Indian Parents

[indian mom]

Hi
I am an Indian n living here for two years now.
I am really interested in knowing all ppl of Indian origin here in Australia.Also would like to share Indian fun moments,philosophy,culture,information alike.

Would u like to be a part of this rich n varied culture?
Join in n share ur rich diversity with us all.

Love all n take care.

Starting with......
I m Indian from New Delhi
Hindu by religion
mother of a 2 year old daughter-Meghna(meaning rain)
Living in Qld.

So continue on........

[Tulp]

Hi there indian mom.

Well I am an Indian from Singapore.
A Catholic by religion
DH is a Dutch
Soon to be mommy
Living in VIC

I have a funny feeling we may be the only two Indians here :) but none the less, it will be good to hear from other cultures. Like what they do for confinement etc.

I know I've got massage, wrappings, lots of yulky herbs to consume planned. Everything is being brought from Singapore by mom. Customs is going to be really interested :)

[ashika]

Hey there,

Well I am Fijian Indian....................... Dh is an australian got 2 beautiful sons Ajay 3 yrs and Aaryan 3months.......................... living in vic

[Rachelnp]

Hi there Indian mums,

Another Indian Mum here. I'm Singaporean and my DH is from Bombay. We've been living in Sydney for over a year and a half. I'm a soon to be mummy as well:-) Bubs due mid august but could pop anytime soon since I'm 3 cm dialted.

And now there's 4!!

Cheers,
Rachel

[ashika]

Hi there Indian mums,

Another Indian Mum here. I'm Singaporean and my DH is from Bombay. We've been living in Sydney for over a year and a half. I'm a soon to be mummy as well:-) Bubs due mid august but could pop anytime soon since I'm 3 cm dialted.

And now there's 4!!

Cheers,
Rachel


OMG Rach soooooooooooooooo excited................. are the contractions getting stronger.................. how far is the hospital......................... and did you go to the hospital today so find out that you are dialated.................... wow.
Keep us posted

[Tulp]

Hi there Indian mums,

Another Indian Mum here. I'm Singaporean and my DH is from Bombay. We've been living in Sydney for over a year and a half. I'm a soon to be mummy as well:-) Bubs due mid august but could pop anytime soon since I'm 3 cm dialted.

And now there's 4!!

Cheers,
Rachel

Oh wow it is exciting indeed. I thought you start to dialate when contractions start. As you can tell all this is very new to me.

[indian mom]

Hey all
thanx for answering to this thread.
Well i'd like to welcome u all.Also i 'm so glad to see u all.

Rachelnp- Congratulations! i'm sure that every new minute is making u more n more exciting.So u take care.Being 3 cms dilated ...wow.....soon we'll have a new member in our group .Let us know when it happens!Good luck n have strength.

Tulp-Congratulations to u too about ur pregnancy.When r u due?
That's right -more contractions-more dilatations.But as u nears ur term,the cx tries to prepare itself by starting to dilate.being a first time mom,one starts with contactions early n stretched to a long time, which r always not perceivable. U come to realize that u r in labor when the contractions r quite strong so being 3 cm dilated is good but it might take some time before the bub comes.
Anyways feel free to ask any doubt n give ur views.I'm sure ladies here r quite helpful n experienced.

Ashika-Hi.I like both of ur boy's name.

Please invite ur friends too to join it.

Looking forward to more......replies
take care

[indian mom]

HAPPY TEEJ TO ALL THE INDIAN FRIENDS.

Hope u enjoy today with all the females in ur family especially Daughters!!!

take care

[Rachelnp]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks, still waiting patiently here. Had bad cramps last nite but thats all. Guess I'll just have to be patient:-)

Wonder if there are any more indian mums around? Any in Sydney?

Btw Hub and I are struggling with girls names. What do u guys think?
Lara Alexis
Maya Ashley
Mia Ashley

I love Lara for a girls name but everyone says it either reminds them of Lara croft or Lara Dutta. Not sure if thats a good thing or bad thing..lol

Keep in touch.

Rach

[Tulp]

I like Mia Ashley

[indian mom]

I like Mia too
I want to change my DD name to Mia too.

