Has anyone else had this problem with their newborn?

Question

I had twins about a month ago. Throughout the pregnancy things were pretty good. They kept me up a lot at night because they were kickers but as far as pregnancies go I really can't complain.

They came a little early but fully developed and perfect in their beautiful baby way. The first week or so was hard. Just trying to get use to the new routine but really they've been pretty good babies.

Within the last two weeks or so they've developed this......habit........of crying, almost on cue around 6 o clock. I take them out and feed them and change them but the crying doesn't stop. I rock them, I sing to them, my husband holds them, etc. I mean we've literally done everything we can think of but they cry for about 30-45 minutes.

My husbands started calling this the witching hour. I spoke with a friend recently and she said her eldest daughter use to do that but they never figured out why. So far she is the only person I know who has experienced this with their child.

Is there anyone out there is has experienced this or something similar or could maybe offer up some suggestions on what to do?

It's really got me stumped.

Answer 1

i cant say that I have the problem but - could it be colic perhaps?

they say colic usualy happens around the same time

if you are super worried that they are crying in pain; id see the doctor!

Answer 2

yep, we had this (from around 7pm till 9ish) except we called it the arsenic hour :)  i think it is fairly common for really little ones and we just assumed our little one was probably over stimulated and tired.  he grew out of it by about 2 and a half months (he's six months now).  hubby and i just took turns to comfort him and my hubby wore his ear muffs ;)  nothing we did worked really so we just held him until he went to sleep.  sorry i couldn't be of more help.  good luck :)

Answer 3

I agree with the answerer who suggested that you try putting the babies in a bath with warm water. This has always helped to calm my baby when he seemed inconsolable.

Best of luck & take care!

Answer 4

It sounds exactly like colic and be thankful it only happens for 30-45 min but it is still hard no matter how long. My daughter would cry literally for hours on end. There is nothing you can do to soothe them. I did notice if I took my daughter for a walk outside it seemed to help and also holding her football style, where she is laying on forearm with her stomach down.  That seemed to help but nothing ever stopped them completely. My daughter had it til she was about 3 months old. It just stopped one day. It's really odd. I think your babies have it. I just took turns with my mom and her dad. My daughter cried 8 hours straight. It always started at 10 am. Make sure you are getting breaks if it does last long. Good luck and I hope they don't have it very long. Also, congrats on your twins! :-)

Answer 5

I have two kids (two years and 5 months)  My daughter was cake.  My new baby son, the 5 month old, did the same exact thing your twins are doing.  (He was about 2 months old) I did everything right: fed him, changed him, rocked him, blah blah blah, but he just cried for like, an hour and then stopped.  It is just a phase bc he is not really doing it anymore and there seems to be no apparent reason.  

Answer 6

It could be colic, or they could just be needing to let out some tears and screams!  Try wrapping them in a blanket really tight (separately) this can often calm baby's down cause it reminds them of being in the womb, you can also try skin to skin contact, they really like that too.  Good luck!

Answer 7

is this 6am?? if so it could be the sun or a neighbors alarm clock

how old are they?? they could just be bored try giving a toy to play with (rattle,small stuffed animal)

it could just be that they are ready to be awake and see the world

Answer 8

my son did it from 7pm to 9-9:30 EVERY night for 2 weeks.  No idea why.  We tried, gas drops, pack patting/rubbing, going for walks, going for drives.  Nothing worked except one thing (and thank you for the mommy on here that gave me this one to try!!)  A warm bath.  Put them in the tub and see if that works.  You can also gently blow in their faces while they bath as they cant cry and be blown on 9dont know why).  Option 2 is to steam up the bathroom with the shower and take them in there.  That will probably stop the crying!!

Good luck to you.... I am crossing my fingers that it is not full blown colic.  That sucks!!!

Answer 9

My 2 and a half week old daughter does the same thing.  She will start anywhere between 930 and 10am, and cry for about a half hour to 45 minutes.  I call it her meltdown hour.  Its so crazy that its the same time everyday too.

Answer 10

Sounds like colic to me and believe me, with my daughter who was colic I did my research.

Because it happens at the same time every night, I would say it was colic

Answer 11

6 o'clock on the dot every night for months!  Best thing that worked for us was taking a walk outside.  It lasted until she was about 4 months old.  My daughter was just hard to make happy from about 6-8pm.  

When I asked other moms, they seemed to know exactly what the "witching hour" was!