Pregnancy – Age 1
Why can I not focus on anything else other than my baby? I feel deeply guilty for neglecting others.
Hyper-focus on a newborn is a biological survival mechanism hardcoded into your nervous system by surging oxytocin levels and hormonal gray-matter rewiring. It is completely normal. Soften your guilt by recognizing this phase is temporary; your capacity to balance other relationships will return naturally as the baby's baseline independence grows.
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