--- title: "1 Given Birth Quotes By Shilpi Somaya Gowda" description: "1 Given Birth quotes by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. Plus more from Shilpi Somaya Gowda and more Given Birth sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/shilpi-somaya-gowda-17726_children_everyone-has-been-overjoyed-with-the-bir_844446.jpg" --- > [“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to bolster her milk supply. They have showered on her all the traditional gifts, as if this is her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/everyone-has-been-overjoyed-with-the-birth-of-their-first-son/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/shilpi-somaya-gowda-17726_children_everyone-has-been-overjoyed-with-the-bir_844446.jpg) ## More by Shilpi Somaya Gowda > [“If the mother falls, the whole family falls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/if-the-mother-falls-the-whole-family-falls/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you were born into.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/at-some-point-the-family-you-create-is-more-important-than-the-one/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Now, her mother lifts Kavita’s head up out of her lap and holds her face, hot with tears, in her cool hands. “I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/now-her-mother-lifts-kavita-s-head-up-out-of-her-lap-and-holds-her/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“You've got to check your ego at the door, and change your goal from having the right answer to learning everything you can. Understand?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/you-ve-got-to-check-your-ego-at-the-door-and-change-your-goal-from/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Wedding was quiet and small, home they shared was soulless, their food bland. Sarla and her husband felt like guests in that home rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/wedding-was-quiet-and-small-home-they-shared-was-soulless-their-food/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Kavita’s arms are still outstretched, but they hold nothing. After the metal gate clangs shut behind them, Kavita can still hear Usha’s piercing wail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/kavita-s-arms-are-still-outstretched-but-they-hold-nothing-after-the/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you’re born into,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/at-some-point-the-family-you-create-is-more-important-than-the-one-2/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“And she knew her defiance in escaping his grasp, even temporarily, had shown Jasu the depth of her strength. In the months afterward, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/and-she-knew-her-defiance-in-escaping-his-grasp-even-temporarily-had/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to bolster her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/everyone-has-been-overjoyed-with-the-birth-of-their-first-son/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“It has been an assault on her senses: smells that suddenly overpower her, and heat she can taste, thick as dust on her tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/it-has-been-an-assault-on-her-senses-smells-that-suddenly-overpower/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Kavita looks peaceful when she's sleeping, when the Morphine finally brings her some comfort. Jasu sits in a chair next to the bed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/kavita-looks-peaceful-when-she-s-sleeping-when-the-morphine-finally/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Notice if you are holding your breath after inhaling, and if so, what are you afraid of letting go. Or are you holding it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/notice-if-you-are-holding-your-breath-after-inhaling-and-if-so-what/) [shilpi somaya gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Survival rates for breast cancer are relatively good, but Krishnan has been around illness enough to know there is usually a cruel injustice about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/survival-rates-for-breast-cancer-are-relatively-good-but-krishnan-has/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“The civil servant looks back at the file and says flatly, as if reading, “No children?” and then, looking directly up at Somer, “No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/the-civil-servant-looks-back-at-the-file-and-says-flatly-as-if/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) > [“Or does she still come here simply because it's become a habit, like a scar etched onto her body, one that she can't help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpi-somaya-gowda/or-does-she-still-come-here-simply-because-it-s-become-a-habit-like-a/) [Shilpi Somaya Gowda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpi-somaya-gowda/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/given-birth/shilpi-somaya-gowda/#itemlist", "name": "1 Given Birth Quotes By Shilpi Somaya Gowda", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Everyone has been overjoyed with the birth of their first son, bringing celebratory sweets, new clothes for the baby, fennel tea to bolster her milk supply. 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