Mumbai, India (CU)_ The infant son of TV actor Nakuul Mehta and Singer Jankee Parekh recently underwent a Hernia surgery. The baby boy Sufi who was born on February 3, 2021 was detected with Bilateral Inguinal Hernia, and following the doctors’ advice for urgent surgical intervention, the parents did all they could to brace their son for the operation. Jankee Parekh took to Instagram to share the experience of her little son’s surgery.
She posted an emotional touching note which read, “Almost thought would not share this, but seeing so many of you open up your lives to me, I feel so much more courage to share my story, now. 3 weeks ago, our little ‘Sufi’ was diagnosed with Bilateral inguinal Hernia and the doctors advised immediate surgical intervention. In spite of it being a safe surgical procedure in infants, just the thought of having my little one having to undergo a surgery under general anesthesia broke my heart. The day I found out, tears wouldn’t stop.”
Jankee Parekh went on to describe how she prepared her baby for the surgery. She wrote about the days prior to the surgery and how she prepared the baby’s routine based on the surgery. She wrote, “My next 3 nights went in preparing him for the procedure. What worried me was the fact that he had to fast for 4 hours before and 2 hours after surgery as he was going to be administered anesthesia. So, until the day of the surgery, I would wake him up every night at 3 am, feed him & then time his sleep pattern making sure that he doesn’t wake up for the next 4.5 hours & if he did, I didn’t feed him immediately. My plan was to mimic the day of the surgery, so that his body clock gets trained for the procedure & he doesn’t wake up earlier & ask for milk. Besides that, I kept talking to him about how he needs to sleep for longer on that day, how we are going to get through this together. He would keep staring at my face & listen attentively. Or at least that’s what I thought.”
Jankee Parekh continued about her baby’s cooperation at the time of surgery and in hospital. She appreciated the baby about his 7 hours fasting before and after the surgery. She wrote, “Cut to the day of the surgery, the day when he turned 2 months. Sufi behaved exactly the way we planned. He slept till the time I handed him over to the surgeon in the OT. Post the surgery, when he woke up, the next whole hour I just spoke to him on how well he did, what a champ he’s been through it all & how he needs to wait just a little bit longer for milk. I was just amazed at how this boy who needs milk every 2 hours patiently waited for 7 hours in total before getting his feed. The smile on his face after he got milk was just priceless”.
Nakuul Mehta and Jankee Parekh got married in 2012 and welcomed a baby boy on February 3, 2021. Nakuul has worked in TV shows such as Ishqbaaaz, Dil Boley Oberoi, and Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.
