How the actor couple Sumeet Vyas and Ekta Kaul are preparing for the birth of their first child

How the actor couple Sumeet Vyas and Ekta Kaul are preparing for the birth of their first child

A few weeks ago, actor couple Sumeet Vyas and Ekta Kaul on their social media announced that they are expecting their first child. Since then, they have been uploading pictures of their life together during the lockdown. The actress is due next month.

Pregnant women often go through an emotional roller-coaster during this phase. And with the lockdown and the scare of the infection looming large, their anxiety levels could be really high. In such circumstances, the responsibility falls on the husband to not just take care of the wife’s physical needs but also emotional ones. Sumeet says that they do a lot of activities together to keep a positive environment around. “I cook, we have chats, play ludo together,” he says, adding that because of the lockdown, he is spending a lot of time at home with Ekta which wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.

Initially, he used to do all the cooking, house cleaning and Ekta used to chip in with cooking because she enjoys it. “Before the lockdown began, our house-help started staying with us, so now we are getting help. Otherwise, it used to be hectic for Ekta. I also couldn’t spend too much time with her because household activities used to take a lot of my time,” says Sumeet who married the Rab Se Sohna Isshq, Mere Angne Mein actress in 2018. 

He says that they try to have a very limited chat about stuff that spreads negativity and also avoid watching such stuff. “We have a very minimal chat about Covid-19. Nobody has a solution to it yet, so what more can we discuss? We watch the news for half an hour in the evening to keep ourselves updated about what’s happening and where, that’s all,” he says.

He adds that the two of them are looking at the situation more positively. “Maybe God wanted humans to spend time with themselves and with nature, which we had ruined. It’s getting to breathe again. Factories are closed; vehicles are not running on the road, we can now hear birds chirping, and plants seem to be smiling. We had taken things that we have, like food, clothes, for granted but now we appreciate these things. There are so many people who are in difficulty; they are not getting anything to eat; they can’t reach their homes. We should respect everything that God had given us,” says the actor who is also writing a few film and web scripts and plans to work on them later this year.

As far as physical activities are concerned, Sumeet says that the two of them go for a walk within their society after taking all necessary precautions. “We need to get out of the home for some time and inhale the fresh air. But we maintain distance from others and walk for half an hour,” he points out.

The Permanent Roomates actor says he has learnt a lot in the last eight months and got different types of advices even though he doesn’t take much advice from others. “I wanted to make mistakes and learn from them. If you learn from other’s experiences, it is not so much fun,” he adds.

Although nothing has gone according to their plans in the last few months, they are happy with the way things are. Sumeet wants to teach some valuable lessons to his child when s/he grows up. “I want to make my child-sensitive towards others and their problems, which is very necessary. It could be a minute thing like not parking your car in the middle of the road to do your work because that would create a problem for others. This kind of consciousness is hardly seen among people, and I feel sad about it,” he says.

“I used to always think when I have a child, I will make him/her conscious about these small little things because they turn out to be bigger problems in the future,” the actor concludes.

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