The evening crying...

[zannster]

I've read conflicting info on this (confusing anyway), and I just font know what to do. Every night, we deal with some degree of fussiness and crying. Tonight is one of the nights it's worse than usual and making me feel horrid that I can't do anything. I've been off dairy/soy for at least a week and eggs for several days. I don't know whether to cut out more foods or believe those who say that food in mom's diet is usually not a problem. I also may have some issue with the forcefulness of milk flow...but I'm not sure how to tell (and it wasn't a problem the first time around - would that start with a second child?).

I'm just so stressed out about my unhappy girl.

[ians_mommy]

My first would just fall apart from 6-8 every night...the witching hour. My newborn (2 wks old) has also started to get fussy around 6pm.
I think alot of little babies do this...at least that is what I have heard from other mothers. I really don't think it is a maternal diet thing. I think it has to do with immature little nervous systems just being worn out from a day full of input.

Have you read "Happiest Baby on the Block"? I really like his idea of the fourth trimester. The five "S"s (swaddle, shush, side, swing, suck) have worked wonders for me. My little girl is swaddled tightly rocking away right now in peace...

[Megan73]

Hang in there, Suzanne.
I had a baby whose daily evening fussiness - starting at 6 p.m. on the dot! - almost drove me around the bend but he grew out of it by about eight months.
IMHO, it's not something you're eating, doing or not doing or the forceful letdown. Wearing her for a walk or bouncing on an exercise ball may help but the real cure is time.
It will pass, I promise. In the meantime, I hope there are people you can call on for some IRL support.

[busymama77]

Originally Posted by ians_mommy

My first would just fall apart from 6-8 every night...the witching hour. My newborn (2 wks old) has also started to get fussy around 6pm.
I think alot of little babies do this...at least that is what I have heard from other mothers. I really dont think it is a maternal diet thing. I think it has to do with immatrue little nervose systems just being worn out from a day full over input.

Have you read "Happiest Baby on the Block"? I really like his idea of the fourth trimester. The five "S"s (swaddle, shush, side, swing, suck) have worked wonders for me. My little girl is swaddled tightly rocking away right now in peace...

yep! we r going thru the same thing right now ans DS is 7 wks old. the 5 s's work great as he's in my arms right now fast asleep!

[Catubodua]

Andrew is 11 weeks old today and doesn't do this anymore, but for weeks 3 to 6 he cried his eyes out from 9 ish to 11 ish every night. we also called it the witching hour.

just letting you know it stopped for us around week 9. i hope it does for you as well.

[JamieB]

Originally Posted by ians_mommy

My first would just fall apart from 6-8 every night...the witching hour. My newborn (2 wks old) has also started to get fussy around 6pm.
I think alot of little babies do this...at least that is what I have heard from other mothers. I really don't think it is a maternal diet thing. I think it has to do with immature little nervous systems just being worn out from a day full of input.

Have you read "Happiest Baby on the Block"? I really like his idea of the fourth trimester. The five "S"s (swaddle, shush, side, swing, suck) have worked wonders for me. My little girl is swaddled tightly rocking away right now in peace...

The 5 Ss saved my life! My Ds cried and cried all evening every evening for the first fews months before I read "The Happiest Baby on the Block". Looking back now he was just very overtired but didn't know how to switch off unless we used the 5 Ss. This book really really works.

I hope things are better for you soon.

[zannster]

Well the crying is definitely worse during the time you mention, but the nursing problems unfortunately happen during the day too. It is not unusual for her to cry and pull off at other times. I think she gets a lot of gas, but I can't be sure that's the only issue. OTOH, sometimes she nurses with no problems at all, and she doesn't have other signs of food issues. It's just so hard to say. The only reason I'm so quick to suspecty diet is that DS had problems with it - dairy and citrus, in his case.

[RiverandJulie]

Another plug for "Happiest Baby on the BLock" Really helped us out! You can find it on half.com.