DS is almost 6 weeks old now and he has the whole witching hour thing real bad. Once it hits 6pm he's basically inconsolable until about 10pm. He just cries and cries. I've tried frequent nursing, swaddle, gas drops, swing, binky, you name it. He seems super tired but unable to fall or stay asleep. Could this be something else that I'm not aware of? Or just a fussy baby? Ahhhhh
Re: I'm gonna lose it...
Lurking here: What is this witching hour you are referring to? I'm just lurking here to learn for future reference.
First Pregnancy
Second Pregnancy
- BFP: 09/11/2015
- EDD: 05/25/2016
Baby Born04/15/2016
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The witching hour is sometime in the late evening when babies are super fussy. They've been stimulated all day and by the time 6 or 7pm rolls around they are a mess and very, very difficult to console. It's very normal but a lot of new moms don't realize this and get pretty frustrated because the baby cannot be soothed. I've experienced the witching hour with both of my kids, around the 1-2 month mark and it usually runs from about 7-10pm every night. Luckily it passes, but it's rough.