Sunday, June 22, 2003

Baby girl !

Sindha delivered a baby girl at 8:15pm on Friday, the 20th of June. Both mom and daughter are doing fine. The daddy, too.

I'll put up a detailed post later - suffice to say that the last three days have been extremely hectic and a bit tense. She went for her regular checkup on Wednesday evening. The doc found that her BP was high and promptly admitted her into Chinmya Mission Hospital. We waited for a day without doing anything and another day with Sindha in labour. High BP, some minor bleeding and a scan that revealed that the baby had the umbilical cord around her neck forced the doc to go in for a Ceasarian section. Luckily everything went smoothly after that and the baby was delivered without any problems. Both sets of parents were here, which was good too.

Sindha is tired and a bit weak. She expects to be discharged by Tuesday. The kid is keeping us awake at night, as expected. Haven't yet finalised the name, but its most likely to be either Rachana or Megha. I'll put up pics when I get a chance

How do I feel ? I don't know, really. It hasn't yet sunk in, I guess. However it felt good to be with Sindha and the baby, cuddling together and looking into each other eyes.

We are three now.
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47 comments:

  1. beatzoJune 21, 2003 at 7:26 PM

    Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

    Congratulations!!!!!

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  2. khorgathJune 21, 2003 at 7:28 PM

    Wow. Congratulations!! Glad things went through fine in the end.

    It hasn't yet sunk in, I guess.

    yep. Cloud 9 is nice, I presume.

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  3. scherazadeJune 21, 2003 at 7:30 PM

    CONGRATULATIONS to you and Sindha!
    Pictures! pictures!
    And start an lj for her. Really. She will appreciate it in years to come. :)

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  4. kalyanJune 21, 2003 at 7:31 PM

    Congrats... now you have a new member in the family. Have great times.

    and most of all, you get a new name ... 'Daddy'

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  5. poojaJune 21, 2003 at 7:32 PM

    Congratulations ! Best wishes to the new family :)

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  6. ggollerkeriJune 21, 2003 at 7:33 PM

    Waiting to see those photos now!

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  7. archiekinsJune 21, 2003 at 9:06 PM

    Posting for first time. Just wanted to CONGRAGULATE U. Could not help noticing the name - CHINMAYA MISSION HOSPITAL.

    Thats where my MOMW works as a doctor :)

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  8. suprandiJune 21, 2003 at 9:47 PM

    Congrats! All the best!

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  9. itsjoyJune 21, 2003 at 11:45 PM

    wow! congrats.
    heres wishing life to the fullest.. to all three of u!

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  10. yellosonjaJune 22, 2003 at 1:49 AM

    Wow!!! That's the most fantastic piece news I heard for the day!!! Super, major, romba, thubma, kore, kushi to you all :))

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  11. dhempeJune 22, 2003 at 2:41 AM

    congrats madhav ! :-)

    when's the party for LJ'ers??! ;-)

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  12. mujibJune 22, 2003 at 3:39 AM

    Wow! Congratulations, papa Madhav! Sindha was sure prescient.
    The sinking in takes a while, but you'll know it when you've hit rock bottom. :)
    How about Meghna? Regards to ee aazhchayiley ammayum kunjum.

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  13. veenvenJune 22, 2003 at 5:29 AM

    Congrats!!!! You'll get to love the sleepless nights, I bet. Waiting for the pics.

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  14. 2fargonJune 22, 2003 at 5:46 AM

    congratulations :)

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  15. kvkJune 22, 2003 at 6:04 AM

    Congrats & best wishes to you and Sindha!

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  16. brainzJune 22, 2003 at 6:23 AM

    Congrats! And now you don't have to worry about Prahalada! :D

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  17. raviJune 22, 2003 at 6:24 AM

    Sweet! Congrats, and I vote for Megha!

    According to some bizarre tradition in my family, if the kid's got the umbilical cord wound around itself, then they do a "rebirth" to the kid, pulling it from out of/under a cow's butt, so that happened to me, and the cow became my mom. And that happened to my dad, too. So my mom and grandmom are both cows.

    Glad to know one more joins the club ;/

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  18. jaceJune 22, 2003 at 7:17 AM

    Megha! Megha! Megha!

    Oh, and congratulations.

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  19. oolanJune 22, 2003 at 7:21 AM

    Congratulations to all three of you!!!

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  20. bobbenJune 22, 2003 at 11:59 AM

    Congrats!

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  21. quarkJune 22, 2003 at 3:51 PM

    Congrats to both of you!

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  22. birdonthewireJune 22, 2003 at 4:58 PM

    That's wonderful! Congratulations to both of you! Hey, I am a ceasarian baby too, so now I have a special soft corner for your kiddo!

