Fear of the pandemic was secondary, wherein staying away from my husband during my pregnancy was the most hurtful thing. I was staying with my parents when suddenly the lockdown happened and my husband couldn’t come down from his work place for seven months.
I missed him by my side all the time. The fact that he will miss the kicks of our baby, my mood swings and many such precious moments, put me in anguish. It was quite hectic to be at a diagnostic centre with a belly of that size for scans. I always had my mother by my side but the absence of my husband made me sad.
Time flew and just a month prior to my due date on 23rd May 2020, I went for a routine check-up and that’s when my doctor found out that my placenta was in a wrong position and my water level had gone down in the past few days. Condition being a serious risk to the baby, she decided to operate immediately. Hence, I ended up having an emergency c-section.
We were blessed with a baby boy on the same day. The baby was not able to breathe properly on the first day and was on ventilator for the whole day after birth. We were all anxious about the baby’s health as no-one was allowed to touch the baby or get near him due to the virus. But by God’s grace his conditions improved. My husband had come back from Jamshedpur but was in quarantine and still had four days left for his quarantine period to get over. So, he met the baby after four days, held him in his arms and I could see the immense happiness in his eyes that he had been longing for.
Leaving my home in Jamshedpur and shifting to Cuttack was distressing because I had planned to raise my child at the place where my husband and I had spent the most priceless time together. But unfortunately, my child has still not been to Jamshedpur.
I’m really glad now that we are all together, healthy and happy. The journey was very tough and the series of events have left a scar in my heart and it will only vanish with my last breath. – Bhavna Pradhan Nayak
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