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

Wow - 3cm and not much pain - you are so lucky. I had uncoordinated contraction when DH was born, so really painful, really close together contractions (2-4mins apart, l;asting 2mins) and 0cm!!!

For girls names I like one I saw in movie - Anjali (sp?). My nephe is also Ajay, and nieces are Jagmeet, Harmeet and Loveleen. Did anyone do anything for Rakari? We went to sister in laws and Jai's cousins tied for him. She makes the best chilli pickle- it's too hot for them so they gave it to us. DH is in heaven (he loves heaps of chilli).

Mel

[indian mom]

Hi Mel
Welcome
Actually for me Rakhari(Rakhi)was a sad day coz none of my family is here.I was missing all of them especially my Bro.
It's so nice that ur DH's family is here n u guys enjoyed a lot
even i love chilli pickle.Would u like to shar
e it with me???

Anyways keep posting n take care
Indian mom

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

:) I'd loveto share but at the rate DH is eating it there wont be much left. It must be hard having no family around you. DH has one sister here, one in Austria, and his brother back in India passed away just before DS was born. That was really hard for DH not being there and not able to go because I was about to go into labour. Wherabouts do you live?
Mel

[Rachelnp]

Hi Guys,

I had baby Lara on the 5th of August. We didn't go with Mia since Mia means husband in hindi. Love the name too. Been sooooo busy with her and also a been sick:-(. Hope the next three months go by quickly and it gets much easier so that i can start enjoying my time with lara. It does get easier right? lol
Not sure when I'll have time to pop in and say hello again.

Pics of Lara: www.dropshots.com/rachelnp (http://www.dropshots.com/rachelnp)

Good to see the indian parents thread grow:-)

Chat soon,
Rachel

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

Hi RAchel,
Lara is a nice name - I was almost going to be called Lara but my mum changed her mind. It does get better. I found the first 3 weeks the hardest but by 8weeks you get a bit of a routine. Believe me, it goes sooooo quickly. I still remember bringing DS home from hospital like it was yesterday!

Mel

[indian mom]

Hey

Rachelnp---- i was wondering about u lately.looked into all the threads of august to know about ur progress.Just today i thought sending a pm to u. Congratulations:smiliedance: for having Baby Larahappybirthday .Indeed a great name.But actually Mia means husband in urdu(just for the information). Anyways lara is nice n i m sure u r happy with it.:yelclap:

Jaidev's mum---oh! i was hopeful to get some(kidding).It's nice to have even one of ur family member around. Well i live in Brisbane.where r u?incase u get achaar again....;)

Comeon girls,start posting ur ideas n thoughts

take care

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

Sorry indianmom, I'm in Sydney! I was wondering what language everyone speaks at home to their bubs? Also for those with older children, at what age did they start eating curries as adults have them , all the spices and that. DH can't wait for DS to start solids but I had to warn him that his first foods wont be curries.:yes:
Mel

[indian mom]

hey Mel
Dont Worry
We'll get the achaar posted to us.If ok with u!
As for Meghna,she started speaking quite late coz of bilingualality.Uptil 18 months she only spoke 2-5 words.Thereafter i started speaking in Englsh at home n hubby started with HIndi.After that she was able to pick up words quite fast n with in a month she started speaking a lot of words.bUT SPOKE TO ME ONLY IN ENGLISH N WITH HER FATHER IN HINDI.
At 2 yrs she started combining two-three words to make a sentence.Now she fluently speaks hindi and has a vocabulary of 200+words in English.wE R STILL CONTINUING WITH THE PATTERN .But sometimes switch also.
I think that's the best way to make them learn both the languages at the same time.

[indian mom]

For curries we started Meghna on then when she was 1 years old but her curries only has salt n turmeric.We usually add spices after taking out her share.
Curries r fine for solids from 9 months onwards but take care about the spices
Hope info is useful...

take care

[vandy]

Hi Moms

Good to see so many Indian Moms around.

We are from North India and our little girl Riddhima is 1.5 month old. This is our first baby and I am having a good time feeding and changing diapers :laughing: Its not easy being a mom.
I am based in North Sydney.

