Comments on: Falling http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:26:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: dipti http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1459 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:25:09 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1459 Haven't been here in a while so catching up on missed posts! Lovely writing. Glad all is well. Haven’t been here in a while so catching up on missed posts! Lovely writing. Glad all is well.

]]> by: Cee Kay http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1443 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:49:27 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1443 Hi Uma, Its been a long time since I visited your blog and WOW!! I find out that there is a new baby in the family!! Congratulations! This post really resonated with me. With my second pregnancy, I went through something similar. Kind of like waiting for something to go wrong. i didn't make any plans, didn't emotionally involve myself with the baby until much later in the pregnancy. Beautiful post! Hi Uma,

Its been a long time since I visited your blog and WOW!! I find out that there is a new baby in the family!! Congratulations!

This post really resonated with me. With my second pregnancy, I went through something similar. Kind of like waiting for something to go wrong. i didn’t make any plans, didn’t emotionally involve myself with the baby until much later in the pregnancy. Beautiful post!

]]> by: adi http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1419 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:24:11 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1419 hmmmm, seems the time is quite near now :) best wishes uma hmmmm, seems the time is quite near now :)
best wishes uma

]]> by: Truman http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1407 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:28:37 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1407 Brilliant narrative. And I am glad all is well Uma. My best wishes are with you! Brilliant narrative. And I am glad all is well Uma. My best wishes are with you!

]]> by: Sharanya http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1406 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:27:44 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1406 Yup, am in India now. But am entangled in a mad controversy elsewhere! See my blog... Yup, am in India now. But am entangled in a mad controversy elsewhere! See my blog…

]]> by: Uma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1401 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:06:18 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1401 Thanks, Amitava! Good luck, Jane Sunshine... Thanks, Amitava! Good luck, Jane Sunshine…

]]> by: Jane Sunshine http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1398 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:46:03 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1398 Came by after so long. Am so happy with the good news. A few months ago, I had a bleeding cyst in my womb and didnt know that I was pregnant. I lost that baby and so know all about the interminable fear that accompanies when you get pregnant again. I am now 8 months into my first pregnancy and like you, can finally feel that it is real. It's really time to celebrate, don't you think: that this time round, the baby means business! Came by after so long. Am so happy with the good news. A few months ago, I had a bleeding cyst in my womb and didnt know that I was pregnant. I lost that baby and so know all about the interminable fear that accompanies when you get pregnant again. I am now 8 months into my first pregnancy and like you, can finally feel that it is real. It’s really time to celebrate, don’t you think: that this time round, the baby means business!

]]> by: Amitava Kumar http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1396 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:36:51 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1396 We are rooting for you! (And yay for that glass of thanda paani!) We are rooting for you!

(And yay for that glass of thanda paani!)

]]> by: Uma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1389 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:03:30 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1389 Thanks Sharanya. Nice to see you here - are you in India now? Thanks Sharanya. Nice to see you here - are you in India now?

]]> by: Sharanya http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1388 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:01:29 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1388 Congratulations :) All my love to you and your family. Congratulations :) All my love to you and your family.

]]> by: Uma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1387 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:27:19 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1387 Thank you, Lekhni, Krish, Emma... Thank you, Lekhni, Krish, Emma…

]]> by: Emma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1386 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:59:24 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1386 When I read the words "I fell", my heartbeat went up. I am so glad you and Baby 2 are doing good. When I read the words “I fell”, my heartbeat went up. I am so glad you and Baby 2 are doing good.

]]> by: Krish http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1384 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:51:52 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1384 I agree with Ravi. My heartbeat went up as I kept reading your post. I could relate to the feelings. My wife is 3 months pregnant now and we have undergone some of these emotions. So, I could relate well. Best of luck. I agree with Ravi. My heartbeat went up as I kept reading your post. I could relate to the feelings. My wife is 3 months pregnant now and we have undergone some of these emotions. So, I could relate well. Best of luck.

