Coronavirus is spreading fast in India and has been impacting children and parents alike. Now, TV actress, Shikha Singh has tested positive and revealed how she is feeding her one-year-old daughter.
Television actress, Shikha Singh is famous for her role as ‘Alaya’ in the daily soap, Kumkum Bhagya. Shikha had married her pilot boyfriend, Karan Shah after dating him for some time. And after four years of marital bliss, on June 16, 2020, Shikha Singh and her hubby, Karan Shah had welcomed their angel, Alayna Singh Shah, in their lives. Currently, the actress has tested COVID positive and she is still trying to be the best mother to her daughter.
It was in an interview with the Bombay Times, Shikha Singh had announced the name of her little angel and had said that she had named her daughter Alayna Singh Shah. The actress had shared the interesting story behind keeping her daughter's name. She had revealed that it was during their trip to the Maldives in February when she had decided that if they will have a daughter, this would be her name.
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A few moments back, Shikha Singh took to her IG handle and shared a picture of herself and penned down a long note in the caption. The actress revealed that she's COVID positive and shared that she's scared for her daughter, Alayna. Shikha also mentioned that her family members are safe. She started her note as:
"COVID +ve. One thing I feared the most during this covid outbreak was - “How will it affect Alayna” I was scared then, I’m scared now. I’m Covid+ve but thankfully everyone around in family is negative & I immediately isolated myself the moment I got fever & chills."
Shikha further added that she's in isolation and she's not met her daughter, Alayna, for 36 hours. The doting mommy talked about her struggles and shared that the main struggle is not to be able to breastfeed her daughter and soothe her while going to sleep. She also added that she's pumping her milk for her daughter as her milk contains antibodies for her baby. Shikha 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. I'm pumping my milk & giving that to her as advised by our doctor as my milk will contain anti bodies for her (not a carrier of covid)."
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Concluding the note, Shikha shared that she's thankful that her family and her daughter, Alayna, are safe. She also shared that being away from her baby is mentally exhausting and she is hopeful that they shall overcome this. Wishing her fans and followers a quick recovery and strength, Shikha ended her note as:
"It’s a very tough time for us as a family but im still thankful to God that we are able to fight this out together & Alayna is safe. For me it’s more of a mental fight to be away from my baby for such a long time for the first time but we shall overcome this too! More strength to everyone around fighting covid & hope you all recover soon! Love & strength. #fightingcovid19 #covid_19 #covid #positive."
Earlier, in an interview with The Times Of India, Shikha had talked about being pregnant amidst the pandemic. The actress had taken a break from her work to ensure the maximum safety of her unborn child. She had shared how she was keeping her sanity in the strange times and had said:
"When Karan and I were planning to go the family way, nobody thought that Corona would come upon us. I had informed the production house that I would be taking a break due to my pregnancy around April, and the production house also agreed to it, but now with COVID19, I have been on a break since March. My husband is a pilot and because of the lockdown, he is at home, otherwise, he would have been travelling. Currently, we are doing all the household chores by ourselves. My husband is a technology expert and has bought me a robot-like sweeping and mopping machine, which sweeps and cleans the floor completely on its own."
We hope Shikha Singh recover soon!
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