RachelP : Congratulations:) I can imagine how you must be feeling but trust me you dont have to wait for your little one to be 3 months old to enjoy. After first month only things get settled and you start enjoying motherhood.
All the best :)

Let us all be in touch.:yelclap:

[indian mom]

Hey Vandy
Welcome to this thread.

Ridhimma is a very nice name.I'm sure she's the same.
Which part of North India r u from?

keep in touch n tell us more about urselves.Also invite ur friends over so that we can also get to know them.

take care

[vandy]

Hi Indian Mom

We are from Noida.

Riddhima ( means full of love) and she is just adorable.:kiss: We call her Riddhi aswell which means Fortunate and also one of the two nag of Lord Ganesha.

Anybody from north sydney in this group. We are new to Australia(though not really.. 8 months now). Moved from England.

How about you all ??

Lets be in touch.:smiliedance:

[indian mom]

Hey Girls Again!
Well now that festival time is up ,so tell me whats all going on in ur places.
Now-a-days we r having navratri poojan at home,which will conclude tomorrow with ashtami pujan.Following that is Dassehra on oct 2nd.
So what r u all doing ?

Happy Dassehra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Enjoy n be merry!

Take care

[vandy]

hi indian mom
did u fast for all 7 days?
yeah tom is asthami making hlwa aloo poori :smiliedance: just love it though my halwa never turns out like my mom's oh i really miss that.

happy asthami :wave:

[indian mom]

Hi Vandy
No dear I didn't fast for any day coz after Meg is born,my stamina to keep fast is almost over.Barely manages Karwachauth n hoi.
But had great time with ashtami poojan.Made Puri,Halwa,Kale chane(chole).Ate almost all of them as it is difficult to find Kanjak(little girls for pooja) here.But still had fun as my MIL is here in Aust for some time.Did it her way.
Happy Ashtami to all.
Tomorrow is Dassehra n Durga Pooja.
So Happy Dassehra n Happy Durga Pooja to all!!!
Tell us how u celebrated them........................

Chalo take care n keep updated.

[Rachelnp]

Hi ladies,

Sorry I havn't posted in a while. I usually don't log on to bub hub, except to read this thread:-)

Vandy, I'm at Mosman. R you close by? We should meet up for coffee sometime. My lil energizer bunny Lara is 2 mths and 1 day. Boy time flies. U can email me at rachelnp@hotmail.com

She's up again after a short 15 min nap:-( gtg...big hellos to everyone. have a great weekend

cheers,
rach

[indian mom]

Hey All
Wow Rachelnp,we r flattered n thankful that u just come to bubhub for us.
Anyways girls,whats up for karwachauth.Hope u have a nice day!!!!!
Happy Karwachauth to all
Enjoy the day!

Take care

[indian mom]

Hey
Since Diwali is approaching i thought i should start wishing all my fellow Indian friends a very Happy Deepawali and a Prosperous New Year.

Enjoy everyone and take care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tulp]

Happy Deepavali to all Hindu Hubbers.

[indian mom]

Hi Girls
It's been a while that i've come to BH coz i've been really busy with work lately.So thought that i should pop n say hello to everyone :wave:
Anyways whats happening new with u guys.Keep posting!!!!

take care

[SunitaC]

Hi all Indian Moms,
Happy New Year to you all.
I'm new to BH. My name is Sunita and I live in Melbourne. I have 2 boys - Josh aged 5 and Ajay aged 4 months. Would love to chat with other indian moms but have noticed not many messages lately. Guess everybody has been busy with Christmas and New Year festivities. We had a quiet one this year as no family around. Hope you all had a good time. Would love to hear all about it.

[indian mom]

Hey Sunita
Welcome to our thread
Well! it's true that there haven't been any responses lately.But anyways i'm sure all mums r healthy n hearty,just busy with bubs.
I also had a quiet new year coz we don't have our family here in Aust so i can understand how u feel!How long have u been in Aust?

