"The reason why this was followed earlier was because until three months, a pregnancy can't be confirmed. As in, there is always a risk involved, especially miscarriage," says she.

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Relieved that it was not a baseless myth, she decided to go ahead and tell her friends and relatives, albeit in a hushed and smart way. "I knew I won't be able to keep the news to myself for too long. So I did the easiest thing. I changed my ring tone to a popular Marathi lullaby sung by me," giggles Ragini.

Language Barrier

"Mine was a love and an inter cultural marriage. Newly married, I did not know my husband's language and therefore couldn't communicate effectively with my in-laws as they weren't comfortable with English," remembers Calcutta based home maker and mother of three, Asangla Jamir.

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So when she came to know about her pregnancy, she didn't know how to convey the good news to her in-laws. "Although I was close to my sister in-law, even she did not understand English. So the only option I was left with was resorting to sign language," remembers Asangla.

So after much dumb charades with her sis in-law, the news finally dawned and got immediately relayed to the in-laws. But when it came to celebrating the arrival of a lil' one, the language barrier knew no bounds.

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