My Baby Is an Angel Until Around 7 Pm

Well it happened with both of my twins. One doctor said it was cholic. I took them to another doctor and she said it was a milk allergy causing them to behave that way. She put them on Nutramigen and it's been smooth sailing ever since. Good luck!

Sounds like she is tired and ready for some sleep, I would recommend putting her down for the night at this point. between 7-9 is my boys "meltdown" time. Or like others have said, that is just her fussy time of the night.

Not sure how many naps she is getting, but it sounds like she could be over tired. at one month she should be getting 8.5 hours of nighttime sleep and 7 hours of daytime sleep (according to www.babycenter.com)

Aside from that, the late afternoon is a general cranky time for a lot of babies so maybe it will pass (if it is not over-tiredness)

my three month old did almost the same thing in the evening almost every night for a couple of weeks right after she was born (maybe a week or two old). i am happy to say she no long does this! i had not experienced this with my other three. i pretty much just held her and rocked her sometimes trading out with my husband. a couple of times when i thought i may go crazy i put her in her portable swing turned on the baby music and put her in my room and closed the door for a couple of minutes. it never helped the screaming, but it gave me a chance to collect my thoughts. one thing that did help sometimes was to sit in a chair and lay her across my legs tummy down and rub her back. i don't know what it is supposed to do i just know it would work sometimes. hope something helps!
:) jenny

How is she sleeping during the day? To me this sounds like she is over-tired. Try to get her to sleep earlier or watch her naps during the day. She's only a month old so she's still figuring out her body clock schedule. Remember my mantra - "this too shall pass". Best wishes.

We had "colic" too. My ped switched us to Alimentum (hypoallergenic formula) and that helped 50%. Two weeks later we started reflux medicine and she is now the happiest baby ever.
Another girl at work was switched to Alimentum, without the milk allergy, and her baby turned into an angel, too.
Most people say to just ride it out, but I think you can help her poor little body get through it quicker.
And don't forget, it's not her fault. If it gets too much for you, put her in her crib, shut the door, and rest for a few minutes. Good luck.

If you hadn't have said "baby girl" I would swear you had written about my son. He was exactly like that, only he started around a month and a half. He would scream & scream & scream. He would finally settle down after an hour or so and be ready for his bedtime bottle and would go to sleep. Yes, it's extremely stressful, but it's part of babyhood. Some nights we'd put him in his swing & that would lull him to sleep sooner. Other nights, the swing wouldn't work for him. Just remember to take a deep breath and stay calm even though I'm sure your nerves are shot. My son probably stayed in that stage for like 2-3 months. As soon as he got over it, he was as pleasant in the evening as he was all day...and he's still extremely happy all the time.

Good luck!!

Hi G.
My, now adorable 16 year old daughter, did the exact same thing. From what I've been told is you should just come to expect it because your happy baby is having all her needs met and there is no way to get her cardio work out and tire herself out. She does this like we would exercise or read or something that would wear us out before bed. If you've met all her needs then you should just chat with her as if she were your best friend having a melt down because her porche doesn't run right and her diamond shoes don't sparkle like they used to. She is isn't unhappy just getting ready for bed. If you try not to take it personally then you will find that after an hour of her EMOTING then you'll both be ready for a bed. If all else fails, a soak in the bath will change both of your moods. wink Blessings to you and your family.
T.

Your baby could be overtired. What it probably is, is gas. My kids both did this. Giver her gripe water (it's all natural) in her bottles. If you breast feed, give it to her from a dropper. You can get it in any pharmacy, sometimes you have to ask for it. You have to keep it in their system for it to work. It's expensive but it'll work better than mylacon drops or anything else

G. - sounds like Colic - my daughter had it (my son did not!) and it lasted a month I think... was a long time ago. We did everything to quiet her... not much worked though. If the weather isn't too bad you can try going for a walk - or a ride in the car if it's really not nice - then you can turn the music up...LOL. But rocking, and rubbing her tummy and stuff like that helped a bit - it's more nerve wracking for the parents I think cause there is nothing that seems to work - but eventually they out grow it! That's the best consolation I can say! Sorry!

Like the other mom's have said - try and stay calm, and talk soothingly and maybe that will help - maybe even that new bathtime stuff with the lavendar in it will help too - that wasn't around when my kids were small!?! Give it a try - can't hurt! - D

when my baby had colic she was like that. Just fine during the day then when evening hit, it was hell (to say the least). My best advice try Hyland's colic tablets (they worked wonders for me). My bayb would fuss for 10-12 hours every evening. From about 4 or 6 pm until 2 or 4 am. Hyland's teething tablets helped me. Have you tried talking to her doctor?

I call this the witching hour, my girls still do this, it's not quite bed time but not time to still be playing. It's so fun. I've found that giving them their baths and getting them ready for bed with most the lights out helped, and reading to them. Good luck it seems to last until they are at least 5 1/2!

Hi G....my baby girl did the exact same thing. I could set my clock by it. She did this for the first 3 months.

I asked everyone I knew why this happened. The responses varied to "she is alergic to your breastmilk because of something that I ate" to "It's colic". My doctor said that Colic is a generic term and means absolutly nothing so don't buy into this disbelief.