    And for what it counts, me goes for Megha!

    cheerios
    arun

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  23. sidcarterJune 22, 2003 at 5:41 PM

    Megha re...Megha re ;)

    Congratulations !!

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  24. fleetingmomentsJune 22, 2003 at 5:56 PM

    Congratulations to both of you! Here's to many more sleepless nights! :)

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  25. jessyleenJune 22, 2003 at 6:44 PM

    congrats .. now starts the fun ;).. and me's vote for Megha too.

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  26. harish_anJune 22, 2003 at 7:04 PM

    congrats :D

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  27. scherazadeJune 22, 2003 at 7:07 PM

    Not really..The ruling just does not permit children under age 13 to use the LiveJournal.com service right?
    I meant starting one for her by her parents sorta chronicling her day-to-day life . My mom kept a diary of sorts for me from the day I was born till I was about a year-ish. She gave it to me when I was about 10.. and it was written (as best she could have guessed) from my point of view. You'll be surprised how something so thoughtfully simple elevates to become a gal's most prized possession and remains so, years later. I guess it just feels like the kinda thing worth exploiting a few loopholes in a rather evadable law for ;)

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  28. patrodzJune 22, 2003 at 7:30 PM

    And, congrats to the new dad :-D

    Hope all of you are doing fine by now.

    How do I feel ? I don't know, really. It hasn't yet sunk in, I guess. However it felt good to be with Sindha and the baby, cuddling together and looking into each other eyes.

    That sounds like one of the greatest feelings to have. Congrats again :-)

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  29. jayasankarvsJune 22, 2003 at 8:06 PM

    Er, what was fast?

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  30. itsjoyJune 23, 2003 at 6:57 AM

    i wouldve loved to have had more memories of me as a kid.

    doesnt have to be a public journal anyway.. can be private and the kid can decide when hes/shes 13/18/whatever what to do with it.

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  31. raviJune 23, 2003 at 7:11 AM

    I wanna stick a knife thro' bart's face, in that userpic of yours.

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  32. raghavJune 23, 2003 at 7:51 AM

    Congrats...and
    Welcome to the world u new bundle of joy...

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  33. seagull_29June 23, 2003 at 8:56 AM

    Welcome back!

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  34. scherazadeJune 23, 2003 at 1:13 PM

    It was kept just for a year. I think my parents were mature enough to not chronicle my entire childhood and just bits that I would be interested in. I guess they figured that I'd wonder (which I did) someday how it was like when I was born and the kind of things I did, who came to see me, how the things I did affected people ard me...and this helped tell me just that and how happy they were.
    Well maybe it’s just me too. But I’m pretty sure more than a few of us like this kinda thing over on Venus, which was pretty much the only reason why I mentioned it.

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  35. athiranJune 23, 2003 at 5:07 PM

    We are three now.

    :D ..and three is family. :D

    yay! :))

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  36. jackolJune 23, 2003 at 7:25 PM

    Congrats! And good luck!

    My vote's for Megha too :)

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  37. kanishka_sinhaJune 24, 2003 at 3:36 AM

    I'm a Caesarian too. So was Julius Caesar. The kid's bound for greatness.

    CONGRATULATIONS MADHAV!

    Keep documenting the little tot's progress so the rest of us know what to expect when it's our turn to populate the planet.

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  38. eve_l_incarnataJune 24, 2003 at 6:52 PM

    Wonderful news! I'm sure Sindha's bladder is grateful.

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  39. madhavJune 24, 2003 at 11:12 PM

    Thats a coincidence ! Whats her name ?

    And thanks for the wishes !

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  40. madhavJune 24, 2003 at 11:15 PM

    The grandma next door spoke to us about the cow. She was disappointed when we said we'll skip that ritual.

    Thanks for the wishes !

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  41. madhavJune 24, 2003 at 11:17 PM

    Thanks. You share the same birth date, if I'm not mistaken (June 20 ?). Happy belated anyway !

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  42. madhavJune 24, 2003 at 11:18 PM

    Ha ha ha !

    Trust me, it wasn't all that fast.

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  43. madhavJune 24, 2003 at 11:20 PM

    "over on Venus" was a nice touch. Hmmm...this is certainly a good idea, but maybe not on l-j though. Thanks, ma'am !

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  44. sidcarterJune 25, 2003 at 12:27 AM

    Yes, I forgot. *Now*, i am feeling old. And Thanks :)

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  45. mmkJune 25, 2003 at 7:17 AM

    /me slaps forehead - dunno how I missed this!

    Congratulations to both you and Sindha!!! This is great news.

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  46. fusMarch 2, 2009 at 3:02 AM

    erm he got that a long time back, no ?

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  47. fusMarch 2, 2009 at 3:03 AM

    :-)

    Congratulations.

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