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The benefits of reading are many! Most great men and women we know today are those who were quite well read, even if they weren’t “educated”. The importance of reading, irrespective of the language has always been emphasized, be it by our parents, our teachers, our book worm friends - the list is endless.

A little over a week before the lock-down 1.0 began was when I took up a full-time corporate job and S was all set to begin his daycare journey. We proposed this, and the virus disposed it! 

The initial 3 months went in a breeze. My husband and I would attend to work meetings, sleep a little extra during weekends, gulp down hot food, just sit and do absolutely nothing and so much more without having to worry about ummm... literally anything!  Everything was taken care of and we would just lend helping hands to my mom every now and then.

When we found out about the pregnancy last year, little did we know that we were in for a truly memorable birth.

So, how is it, birthing during a global pandemic?

Mid march, in my 36th week of pregnancy, I started ordering supplies for the baby and getting the hospital bag ready. And suddenly one day, the national lockdown was announced.