"Jaan, relax please," Arnav pleaded his wife to calm down whereas she was hyperventilating with uneven breaths.
"Arnav, I am scared. What if our baby?" She gasped touching her belly which is swollen to shows it's 8month pregnancy.
"Nothing will happen. Why are you always scared of every checkup?" Arnav asked caressing her cheeks.
"Doctor is not listening to me at all Arnav. Whenever I try to tell him about our Aashu's progress. He is not at all paying attention to it." She said with tears brimming in her eyes.
"It's not like that baby" he kissed her forehead but she is not at all relaxed in his arms.
"It's already 8th month. And I couldn't feel her movement inside" her voice cracked down and she broke into tears thinking about the consequences.
"Listen, Mr.Raizada! Your baby is fit and fine. Her weight is also above average. Why she is so scared?" The doctor asking removing his glasses showing displeasure in her acts. He is been explaining this for 8 months. And Kushi always made a huge scene in every checkup.
"Scan reports are normal. But why didn't I feel her movement yet?" She yelled at the doctor standing up all frustrated.
"Kushi! calm down please" Arnav have never ever cried in his life. But seeing his wife at this position made his heart crumble. Arnav took her to the room and made her drink water.
"Let me talk with the doctor" saying so he left her with the nurse.
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"You can get second thoughts from other doctors" Dr.Kamath recited pulling his hair out of frustration.
"But why she is not feeling our baby's movements inside?" Arnav too asked the same question but in a calm and composed way.
"Maybe, she is very engrossed in her fear that she might have ignored those feelings. Or else your baby is too lazy to move around. Mr Raizada, it happens in many cases." Kamath muttered the facts making Arnav agree to it.
"Why she is always scared?" The doctor asked recalling his every meeting with Kushi.
"I mean, she even asked if her baby had progeria. It's a really rare disease and also it happens only after birth. She is very concerned and scared for her baby" the doctor told arnav with a sigh.
"I am so sorry, doctor for troubling you. She had undergone miscarriage last time because of our negligence. And I am sure that affected her to a larger extent" Arnav spoke recalling their first baby. Kushi had to abort it on 5th month because of baby's undergrowth. She underwent delivery pain and she even saw the babyface which was entirely developed by that stage. A lone tear rolled down his cheeks recalling their first son image.
"I guess she is suffering from hypochondriac" the doctor spoke after analysing the issue making Arnav sacred with the new term.
"Relax Mr.Raizada. once she delivers her baby all healthy, this should get fine. But if no, you have to consult a doctor." the doctor tried his best not to scare him with a new disease. But it helps nowhere as Arnav already started sweating badly thinking about its consequences. He looked back at his wife who is talking with her baby with a smile in her lips.
"She will be alright. I won't let anything happen to her." with that Arnav stood up to take his wife back to the home.
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