halffinished sentences inadequate time for your partner newer responsibilities and fewer sweet nothings is this how your life looks post the birth of your child you are going through the new parent syndrome according to a new study after starting a family parents kiss their partner less often sex decreases outings with friends reduce and alone couple time is a forgotten concept being a new parent comes with its own share of responsibilities and difficulties the entry of a new member may create anxiety amongst couples and they may have a strained relationship with heir partner due to an invasion of privacy citybased counsellor pradnya ajinkya says this syndrome is influenced by a range of demographic social and attitudinal variables but not everyone experiences his syndrome post the birth of their son who is now 13 months old marketing proessional harish kelkar noticed significant changes in his wife varshas behaviour she had mood swings would get irritated easily and started being unreasonablefamily therapist padma rewari explains postnatal depression which occurs due to hormonal changes is one of the primary causes during this phase women start looking at things in a different lightfor instance even though the behaviour of the husband has remained the same like speaking less the wife gets annoyed and thinks his interest in her has reduced after the birth of their child for working women this phase is the most difficult she adds she begins to stay at home a lot more and feels her husband is not devoting time at home and is always finding excuses to stay in office interestingly even men get affected by the new parent syndromepradnya adds since the wifes attention is now diverted towards the child men can also feel ignoredthey think their needs are not catered to and feels the love his wife has for him is divided ego hassles also lead to problems in the relationship between new parents the question of why should i speak to you first is one among the prime reasons for communication issues between them heres what you can do to revive your relationship stop listening to everyone and get your own assessment in place filter information when listening to others too many voices create worries that may not even exist use your discretion only you would know how to resolve an issue with your husbandwife the best adds padma reach out and dont let ego come in between tell your partner what you expect of them and be there for each other after having kids couples tend to put romance on the backseat going for a walk talking about things other than everyday situations similar to your early married days can help restore your relationship does age matter being a young parent comes with its own share of quirks younger couples tend to listen too much to others when young women discuss their motherinlaws their minds are conditioned to look at things with preconceived notions middleaged couples on the other hand have a