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cgdg61606
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Christine
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Witching Hour???
Is it true that babies actually are fussier at night? The last few nights, my son fussed for hours from about 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. until around 11 p.m. He's 6 weeks old. He'd cry and cry. Sometimes I could get him to fall asleep in my arms by walking around with him and with a pacifier, but the second I put him down he'd wake up crying.
The worst part is, I'm not a go with the flow kind of person. I'm full of worry and anxiety. Nights like these upset me so much. It kills me to see him cry and not be able to comfort him. Then I feel scared that I won't be able to handle it or how will I cope if he becomes colliky and a realy fussy baby (so far for the most part he's been a pretty good baby).
Any advice/experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Witching Hour???
Yup, absolutely true.
If your baby is only crying for a few hours at night it's totally normal... If he is crying for hours on end during the day too then I would worry about colic/reflux...
We used to put on the vacuum cleaner and that would stop DD from crying instantly!
Good luck, it passes
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| Posted 5/31/07 10:08 AM |
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Diane
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Re: Witching Hour???
Christopher did this...anytime after 7 pm, but would cry from 7pm all the way till 1-2 am. He was very Colicy. He never cried all day, just after the bottle and had reflux.....it does get better, he is now the happiest baby
Yes, the vacuum put him to sleep...I had the cleanest floors then
Message edited 5/31/2007 12:04:00 PM.
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| Posted 5/31/07 12:03 PM |
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partyof6
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Re: Witching Hour???
yup--witching hour here starts anywhere from 5.45 to 6.00 and can go as late as 11 or 12 pm.
Dinnertime is soooo relaxing...
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| Posted 5/31/07 12:12 PM |
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Re: Witching Hour???
Cailen's "magic hour" is around 6:30-7:30
Adorable, isn't it? 
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| Posted 5/31/07 1:22 PM |
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Re: Witching Hour???
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Cailen's "magic hour" is around 6:30-7:30
Adorable, isn't it?
Andrew was like that too. He has grown out of it though.
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| Posted 5/31/07 1:28 PM |
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Re: Witching Hour???
Posted by 5ofClubs
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Cailen's "magic hour" is around 6:30-7:30
Adorable, isn't it?
Andrew was like that too. He has grown out of it though.
It used to be 6:30 - 8:30... He shaved off an hour for us recently!
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| Posted 5/31/07 1:35 PM |
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JenBenMen
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Re: Witching Hour???
YESTERDAY I HAD THIS FROM 4-7
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| Posted 5/31/07 1:51 PM |
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JennChris
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Re: Witching Hour???
yes! around the time that I have to cook dinner of course
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| Posted 5/31/07 1:55 PM |
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leighla
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Re: Witching Hour???
Just found this thread.
Along with it I think I found my sanity.
Thank god this is a normal baby thing. I swear it's like clockwork.
6:00 = HELLBABY!!
And he stays that way until bed time.
DH thinks Logan hates him because it starts when he comes home from work. 
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Lucky
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Re: Witching Hour???
It could be the start of colic if DC really cries from 6-11. That's really a lot of hours to be crying. I'm not saying that it's not common...unfortunately it is. My DD had colic and it started at about 6 weeks and lasted until she was 4.5 months old.
You can try a sound machine that has white noise as one of the sounds. It did wonders for my DD...that and the vacuum. My husband burned a CD of the vacuum....that's how useful it was. We used a 70 minute CD and would play it all night on repeat.
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Charly
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Re: Witching Hour???
Posted by leighla
Just found this thread.
Along with it I think I found my sanity.
Thank god this is a normal baby thing. I swear it's like clockwork.
6:00 = HELLBABY!!
And he stays that way until bed time.
DH thinks Logan hates him because it starts when he comes home from work.
Definitely normal!! and my DH used to think the same thing!!!
It does end!!!
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