Why Your Baby Might Be Stuck in Fight-or-Flight.

A newborn's nervous system isn't a blank slate. By the time a baby arrives in the world, it has already been shaped by nine months of connection to their mother's physiology, and it's about to be shaped again — profoundly — by the process of being born. For some babies, that shaping happens smoothly. For others, a combination of prenatal, birth, and postnatal experiences can leave their nervous system stuck in a state of protection rather than one of calm, connected safety.