Fussy Time ...

1Mrs.Jones · April 2011

Ladies,

Tell me about your LO's fussy time. When is it, how long does it last, and what do you do?

I have been struggling with this. I know it's normal, but it's bumming DH out.

DH works in corrections and they have 12 hour shifts and he has a 45 minute commute each way. When he gets home at 7pm, we have dinner, we get his lunch/uniform/any paperwork ready for the next day, and he goes to bed around 9:15. LO's fussy time usually starts around 6:45 and lasts a couple hours, during which she cries no matter what. She feeds, but struggles more with latching, and seems to squirm, cry and be unsatisfied no matter how you hold her- if you put her down, she screams bloody murder. She doesn't want the swing or the bouncer or the carseat.

She LOVES her daddy, and when he has days off she will sit in his arms and stare at his face contentedly during any part of the day except the fussy time. But most days, all he gets is the crying part of the day.

What is your LO's fussy time like?

mrsgail · April 2011

We are dealing with the same thing. LO is generally pretty fussy from 6-9 or even 10 every night and it seems that nothing can soothe her. This is also the only time during the week that DH gets to spend with her. He always thinks it's him and that she doesn't like how he holds her and kinda takes it personally. I hate it that this is how it is and hopefully we will grow out of it soon. From everything I have read, it's real common for the night time to be a fussy time in lots of LOs. They've reached their max for stimulation during the day and are usually overly tired.

kellibelli04 · April 2011

Same thing here- fussy time is 6-9pm. DH and I are both school teachers so he usually gets a couple of hours before she starts getting fussy and is really helpful because I'm usually the one that starts to get stressed out about it. Tonight when she got fussy, we had a bath and that actually calmed her right down- she loves baths- and then made her sleepy enough that she was going in and out of sleep during the fussy time... there was no screaming, which was nice. Of course, there's no guarantee that'll ever happen again

Good luck- remind him not to take it personally. Maybe try bath time or naked time during LO's fussy time. That seems to help mine.

eturp · April 2011

baths definitely help with us too! DS's fussy time is about the same time as everyone else 6-9. We also have been using a sound machine app on DH's phone during this time. DS loves the sound of running water so anytime we turn it onto the shower or faucet sound he calms right down-fingers crossed that continues to work!

gullterre · April 2011

It is so interesting that all of our LOs share fussy times! With Jamie he generally is not so much fussy as squirmy and seemingly gassy. It is difficult b/c this is the time that DH and I always used to have dinner and wind down.

pregaftertubal · April 2011

we're right there with ya, at the same time too! what seems to work one day won't work again. also, some nights are worse than others and sometimes it's ALL DAY!!!!

all i can hope for at this point is that it will end around 3 months, like "they" say it will:)

blynne · April 2011

Same here! My son is so fussy from around 6-10 sometimes more...nothing seems to calm him down and he seems to have real gas problems. It feels horrible to not be able to calm him down...at least I'm not the only one.

mrsjanks · April 2011

Landon is also fussy from 6-9 or so. He has been getting more fussy during the days and skipping naps because he fights sleep... which makes the evenings worse. He does sleep well at night, and for the past 3 nights we've gotten a 4.5 or 5 hour stretch between feedings at least once.

For those of you with gas issues- try switching formulas. We went from Enfamil Newborn to Gentlease (Up&Up brand) to Prosobee (Soy- Up&Up brand). He is much less gassy, and we barely have to use Mylicon drops anymore. He is struggling a little with constipation as he transitions, but a little prune juice helps.

1Mrs.Jones · April 2011

Thanks everyone. :-) I will tell DH about these replies. It helps to know that it's normal, and thanks for the suggestions- LO loves a bath during the day, but it hasn't helped during fussy time. Maybe I will try the running water sounds- we haven't tried that, and she does seem to like it during the day. We have hardwood floors throughout our whole downstairs, and LO likes her stroller so much that I think tonight I might try doing a few laps around the house with her in the stroller.

Thanks!!

hispenguin · April 2011

You're pretty much describing our LO's fussy time too. It usually starts around 7/8pm and then lasts until she falls asleep anywhere between 11:30 and 12:30am. She will cluster feed every 2 hours during this time and will thrash around and scream alternating with passing out for 20 minute power naps.

My DH doesn't get home until around 7pm as well, and it sucks that he only gets to see her when she's cranky, but he's still a trooper and helps out.

During her fussy time we just do a lot of rocking, pacing the floors, and then last night we had a fabulous hour of her sleeping in the Baby K'Tan that a friend loaned me to try. My mother also comes over about 3 nights a week too, so the nights that she's over she usually takes her so we can have a break.

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