Sumona Chakravarti pens emotional note for mom, Shikha Singh pumps breast milk for her baby: How TV celebs, new moms and their babies are coping after contracting Covid

With the third wave, several TV celebs have caught Covid-19 including new mommies and their babies. It's been a hard time for them but just as they share all their joys, many of them also opened up about their struggles during the difficult phase. Here's how TV celebs, new moms and their babies are coping after contracting Covid... (Photo: Instagram)

Shikha Singh, whose daughter is one and half year old, caught Covid-19 a few days ago. She shared how being away from her daughter has been the most difficult for her and how she has been pumping breast milk for her daughter. She wrote, "It’s been 36hrs I haven’t seen or met @alaynasinghshah & my heart aches to hold her, smell her & be with her. But I know I have to control my emotions for her good & I shall. My struggles- obviously the body aches, headache, fever, cough & all on one side but the main struggle is cos i was still breastfeeding her, she misses that comfort of soothing while going to sleep. Kudos to Karan & Puja (Al’s Didi) for handling her so well that she is just busy in her routine. I'm pumping my milk & giving that to her as advised by our doctor as my milk will contain antibodies for her (not a carrier of covid)." (Photo: Instagram)

Nakuul Mehta and his wife contracted the virus this time around. Not just them, but their baby Sufi too fell very sick due to high temperature. He was admitted to the Covid ICU and in her note, Jankee wrote, "My fighter went through it all. Right from being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, to him getting pricked 3 IVS, a bunch of blood tests, RT PCR, bottles of saline, antibiotics & injections to get his body temperature down. Sometimes, I wonder how did this tiny human get so much strength to face all of it? His fever finally broke after 3 days." She thanked their nanny who came to their aid and looked after Sufi in the ICU. (Photo: Instagram)

Kishwer Merchantt whose baby is just 4 months old got the virus along with their nanny and Suyyash's partner who was staying with them. Kishwer described her ordeal in a post on social media wherein she mentioned that she and her husband Suyaash 'had no one to cook and clean and of course to even help with nirvair when he was so in pain and cranky.' However, she thanked her husband who helped her power through the bad times. She wrote, "@suyyashrai has been the best partner one could ever get, thanks to him we have smoothly sailed our worst days with so much ease. He helped with everything, making breakfast for Sangeeta and Sid to massaging my back, wiping my tears, staying up with me, letting me rest while he would take care of bunny, entertain him when he would get cranky, put him to sleep and at the same time wash utensils and take care of batuk and pablo.." (Photo: Instagram)

Aditi Malik, who gave birth to a baby boy in April last year, shared similar woes of her baby boy catching the virus and coming out of it. The actress encouraged people to battle it out bravely as babies are stronger than they can imagine. She wrote, "My little Ekbir who has never had a fever till date, woke up one morning slightly warm. We checked his temperature and it was 102 degrees. The first thought that came to our mind was to test everyone and unfortunately Ekbir and one of my househelps tested positive. Initially, I was shocked. I was wondering how this happened but then Mohit and I decided that we had to look at it positively. Ekbir would fight it out and so would all of us as a family with increased immunity. It took us 2 to 3 hours but we decided that the house had to be playful for Ekbir and touchwood, by God's Grace he is out of it. We were all isolated in separate rooms and we all finished our quarantine, were tested and are now negative. For me the learning was that yes, Covid is dangerous and yes, I was nervous but when it came down to it, we are all fighters, including our children." (Photo: Instagram)

TKSS fame Sumona Chakravarti caught Covid herself and has been in isolation ever since. However, she has much to be thankful for. In her emotional note on Jan 10 she thanked her mom for being there for her and looking after her like no other. She wrote, "The FIRST person I really wanna meet & hug …. She’s been keeping my dabba outside my door these past 10 days. Starts with tea to juice to lunch to dinner…Counting my blessings each day! Can’t wait to be Negative now! Maa ♥️" (Photo: Instagram)

Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain fame Nehha Pendse informed fans on January 11 that she is down with Covid-19. She wrote, "After dodging the virus for two years, I unfortunately have caught it. Results are positive. I am in home quarantine. Have not stepped out or met anyone for the past few days. Being an introvert can be helpful sometimes." The actress is, however, relieved on the professional front as Bhabhi Ji has enough episodes in bank. She told BT, "We have a healthy bank of episodes. In fact, we are so sorted ki hamaari ek generation aagey shoot nahi karegi toh bhi telecast nahi rukega (smiles!). We have been working in a streamlined manner. I haven’t shot in a week." (Photo: Instagram)

Pooja Gor, who tested positive for Covid-19, might be staying alone in Mumbai but she has amazing set of friends who are looking after her. She told TOI, "I stay alone in Mumbai and they are in my hometown, Ahmedabad. I am constantly updating them about my health status so that they are at ease. I have some amazing friends here in Mumbai who are sending me home-cooked food and I feel they are my strength. They are worried too but everyone is assuring me that it will be fine." (Photo: Instagram)