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Visuals Shruti Tejwani
Hair and Makeup Krishna Dalal
Styling Mallaikaa Chheda
Jewellery PR Ratna Jewellers
When Dimpal Kothari and her businessman husband decided to start a family, it was on their own terms, when both were on the same page about the responsibilities and life changes that were to follow. A whirlwind pregnancy, arduous labour and multiple learning curves later, the mum of one wouldn’t have it any other way. “Life right now feels like a cycle where I’m back to my childhood, just in a newer generation. My daughter is the centre of my life,” says the entrepreneur turned full-time mommy. Read on as she takes us through her parenting journey…….
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READY, SET, BABY!
I’ve always wanted to be a young mum so that my energy levels were high enough to take care of my child, but my husband Vivek wasn’t ready. So we decided to wait till he was prepared—parenting is an equal responsibility and both of us should be ready to dive into it, together. So, 2020 was the year we were finally ready to welcome a baby. COVID hit us and at the same time, all our friends started