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Due Date Club August 2008:Baby Shower and Godh Bharai

2008-05-06

Name: Dolly Considering we all from August club, i guess we all are either already in 7 th month or gonna soon to be in. Means for the first time moms we are most likely to have our baby shower or as they call in India Godh Bharai/Shreemanth.
Let' s us share here, how we are looking forward to it, and how each one of us are gonna have it. '
Like i am a gujurati but married to a Tamilian, in this case we are going to have a mixed shreemanth function.... anyone else tamilian here? how r u going to have it?
And what about others?

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Considering we all from August club, i guess we all are either already in 7 th month or gonna soon to be in. Means for the first time moms we are most likely to have our baby shower or as they call in India Godh Bharai/Shreemanth.
Let' s us share here, how we are looking forward to it, and how each one of us are gonna have it. '
Like i am a gujurati but married to a Tamilian, in this case we are going to have a mixed shreemanth function.... anyone else tamilian here? how r u going to have it?
And what about others? vidhi replied. hi momies ,
it is so exicting to read everyone' s customs n traditions .....but as in m in US thr will be nothg like all this pooja n godh bharai ..only few of my kitty friends will arrange a baby shower for me ...i m feling so sad ..my family is going to miss me so much this time . Sheetal replied. Well, since I am in US, i won' t really have a traditional shreemant. Infact i am expecting a surprise baby shower from my friends here. Thats how it is usually in US. jyoti replied. hi all mums
i belong to rajasthan and we have a godh bharai ceremony in 7th month.in ths my mom has to gt my dress,jewelry,baby' s dress,toys,sweets,shagun,etc at my hubby' s place and then i have to wear the dress whch my mom has got and sit for puja.there mom will put some dry fruits nd 1 coconut +gifts in my lap(godh)then they will perform a dance and sin a ritual songs.....this will end up like this and mother to be recv many gifts and blessing frm every1 who attends the ceremony....waiting eagerly fot that ritual to b happen on 6th july.
wat abt u all?
enjoy
jyoti Jichi replied. Hi dolly,

I am a tamil brahmin. we usually have the shreemanth around 8th month (we go by tamil calendar for this) the husband/ his fmly will perform this function for which our parents have to bring gifts - a saree, dhothi, and few plates of sweets, fruits etc. if they can, they will give gold jewels too. a priest will be called and homam will be done. we have few other rituals....but the above mentioned is common for all tamilians.

hope this helps. Reshmi replied. iam frm kerala we dont hav baby shower,but tink there is someting related with this.like our parents come to hubby' s home in the 7th month with loads of (?infact seven variety)of sweets nad other dishes.then after distributing this we will be taken frm our hubby' s home to maternal home for our delivery ,till the baby is 3 months(depends sometimes on the 56th day we go baac.i tink that' s it.
for me no ceremony we are in Qatar and we are with my parents.can u tell me abt godh bharai.is it like this?is this also only for 1st preg?
hav a gr8 time

2008-05-08

Name: vidhi
Subject:

hi momies ,
it is so exicting to read everyone' s customs n traditions .....but as in m in US thr will be nothg like all this pooja n godh bharai ..only few of my kitty friends will arrange a baby shower for me ...i m feling so sad ..my family is going to miss me so much this time .

2008-05-07

Name: Sheetal
Subject:

Well, since I am in US, i won' t really have a traditional shreemant. Infact i am expecting a surprise baby shower from my friends here. Thats how it is usually in US.

2008-05-07

Name: jyoti
Subject:

godh bharai

hi all mums
i belong to rajasthan and we have a godh bharai ceremony in 7th month.in ths my mom has to gt my dress,jewelry,baby' s dress,toys,sweets,shagun,etc at my hubby' s place and then i have to wear the dress whch my mom has got and sit for puja.there mom will put some dry fruits nd 1 coconut +gifts in my lap(godh)then they will perform a dance and sin a ritual songs.....this will end up like this and mother to be recv many gifts and blessing frm every1 who attends the ceremony....waiting eagerly fot that ritual to b happen on 6th july.
wat abt u all?
enjoy
jyoti

2008-05-07

Name: Jichi
Subject:

Sheemanth

Hi dolly,

I am a tamil brahmin. we usually have the shreemanth around 8th month (we go by tamil calendar for this) the husband/ his fmly will perform this function for which our parents have to bring gifts - a saree, dhothi, and few plates of sweets, fruits etc. if they can, they will give gold jewels too. a priest will be called and homam will be done. we have few other rituals....but the above mentioned is common for all tamilians.

hope this helps.

2008-05-06

Name: Reshmi
Subject:

baby shower

iam frm kerala we dont hav baby shower,but tink there is someting related with this.like our parents come to hubby' s home in the 7th month with loads of (?infact seven variety)of sweets nad other dishes.then after distributing this we will be taken frm our hubby' s home to maternal home for our delivery ,till the baby is 3 months(depends sometimes on the 56th day we go baac.i tink that' s it.
for me no ceremony we are in Qatar and we are with my parents.can u tell me abt godh bharai.is it like this?is this also only for 1st preg?
hav a gr8 time

2008-05-07

Name: Dolly
Subject:

My Shreemanth

Alright, for me it will be a mix one. As per Gujarati, my husband and myself will be sitting for pooja, function arranged by my inlaws, then my parents will give me Gold and Saree. As per Guju customs, from my in laws side a related lady will put seven different fruits in my Godh. Then a baby (anyone´ s in relation) will be given to us and we have to have this small funny ceremnoy of enacting like as if that is our baby and we (hubby and myself) have to try and handle it for coupel of mins. then Devar, hubby´ s younger bro or frnd will slightly give slaps with kumkum hands to bhabhi (myself), that is for fun, as if devar feeling jealous that now he is no longer the younger one in hte family.
Then according to Tamil customs, my Mom in law will give me gold, saree, put red and greem glass bangles 20 and 21 each in both the hands, my is in laws will gift me south indian jhumkas, they believe that sound of bangles and jhumkhas gives soothing sound that will keep the baby entertiand through the pregnancy, means i don´ t have to remove them till i deliver.
And then food and fun.
I am really excited and looking forward.
we don´ t have any gifts for the expected baby yet, as both the sides believing in not doing any shopping prior to the brith.

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