Celina Jaitly on losing one of her twin sons : It took me 5 years.. (2024)

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jul 20, 2023 12:34 IST

Actress Celina Jaitly shared an emotional post on Instagram on Wednesday, July 19, remembering her late son Shamsher. In the post, she revealed that she went into labor at 32 weeks during her second pregnancy and tragically lost her baby boy due to a heart condition. She posted a picture of herself holding Shamsher, with her husband, Peter Haag, standing by her side. The actress also shared a close-up photo of the baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and another picture of the whole family.

CELINA JAITLY OPENS UP ABOUT SON SHAMSHER'S DEATH

Celina Jaitly finally gathered some courage to talk about the death of one of her children during her second twin pregnancy in 2017. Opening up about her experience on her Instagram, she wrote, "It took me 5 years to come to terms with this episode of our lives but I have finally summoned the courage to talk about my ordeal to help many parents who reach out to @haag.peter & I as they deal with the trauma of preterm birth and loss of a baby. Peter n I want such parents to know that they can get through this. In personal experience, we both can vouch that your Preemie baby is a true survivor. #preemies show us the power of faith & prayer and the fight of the human spirit. Remember that most #prematurebabies survive and live completely normal, healthy lives (sic)."

Take a look at the post:

CELINA EXPLAINED THE TERM 'PRETERM'

Clarifying the term "preterm," Celina explained, "Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of #pregnancy are completed. The outcome of our 2nd spontaneous #twinpregnancy was bittersweet due to Baby Shamsher’s loss due to a heart condition. ( I went into labour at 32 weeks due to my father's sudden passing.) It was very difficult for Peter n I but we smiled after many million tears in this photograph (1) to seal a happy memory for our blessing baby @arthurjhaag arrival as he went straight to NICU in an incubator for 3 months immediately upon his arrival (sic)."

THE ACTRESS ALSO REVEALED THE CHALLENGES FACED

Recalling the challenges they faced, Celina shared, "The NICU was a strange & difficult environment. From our experience, accepting that there will be good days and bad days will help you to feel less shocked & worried when challenging days happen. While not an option for everyone, Peter & I moved into the same hospital in Dubai for the few months of #nicu as the loss of Shamsher left us immensely anxious about Arthur and feelings of frustration, intense sadness, nervousness, disappointment, guilt, anger, love overwhelmed us too (sic)."

CELINA'S ADVICE TO PARENTS

Offering advice to parents of premature babies, Celina said, "Please know that you are not alone in how you are feeling. Know that extreme & sometimes contradictory emotions are experienced by nearly every parent of a preemie at one time or another. It is very important at such a time to remember you can be more effective as a team than individually so watch your teamwork as parents. Speaking, singing gently to your premature baby in the NICU is a great way to bond and feel close, even when you can’t hold him. Remember Impossible odds set the stage for incredible miracles.
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it (sic)."

Celina Jaitly, who made her debut in Bollywood with the film 'Janasheen', has appeared in several films, including 'Apna Sapna Money Money', 'Golmaal Returns', and 'No Entry'.