I tried Mylicon and it did not help at all. They only thing that I can tell you is to stay very calm, swaddle her, and sing sweetly in her ear. You can even try gently bouncing on the end of your bed while you do this. She will out grow this in a couple of months. I know that you are sleep deprived and are running on empty but cherish this time with her and this too shall pass.

Good luck and God bless

How old is your baby? I know the first few months of my son's life he was the exact same way. But he grew out of it. If he gets that way now its because he's ready to sleep and he don't want to! So he fights it like crazy. Try laying her down and if she's old enough letting her cry it out. My son is usually asleep within 10 minutes if I do this (he's 10 mos old).

My little girl screamed her head off day and night for the first three months of her life. There was no calming her down. Turned out she had reflux. We put her on medicine and it changed overnight. Some tips that I would recommend are to make sure she's not hot or cold. My daughter did not like swaddling, even as a newborn. We put sleepers on her and she liked that. Make sure that she is getting enough to eat, but not too much. This is something that baby is going to tell you. Don't force her to eat, even if she hasn't eaten in a while. Baby will let you know when she's hungry. Burp her well afterward. The thing that helped my little girl the most was to keep her upright all the time. Never lay her flat. We kept her in a swing during the day and used a carrier to let her sleep in. I know this will be hard at first, but eventually you will find creative ways to do it. When she cries, hold her against you tightly and tilt her to her left side and pat her back. This will help get the gas up and the heat from you will ease her tummy ache. Oh, and we also used Lactose Free formula. That's all she ever took until she started drinking milk.

Just remember that her crying is not your fault. Get some help when (not if) you need it. Get out of the house and away from the kids. Trust me, just 10 min. will make a world of difference.

I heard it called the witching hour. My daughter did it to. She would start around 5:30 when my husband got home. I think he thought she was possesed! :) The only thing that calmed her down was walking her around outside. I would put her in the carrier on my chest and go for a walk. Walking inside did not work. I dont remember how long she did this, but I dont think it was longer than a month. Hope this helps!

I highly recommend swaddling. I read Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp and his makes so much sense. I found the time to read it while nursing, if you're wondering. :) We had trouble getting our little one to go down at night because she still had the startle reflex and she would wake herself up and start crying. We also were unable to get her to ride in the car without screaming the entire time. Swaddling was a lifesaver for us. She is almost 7 months old now and we still swaddle her on occasion and it works EVERY tim. Good luck to you. I know it can be very frustrating to do everything you can think of to make them happy and nothing works!

MY DAUGHTER STARTED DOING THIS AT @ 4 OR 5 MTHS. THE DOCTOR SAID HE DIDNT THINK IT WAS COLIC BECAUSE SHE DIDNT DO IT WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER. SO THEN WE THOUGHT REFLUX BUT THAT WASNT IT EITHER. SHE WOULD START SCREAMING AROUND 5 OR 6 AND SOME NIGHTS IT WAS ABOUT 30 MIN BUT THE LONGEST WAS LIKE 5 OR 6 HRS. IT WAS TERRIBLE. BAYLEY DID THIS FOR 3 OR 4 MTHS. WE REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG BUT SHE FINALLY JUST STOPPED. WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TURNS CARRYING HER AROUND THE HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. IT ALWAYS WORKED. WE WOULD FACE HER BELLY OUT ON THE FLAT OF OUR ARMS AND CARRY HER IN A SWINGING MOTION BACK AND FORTH. IT EXHAUSTING BUT SHE DIDNT CRY AS MUCH. GOOD LUCK AND HOPEFULLY SHE WILL GROW OUT OF IT SOON.

B.

Thats colic, my son had it for the first 3 months (now 4 1/2 months). He has finally grown out of it! So there is hope!! Just try and keep your sanity! I almost lost it, esp after having a perfect 1st baby girl, who never cried. I thought I was doing something wrong! Hold her close with her belly pushed against yours, and rock. That helped with my son. Good luck. Remember it does get better!

I am mom of three girls, aged 5,7, and 9. All three of my girls had the same thing at around that age. It is perfectly normal, my mom and my pediatrician used to call it "the cocktail hour". The best thing I ever did after making sure that all of their physical needs were met was to just put them down in a fav place, the swing, the bassinet, the playmat on the floor, that kind of thing where they were close by, and go about my business. Fold laundry, clean up from dinner, etc. What ever you have to do at that time. Sometimes I played some music in the background. It is hard the first few times, but it is so much better for you both in the end. She gets to express her frustration and you don't go a little crazy! If you try it, let me know if it helps!

If she's just a month old, this is the time colic usually starts. It's common in the evening and there are many theories about what causes it. My baby girl had it and outgrew it at about 10 weeks old. But those 6-7 weeks were the longest of my life! There are several things to try that helped us - mylicon drops at every meal - even during the day when she seems ok, swaddling, being in a swing on relatively high speed, holding her really close and saying 'shh shh shh' in her ear while rocking or bouncing, keeping the lights and noise to a minimum in the evenings, playing soft music.

The good news is that they do grow out of it and now she is the happiest baby ever.

Good luck