My 5month old cries every night around 6pm.

Whitney - posted on 09/21/2009

My mother-in-law actually had that problem with my sister-in-law when she was a baby...apparently, it was collic... :/

Julie-ann - posted on 09/21/2009

My health nurse said its called six o clock rock! LOL apparently is their bad time! I luckily havent suffered this time with my 5 month old...my first child was like that though... but his bedtime was around 6.30 so he fed and slept anyway.

Linzi-Jane - posted on 09/21/2009

My Little girl also starts fussing around 5pm like clockwork ... and then I know its supper and bath time she calms right down after her bath. Then usually hold her for about half an hour while I potter around the house and make her bottles this also helps keep her calm until bed time. I put her down around 6:30 - 7pm by giving her a bottle she drifts off to sleep drinking it then I put her down and hold thumbs that she's asleep for the night. Good luck hope you find something that works for you.

Tiffany - posted on 09/20/2009

My baby went through this at 2 months. She would just cry and cry and wouldn't take a bottle and wouldn't play. Sometimes I would walk with her which would help for a minute or two but not very long. I thought she just hated me and used to get very upset but I finally learned that it was just what she did at night and started being able to stay calm. She did this for about 3 weeks, and then it just stopped and that's almost the exact same time that she started sleeping through the night (10-12 hours) and has been ever since so if your baby hasn't done that yet maybe you have something to look forward to after it's all over. I'm not a doctor and don't know if that's proven or anything but hopefully that will happen with your baby...good luck I know how hard it is. Hang in there and get as much help from family as possible...my mother was at my house giving me a break at least 4 or 5 nights a week during that time.

Jacqueline - posted on 09/17/2009

My first was like a doll, bearly cried slept thru the night fron 2 weeks, ate like a horse, so i said to his daddy, i want another! And now im getting all the things your supposed to, about sunset is when my Travis starts and i find having a bath with him, while daddy plays with his big brother gives me some relaxing wind down time, i dont talk to him too much, just look him in the eyes, wash him, then when i have relaxed, i get out, give him a massage and dress then feed him and 95% of the time this distracts him from the grizzles, but 5% of the time it just doesnt work and you just have to do your best!

Hope trhis helps! Jacquie

Kirsty - posted on 09/12/2009

My Isaac get cranky around then too......however this is just when i'm doing his bed routine so i assume he's tired. I find giving him a bath settles him (but he sometimes starts up again afterward if he's really tired) but the bath gives me a break from him crying too

Koia - posted on 09/11/2009

If you haven't tried already, I find the teething rusksto work miracles when my kids are teething. Another idea of what might be wrong is "B*tch Hour". Nearly every kid goes through a stage where they have a certain time of day where they do nothing but grizzle and annoy the crap out of us for an hour. My daughter is brilliant at doing this around 5pm everyday...apart from that, i feel for you...

Jasmine - posted on 09/11/2009

Yeah I'm told that 6 and 7 are the "witching hour" LOL

It's a phase and will most likely ease up. good luck!

Stephanie - posted on 09/10/2009

Thanks Ladies, I appreciate the help and knowing we are not the only ones going through this.

Stina - posted on 09/10/2009

My dd gets fussier around this time too. Always has. It's the time of day that I carry her the most since it's what quiets her.



She rotates through several holding positions- Tummy down with her head near my elbow, Faceing forward with my arm across her front, and on my shoulder. For her I find some of her grumpyness is her tummy bothering her. Other days, it is her gums- so I massage her gums with my finger, or get her a teether to gnaw on. When it's really bad, I put some Oragel on her gums... inbetween holding and massaging gums, I offer her food... I think she is also just trying to wind down sometimes so eventually, she conks out.



When I feel myself getting stressed over the crying, I sing... sometimes I sing before I feel stressed, but it really helps me keep calm. "Come to me my Melancholy Baby" and "Toot toot tootsie don't cry" are my favorite cranky time songs. But for this baby, I find that singing her name over and over again works like magic.



Good luck... keep trying different things till you find what works for him. And if you don't like putting him in his room to cry, reguardless of what some may say- you aren't getting him into any bad habits or spoiling him by holding him and doing whatever it takes to calm him. At 5 months, he is still crying because he needs something and you are his primary need provider.

Tawni - posted on 09/10/2009

Yep, my son did the same thing at 7 pm for about a month. He just kind of grew out of it. I guess it's kind of a phase

Katarina - posted on 09/10/2009

My Son does the same thing. I didn't know it had a name I thought it was just routine for him. Thanks

Carrie - posted on 09/10/2009

In my experience with what you are describing two of my three kids did this and it lasted a month or so and would reoccur every once in awhile. Our Ped called it "sun down syndrome" We were told it is just something that some baby's do because their little bodies are still learning to adjust to a sleep/wake cycle. I hate to be the barer of bad news but there really was nothing that would sooth them, could really only let them try and sooth themselves. Sorry I was not much help but at least you know there are other people that experience it.