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The WITCHING Hour

AshleyJ0125AshleyJ0125
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Any advice on how to deal with twin 4 month olds who INSIST on being held/rocked from 6:30pm until their 8:30 bottle/bed time. We have tried everything! Swings, seats, play mats, baths, etc. They want nothing more than to take a cat nap in our arms and my husband and I just want to eat some dinner and relax a little without screaming. Is this just a phase/part of colic?

We try to let them cry it out or rock them to sleep and put them down but nothing seems to work.

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  • southernbearsouthernbear member
    Have you considered wearing them during this time?
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  • AshleyJ0125AshleyJ0125
    I mean I have purchased a couple of wraps but they just dont seem secure enough and i dont feel comfortable with them. Also I probably wouldnt prepare a meal with them on my chest. It seems like they are "spoiled" which I seriously HATE saying, especially
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  • southernbearsouthernbear member

    I'm part of the club that says you can't spoil a baby. It could just be a phase. My DD went through a similar witching hour for the first two months, and it has seemed to level out now (we're closer to four months).

     

    Babywearing work

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  • AshleyJ0125AshleyJ0125
    Thank you! Great Advice!
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  • orangegogglesorangegoggles member
    imagesouthernbear:
     

    For us, and I'm sure this is different for all babies and all witching hours... we found it was an issue o

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  • TheEditorTheEditor member
    What worked for us when my LO had colic was moving UP his bedtime, upon recommendation in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child (or something close to that!)  He was originally going down about 8pm, and this book recommends moving up baby's bedtime to so
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  • Kie310Kie310 member
    My son gets really cranky around 6-6:30pm. at 6:30 we are headed to bed. He is sleeping 6-8 hours before waking up for a feeding, so it works well for us!
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  • Tennis ChickTennis Chick member
    imageTheEditor:
    What worked for us when my LO had colic was moving UP his bedtime, upon recommendation in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy

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  • Wild_flower25Wild_flower25 member
    Yes, they need an earlier bedtime!
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  • shannsa1shannsa1 member
    Mine started this at 3 months.  I tried several things, but it was wearing me out trying to entertain a fussy baby.  I now give the night time bottle during the witching hour, which leads to a short "milk coma."  And then a small follow up
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  • oneyedsallyoneyedsally
    DD was the exact same way. We'd try to start putting her to bed at 8pm and sometimes she got so worked up by fighting sleep that she wouldn't actually stay asleep until 11pm! I moved bedtime routine up to 7pm and now she is down by 8pm for the night. It h
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