]]> by: Lekhni http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1383 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:38:21 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1383 This is such a lovely account of what you must have been through. I do feel your pain, but as I read this, some part of my mind was also thinking this was beautiful writing. Good luck! I am sure it will all turn out well. This is such a lovely account of what you must have been through. I do feel your pain, but as I read this, some part of my mind was also thinking this was beautiful writing. Good luck! I am sure it will all turn out well.

]]> by: Uma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1382 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:15:26 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1382 Suj: harrowing is right... strange how the mind decides to deal with stuff..check your email tomorow btw. Sneha: Thanks, and what lovely news! Good luck! Ravi: Thanks, it's good so far... MG: Thank you! Whisky's surgery went very well, & Desh is fine now - and he's become a complete handful! My mother's chemo is stiff, but she's dealing with it... Suj: harrowing is right… strange how the mind decides to deal with stuff..check your email tomorow btw.

Sneha: Thanks, and what lovely news! Good luck!

Ravi: Thanks, it’s good so far…

MG: Thank you! Whisky’s surgery went very well, & Desh is fine now - and he’s become a complete handful! My mother’s chemo is stiff, but she’s dealing with it…

]]> by: mumbaigirl http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1381 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:00:09 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1381 So glad that the baby kicked when you drank the cold water! Sigh of relief. All the best to you and your family (including the animals). How is your mother? So glad that the baby kicked when you drank the cold water! Sigh of relief. All the best to you and your family (including the animals). How is your mother?

]]> by: Ravi http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1379 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:49:24 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1379 Hi Uma, my heart was pounding heavily as I was reading your post and without me realising I was saying to myself "ah... the baby should be fine, the baby should be fine..." and what relief I got when I read that the baby is indeed fine. All the very best Ms.Uma and the little one as well! :) Hi Uma, my heart was pounding heavily as I was reading your post and without me realising I was saying to myself “ah… the baby should be fine, the baby should be fine…” and what relief I got when I read that the baby is indeed fine. All the very best Ms.Uma and the little one as well! :)

]]> by: Sneha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1378 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:08:59 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1378 Not just our bodies - our hearts too have such an amazing self-defense mechanism. So happy to see you and baby #2 doing great! I am about 4 months pregnant for the first time, and I can't believe it is for real. Not just our bodies - our hearts too have such an amazing self-defense mechanism. So happy to see you and baby #2 doing great!

I am about 4 months pregnant for the first time, and I can’t believe it is for real.

]]> by: Sujatha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1377 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:14:31 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1377 Uma, this describes exactly the first three months of my pregnancy with Little N. We did not tell any one about it and I was walking on egg shells throughout, watching for the first sign of system failure, convinced it would happen any second. It was just amazing how differently I dealt with the days leading upto the first miscarriage. Then, because we had already had Big N, I was convinced that I was not miscarrying even in the face of undeniable evidence. After the miscarriage, it was totally the opposite for the following pregnancy. I'm just glad you are OK. Those few hours between your fall and the ultrasound must have been harrowing. Hugs. Uma, this describes exactly the first three months of my pregnancy with Little N. We did not tell any one about it and I was walking on egg shells throughout, watching for the first sign of system failure, convinced it would happen any second. It was just amazing how differently I dealt with the days leading upto the first miscarriage. Then, because we had already had Big N, I was convinced that I was not miscarrying even in the face of undeniable evidence. After the miscarriage, it was totally the opposite for the following pregnancy.

I’m just glad you are OK. Those few hours between your fall and the ultrasound must have been harrowing. Hugs.

]]> by: Uma http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1376 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:53:00 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1376 Thanks, Candadai. Your comment had been deleted by mistake. It has now been restored. Thanks, Candadai. Your comment had been deleted by mistake. It has now been restored.

]]> by: Candadai Tirumalai http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1375 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:51:21 +0000 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/11/28/falling/#comment-1375 This is the first narrative of pregnancy by an Indian mother I have read. And I am glad to have done so. This is the first narrative of pregnancy by an Indian mother I have read. And I am glad to have done so.

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