Anyone else experiencing a witching hour of fussiness?? DS is giving me random fussiness in the late afternoon, early evening. He also goes on a weird nap strike starting around 2 or so and will only catnip here and there. Please tell me I'm not alone!
Re: Witching hour...or hours
When I breastfed, it could be hellish, and would be followed up by 1-2 rounds of cluster feeding & fussiness in the middle of the night. However, it's definitely improved dramatically since I made the switch to pumping instead.
Spoke too soon.. The little gremlin is waking up. Guess we are going for 30 min naps today
With DS, he would have a witching "hour" from like 7-10, then up from 3-5 am. & generally, he was a cranky baby throughout. This lasted for some time before I started trying everything to figure out what was the matter. I EBF, so I gave him Vitamin D drops...D Vi Sol. I switched out the D Vi Sol one day for D Drops which are natural, no additives- just one tiny drop. Wouldn't you know, that's what it was. I guess he just had a very sensitive stomach and couldn't handle the extra "stuff" in the D Vi Sol. So here's hoping this helps someone out!
But baby wearing has helped a lot during the daytime - an ergo with the infant insert.
Also if I will let baby co-sleep at night that helps some nights a lot too. RNP, halo bassinet, mommaroo, and swing are all a fail. Swaddling & white noise sometimes helps. In particular the sound of a faucet running, so random.
Singing sometimes helps. Sometimes a stroll outside for a change of scenery or a house tour complete with my narration of what things are around here. Can be a hit or a miss though.
Pacifiers (tried many different kinds) also a fail. Baby was downright offended by the offerings.
Love that brand. We use it here too during winter, for myself, toddler, and also will for this baby eventually.
LO is currently sitting quietly and taking in the scenery...it's like the calm before the 12 AM storm.
Also, we have a mountain of chores to do!