Dealing with immense guilt separating my cats. Both almost 7 months old from the same litter, male and female. Only recently my male cat has started to mount my female and bite her scruff. They’ve both been spayed and neutered today so obviously I’m aware that hormones are going to go crazy for them. This is probably just me being really sensitive and these being my first kittens I’ve raised but the guilt I have when I separate them now is bad. I can’t keep an eye on them while I sleep so I’ve started separating them at night. One in the living room/dining room, and the other in the hall way/landing. They both have access to a litter tray, water bowl, bed, toys etc but I feel cruel separating them and keeping them both away from the bedroom as I like to have them near by and don’t mind them sleeping in the bed at all. Does anyone know how long this phase usually lasts for? Any advice on actually how to make this as easy as possible for them, and myself? I feel like I’m being such an awful cat mama so I would appreciate any advice, thank you!

Included is my sleeping babies!