Poor Tired Baby???

This may be silly, but have you tried new age music? When my sister (she's 17 years younger than me, so it's as if she'smy daughter) was a baby, I would play new age. Not regular classical because of the drastic changes in volume. It worked really well. If you have direct tv, there should be a new age station.

Good luck!!!Hope it works for you!

J.-
Since you have concluded that her symptoms do not pertain to the above. Maybe she is gassy. They do have drops for infants to relieve gas. Hope that helps.

Baby massage. A friend of mine teaches it and swears by it. Just the right touch can help relax and settle a baby.

Get the book (and/or video) The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp. I cannot recommend this book highly enough! It addresses this problem and gives you a step-by-step guide for helping her trigger her calming reflex. In a nutshell, the steps are:

1 - Swaddle (you have to do it TIGHT. Dr. Karp tells you how.)
2 - Side or Stomach position (Dr. Karp gives you ideas for different holds. Laying my DD over my forearm with her face in my palm helped her.)
3 - Swing (either in an infant swing, or this great "jiggle" Dr. Karp describes. The jiggle did it for my DD--calmed her right down!)
4 - Shushing (white noise). DD LOVED the vacuum cleaner at that age. It calmed her IMMEDIATELY!!
5 - