EXCLUSIVE: Neha Dhupia on battling Covid during her second pregnancy: I would sleep on the ground staying away from Mehr

Neha Dhupia had surprised her fans when she announced that she is pregnant for the second time and the Bedi’s are soon to welcome a new member in the family. She was showered with love and wishes from her fans but it was not easy for Neha and her family. Neha had tested positive for Covid-19 during her second pregnancy and she was in isolation for 24 days with her daughter Mehr who is almost three years old. In an exclusive chat with us, Neha recalled the horrific time and said that she was very scared as she was away from her family and her support system that is her husband Angad Bedi. But, Neha said that she had to put up a strong front for her daughter’s sake.

Neha told Bollywood Bubble, “I had a mild version of Covid. But I had a very large version of fear. Because just being isolated and being away from everyone and the thing is I got to know at a time when I was had isolated myself because I thought everyone at home has had it. So from my staff to my in-laws, my husband and I had Mehr with me so it was a very very tough time for us and you know 24 days being pregnant being isolated with your child and it was when Delhi was peaking at its cases. It wasn’t so much about the lack of medical facilities but more like you didn’t know where this is going because every day you were hearing of cases. It was very scary like I can’t even talk about it right now. Not being able to have Angad next to me because he was isolated somewhere else. He was very brave and said, ‘You go isolate yourself with Mehr’, because at that time everyone thought that I didn’t have it. But he was looking after his parents, our staff and himself. For him as well, I imagine must be anxious because he is not with his wife who is pregnant and he is not with his daughter so it was a lot for us to go through but eventually all’s well that ends well. We’re working on our antibodies.”

The actress further added, “The biggest concern is health and I had very little rest because I am constantly with Mehr and she couldn’t understand why she was isolated in a room. We were to be living with a two-and-a-half-year-old, with a toddler inside, one little room and just doing activities. You have to put up a very brave front. You have this beautiful being growing inside you, you’re husband’s away because my pillar was literally taken away from me. I think it was very hard for him also because he was just holding fort and I feel like when sometimes you are a little far away from the situation it is even harder I know there must have been times when he would have been like if nothing else just being with us; but he couldn’t do that because it’s the nature of the beast, you just can’t be with people and it was very hard just being able to keep strong.”

Talking about Mehr adjusting to the isolation phase and understanding the surroundings, Neha said, “I had my mask on the whole day and I would sleep on the ground in a certain position staying away from Mehr because I am pregnant and I know there are certain ways of sleeping at that point but then she’ll be like, ‘But mama there is so much space on the bed, you sleep on the bed’ and I would try and tell her that there is a reason why I don’t even want to be close to her so we were working on too much caution and a lot of fear. But together we were very brave.”

Check out the full conversation below:

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