They may improve their behavior thinking it could save the marriage. Infants do not understand anything about separation or divorce, but they do notice changes in their parents' responses to them. Infants may experience changes in their eating or sleeping patterns. They may have bowel problems such as diarrhea or constipation, or they may spit up more frequently. Infants may seem more fretful, fearful, or anxious.
Parents can try to keep a normal routine.
They can try to remain calm in front of their baby. Parents can try to rest while their baby sleeps. They can ask family or friends for help. Parents can remember that even infants need contact with both of their parents. Toddlers understand that one parent no longer lives at home, although they don't know why.