore, Chennai, Agra, and New Delhi once. India is an incredible country - I really look forward to hearing your stories of what pregnancy is like there!

Omg! I spent 8 years in Mangalore for my studies.. Bangalore is a great place as well but I have a major soft spot for Mangalore since that is where I met my husband

Looking forward to swapping stories with everyone here..

LindsB314 · September 2013

Just wanted to say welcome & congrats!!!

ksonne · September 2013

Congrats and welcome!

bookkitten · September 2013

Welcome and congratulations! When I was growing up, my best friend and her family were from India. Unfortunately, I lost track of her when we were in college, but I've always been fascinated by Indian culture and hope to visit one day. If you could suggest one writer or book to Americans that you feel gives the best view of India, what would you suggest?

KariK2 · September 2013

@bookkitten
Thank you for the welcome! The book question is a tough one though.. A must read according to me is City of Djinns by William Dalrymple-simple language and captures the essence of India. Kim by Rudyard Kipling is a classic and a personal favorite. A Million Mutinies Now by V.S.Naipul is another great book but quite factual and can get boring!

Shantaram and Eat.Pray.Love are "popular" but i wouldnt recommend them if you really want to know and learn more about India.. Hope you enjoy these books.. Happy to help!

megngregk · September 2013

Welcome to the board and congrats on your LO! That is crazy about the health care...hopefully the costs are manageable.

HappyDoc · September 2013

Welcome and congrats!!

bellamatson · September 2013

Aww yay! Congrats on the pregnancy! I went to Woodstock International boarding school up in Missourie/ dehradun area for 6 years. My parents thought an international education would be an awesome experience, which is was!
I remember going to Delhi to get my teeth cleaned as a child too. Moved back to the states where I am from in the 90's. I would so love to go back and being my husband and this LO. I can not get enough of the culture. My favorite part of India was Goa

welcome by the way!

Amarantheansea · September 2013

I loved Kolkata!!! Got me looking through some of my old pics..... Soooo many memories! The Puja's were a blast Super crazy... especially Durga Puja being jn West Bengal!!! We are going back as soon as we can!

KariK2 said:

Amarantheansea said:
Hi! Welcome! I lived in Kolkata for about 6 months! But I have also travelled to New Delhi, Bengaluru and a few different places in Kerala. We are currently living in Florida and I am originally Canadian! I miss India:) my husband and I can't wait to go back.... Probably have to wait a little while yet though with the baby and all Congrats on your little one!!!
Thank you! How was your stay in Kolkata? And yes you must bring your baby to India! S/he will love the craziness here

cyndilouwho77 · September 2013

Welcome to the board, My boss is from India...in the last few years he has brought his parents, sister and then wife and BIL over from India. In the first year here both his sister and wife had babies, both just celebrated their first birthdays. I can say its def interesting learning about his culture and beliefs, he tends to get way over worried about me and this pregnancy its actually kinda cute.

Can't wait to get to know you better!

KariK2 · September 2013

bellamatson said:
Aww yay! Congrats on the pregnancy! I went to Woodstock International boarding school up in Missourie/ dehradun area for 6 years. My parents thought an international education would be an awesome experience, which is was!
I remember going to Delhi to get my teeth cleaned as a child too. Moved back to the states where I am from in the 90's. I would so love to go back and being my husband and this LO. I can not get enough of the culture. My favorite part of India was Goa welcome by the way!

@bellamatson
Woodstock wow! We have a branch of our dental clinic in Mussoorrie and treat Woodstock kids all the time. I have visited your school and it just blew my mind! I wish I could afford to send my kid there..
Goa is really the best. We try and go there every year! Next trip shall be with LO in tow hopefully

KariK2 · September 2013

Amarantheansea said:
I loved Kolkata!!! Got me looking through some of my old pics..... Soooo many memories! The Puja's were a blast Super crazy... especially Durga Puja being jn West Bengal!!! We are going back as soon as we can!
KariK2 said:

Amarantheansea said:
Hi! Welcome! I lived in Kolkata for about 6 months! But I have also travelled to New Delhi, Bengaluru and a few different places in Kerala. We are currently living in Florida and I am originally Canadian! I miss India:) my husband and I can't wait to go back.... Probably have to wait a little while yet though with the baby and all Congrats on your little one!!!
Thank you! How was your stay in Kolkata? And yes you must bring your baby to India! S/he will love the craziness here

Oh those pictures are amazing! Is that you in the blue sari? Gorgeous.. Puja in Kolkata is an experience I can never forget.. Went there when I was in school.. Must visit again.
P.s.- That mehendi must have taken some patient sitting by you! My wedding mehendi took almost three hours to apply and I was soo impatient through it..

KariK2 · September 2013

cyndilouwho77 said:
Welcome to the board, My boss is from India...in the last few years he has brought his parents, sister and then wife and BIL over from India. In the first year here both his sister and wife had babies, both just celebrated their first birthdays. I can say its def interesting learning about his culture and beliefs, he tends to get way over worried about me and this pregnancy its actually kinda cute.

Can't wait to get to know you better!

Thank you for the warm welcome!

bellamatson · September 2013

KariK2 said:

bellamatson said:
Aww yay! Congrats on the pregnancy! I went to Woodstock International boarding school up in Missourie/ dehradun area for 6 years. My parents thought an international education would be an awesome experience, which is was!
I remember going to Delhi to get my teeth cleaned as a child too. Moved back to the states where I am from in the 90's. I would so love to go back and being my husband and this LO. I can not get enough of the culture. My favorite part of India was Goa welcome by the way!
@bellamatson
Woodstock wow! We have a branch of our dental clinic in Mussoorrie and treat Woodstock kids all the time. I have visited your school and it just blew my mind! I wish I could afford to send my kid there..
Goa is really the best. We try and go there every year! Next trip shall be with LO in tow hopefully

Yeah. I was back there in 2008. I wish there was dentists up there when I had been in school. I'd get my teth worked on and cleaned when I went back to States during holidays.

Sam&Dan05 · September 2013

welcome and congrats

Lekha428 · September 2013

I'm Indian and it all depends on the family. It's really depends in how modern they are or not
We are having a girl and my family back in India are so excited. They couldn't care less what's the gender and the word is spreading.

laowaigringa · September 2013

Welcome! And I'm so glad you're here; I'm American but living overseas in SE Asia, so we're not too many time zones apart, actually. I visited India several years ago, not for very long and only got to Delhi and Agra (of course!) but I really enjoyed it. And DH and I LOVE Indian food! DH is English so curries are practically their national dish and he makes it for us once a week. My favorite is butter chicken.

Your English is impeccable so don't be shy about it. Congratulations and welcome again!

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