Archive - Raising Karma

Hi, I'm Shubhreet!

I’m a former TV news anchor who switched to blogging after my firecracker of a daughter, Karma, was born. On my blog, you will find tips on traveling with kids along with articles aimed at spreading gender-equal, gender-neutral & other equality based aspects of modern parenting.

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There really wasn’t much to do at the hospital except feed, burp & take selfies! 😉
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#OneDayOld 😍
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Thanks a ton Rachu @rachita_d for sending across the nursing tops along with the baby clothes. 😘 They were a lifesaver during the hospital stay! 🤗
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#Nirvana #newborn #babygirl #babynumber2 #pregnancydiary #momlife #newbornbaby #daughters #indianmomblogger #motherhood #raisingkarma

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Yep, I’m being super slow with posts.🙈 But I have the perfect excuse to blame it on!😜
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Honestly, it’s not as if I don’t have the time but I just get lazy. But I’ll slowly steadily post everything I’ve been meaning to share.
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I got a lot of msgs on how we managed with #Karma at the hospital. So here it is -
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We had decided beforehand that Karma will be with us. Remember my post on making her a part of the process when we told her I’m pregnant? So as an extension of that, we wanted her to be there for baby’s arrival from the start versus making her stay with grandparents etc. Yes, it was more work but I was less stressed cos she was around. I’m very glad we made that decision.❤️
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We stay quite close to the hospital so that made it easier. My part time helpers had a set of keys & they would cook Karma’s breakfast/lunch & drop it off at the hospital. Karan @the.sarcastic.dad & Karma would go home in the evening to shower, change, eat dinner & then come back.
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Yes, both of them also had to share that not-so-big couch for sleeping every night since I kept raising the back of my bed for nightly feeds.😜 Don’t go on Karan’s size. If you have kids, you know they take up more space.😆
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The morning of discharge, Karma climbed into my bed & slept till afternoon. Lol!
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But overall, it went well. She remarked a few times - This is like a holiday.😂 She watched cartoons on TV, went down with Karan to the gift shop or for walks, played hide & seek with the doctors by hiding in the closet when they came & most importantly, was part of #Nirvana’s journey from birth.🥰
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I also owe a big thanks to @life.of.gen. People might crib about the cons of social media but I always choose to look at the pros. Gen & I have not yet met in real life but I recalled that she delivered her baby at the same hospital & msgd to ask her for tips/advice etc.
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It really helps to have some info from a fellow mom. They also kept their older daughter with them at the hospital & once she shared her experience with me, it reassured me & lessened my worries about the stay. Big thanks Gen for answering my many many questions time & time again.🤗
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When #Karma met #Nirvana...❤️
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After Nirvana finally came out, it took me a millisecond to realise labour is finally over. In fact, they immediately put her on me & it took me another millisecond to realise that this big red-white goo covered thing lying on my tummy is my baby.🙈
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I had just finished almost 6 hours of labour guys... so my halat was 🤪!
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But then it all got exciting again. I was like - ‘Is the baby okay?’ Paed was then taking the baby to weigh, clean & check. She answered - ‘Baby looks good! Don’t worry.’
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We heard the cry & paed said - ‘All is looking great. Weight is 3.05 kgs.’ I said - ‘Pretty much the same as Karma.’😊
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Then I asked randomly to the whole room - ‘Wait! Is it a boy or a girl?’ And 2-3 people replied - ‘It’s a girl!’ Then we went - ‘YEAY!😍 Karma really really wanted a baby sister or else there was a 50% chance of a fournado tantrum right in the labour room!’😆
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Somewhere here I said - ‘It’s Baby Nirvana’ & all the docs were like ‘Karma & Nirvana! Wow! Nicely done!’ Needless to say, we were ecstatic!😁
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Then they brought her to me for first latch & took her back to finish cleaning etc.
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Finally we asked if Karma can be brought in & they pulled the curtain so Karma couldn’t see the rest of stuff happening & only see baby. That’s when I took this pic from my bed.😍
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My doc had started stitching up my tearing then & I asked her will I be able to take a bath after that cos I really just wanted to take a bath.😜 She said - ‘Main stitches kar rahi Hun na. Aaram se take a long hot water bath after this. Tension mat le.😉 But first you have to eat & all. Then they will take you back to your room.’
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After that the curtain was pulled away & Karma could come to my bedside too & we took the other pics I loaded earlier.
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All of this literally happened in a span of 10-15 mins but recalling it feels like it was longer.
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My two best moments were definitely when I realised Nirvana was out & she was okay and when Karan brought Karma in to meet her.❤️
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It’s so cute! Both of them had a small ‘Welcome Baby’ sign & two ‘Baby Boy’ & two ‘Baby Girl’ balloons blown up & ready for when baby arrived!😘
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Continuing from yesterday’s post...
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Graphic explanation warning!😆
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Till about 5 cms dilation, I was handling the contractions fine. They were painful but manageable. I was in fact chatting with @bhangrababies @dipikkasingh & @twinsandmamatalks on our whatsapp group. They had no idea I was in active labour.😆
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Then 8 cms hit, meri band baj gayi & I disappeared from chat!😉
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For a while I was breathing & pushing. I had the nurses & assistant doctors there. Karan was in & out of the labour room as Karma was right outside playing with toys & stuff.
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But as the pain got worse, I started crying - ‘Ye mujhse nahi hoga. I can’t do this!’😬
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Everyone was telling me - ‘Shubhs don’t scream. Just breathe & push. This will escalate fast & you’ll be done in max an hour.’
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I was like - ‘Another hour of this?’😱
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It got worse & I couldn’t stay in position. I turned to the side & pushed & everyone went - ‘Noooo don’t do that!’
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Then next I remember actually feeling Nirvana crowning & I was pushing with all my might. I escalated faster than expected. The asst doctors were telling me to wait for just a minute because my doctor was on her way.🙄
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I didn’t say it but I remember thinking - ‘There are enough of you here. Figure it out! This baby is coming now!’😜
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And with two final pushes, Nirvana was out. My doctor had reached just in time to wash her hands but couldn’t wear her gloves. So she received Nirvana with bare hands. She joked later ki ye bare hands level natural kiya!😉
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Now, there are full 5 mins in between that I have zero memory of. I have no idea what happened between the time I turned to the side to the time I felt the crowning! 🤦🏻‍♀️
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According to Karan, I turned back, stopped complaining about the pain & just started pushing on my own with each contraction. I don’t remember any of it.🤪
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It’s like some stronger inner split personality of mine took over & said - I’ll have to do this shizz!😂
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I tried & tried but I can’t recall even a second of it. Total blackout!🙈
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Told you it’s kinda funny in hindsight!😜
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What happened next? Tomorrow now. Word limit up!😁
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#pregnancydiary #preggolife #birthstory