Love to ur kids
n keep posting n tell about urself
Hope u have loads of fun here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

take care

[SunitaC]

Hi indian mom
Thanks for the warm welcome. Great to receive a reply. Well to answer your question, I have been in Aust for nearly 10 years. I am from England and have no family locally. Now that I have my own kids, I miss my parents and the extended family network even more. How do you deal with this?


Hey Sunita
Welcome to our thread
Well! it's true that there haven't been any responses lately.But anyways i'm sure all mums r healthy n hearty,just busy with bubs.
I also had a quiet new year coz we don't have our family here in Aust so i can understand how u feel!How long have u been in Aust?

Love to ur kids
n keep posting n tell about urself
Hope u have loads of fun here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

take care

[indian mom]

Hey Sunita
i know its really hard without ur family n loved ones.Initially i felt like its not worth living here but then i started integrating with ppl more thru playgroups,group meetingss n all the lovely ladies at BH.Mind u its the best place to talk freely as no one judges u here n proposes all the different approaches to ur probs.
I just love BH.Even though i m working now n doesn't get time to come to BH often still i try to every time i log on to internet
u'll love it too
try making some indian friends as well locally whom u can talk to often

and please keep coming to this thread n involve me as ur friend

All lovely ladies,where r u all?
just come n say hello atleast,long since i've seen anyone

take care

[SunitaC]

Thanks for the words of wisdom Indian Mom,
Sorry have not been in touch for a while - have been busy socialising and keeping up with the boys. Josh started school last week so we are all getting used to the new routine. So far so good. He seems pretty happy at his new school and is very tired at the end of the day which is good for me! Ajay is getting more and more mobile - almost crawling which is great for him but not so good for me as have to be even more watchful!
Anyway hope all is well with you and you are enjoying being back at work. How is your little girl doing?

Sunita

[indian mom]

hey sunita n all

ya i love going back to work.Actually it made me feel worth something,although it's an hour waige:laughing:
so how r ur boys?good to know u r socialising and loving it.I love the name of ur kids.

keep updating abt urself
will love to hear abt u n all

take care gals

[ashika]

hey sunita i have added you to myy msn so hope to chat with you soon.........................

[SunitaC]

Hey Ashika,
Would love to chat. Hope to hear from you soon...Just realised you have a little boy called Ajay too. Great minds...

Sunita

[loveshack]

*bump* :wave:

[sups]

Hi ladies..

OOPs I saw this thread a bit tooo late i guess but i would like to join in.
I and DH are Swiss Indians
we are here with our 2.5 yr old daughter in adelaide since a year now.Our second precious parcel is on the way...the stork said it would be end sept.

I havent gone thru the postings but i hope to soon be able to catch up with you guys. Is nice chatting with you.
Regards sups

[indian mom]

Hi sups

this thread was dead for so long.
Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well i've just had another addition to our family....another cute DD, so have been busy lately.

Anyways when r u due?

keep in touch..............

[sups]

Hi Indian Mom,
congratulations to the birth of your little daughter. :thumbsup:I just hope she is a good sleeper :sleeping:and gives you some time off for yourself.
My duedate is 23rd sept and i am really counting the weeks now since it ios getting tougher for me to carry the extra weight around( also my wardrobe is extremely limited)

take care and keep the thread alive
regards sups

[delhi waley]

Hi Everyone,
Looks like evryone has lost interest in this forum.I am a delhi boy planning to get married my partner of 6 years hopefully next year. I am in sydney from last 3+ years and have not been to dilli since 2008. Dad is not yet ready to accept my partner as she is christian abd from Dilli too.
Planning to visit Delhi this october to sort out things. So once get married i am sure this forum will be very helpful as i want to be a father . Both of us like kids but still get scared when see babies crying all around but we know when actual time comes, everything would be fine.

I read one lady here mentioning about Halwa , Poori in this forum which i have not eaten from so many years. When my mum was there she used to cook on Astami pujan but it's almost six years now as she passed away in 2006.
I did not get chance to stay with Indian family/community in sydney but this looks like nice forum .
Will might come back to this forum to seek some advise from experieced mums in case i fight with my dad.

Dilli waley