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Our first family-of-four selfie! 😍
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This was taken soon after labour & delivery. #Nirvana had already been cleaned, weighed & brought to me for first latch. Then #Karma was called into the labour room to meet baby and I think the excitement on her & Karan @the.sarcastic.dad’s face is obvious! ❤️
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The happiness on my face is just pure relief from labour being over! 😂
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I promised to share stories & experiences from birthing. So here it goes...
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Those who saw my insta stories know that I hadn’t naturally gone into labour by end of 39 weeks. We were kinda ready for this since my labour during Karma’s time was also induced in the 40th week.
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So this time, it was discussed in advance with my doc. We could have induced earlier too as Nirvana’s estimated weight & size looked healthy.
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But end of 39 weeks is full term & both doc & I agreed that since I’ve waited till now, might as well wait another week as 40th week is considered ideal for delivery unless you go into labour on your own before or there are some complications. Waiting beyond 41st week however, has its own set of risks.
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So during my 38th week check, it was decided that if 39 weeks finish, labour will be induced on 26th November. On 25th night, I was admitted & preps for inducing were started.
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Early morning 6 AM on 26th November, I was given a pill that will start labour & depending how my body responds, a second pill would be given in 4 hours. Mild contractions started soon enough so around 930-10 AM, I was given the second pill & moved to the labour ward.
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The induction process here was new to me since Karma’s time in Singapore, I was put on a drip to start labour. I hate IVs so have to say, I would have gladly taken as many pills as they said. 😜
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And now my word limit is up so I’ll share the rest in tomorrow’s post. 😜
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In hindsight, some bits of it are rather funny. Didn’t really feel that funny then though! 😆
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#pregnancydiary #babynumber2 #newbaby #newborn #naturalbirth #birthing #birthstory #daughters #preggolife #mifamilia #indianmomblogger #mumbaimommyblogger #instamoms #parents #parentingblogger #raisingkarma

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10 years to the day! 🥳
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What a long way we have come @the.sarcastic.dad! ❤️ And two kids!!! Who would have thought?!!? 😜 I’d say we’ve done pretty well for ourselves! 😉
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Happy 10th Anniversary to us! 😁⭐️🥳
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PS - The cake cutting pic is actually from Karan’s birthday at the hospital couple of days ago. Since we never loaded it then, I’m making use of it now! 😆
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#10thanniversary #happyanniversary #husbandwife #daughters #marriedlife #mifamilia #happilymarried #couplegoals #happyfamily #karma #nirvana #raisingkarma

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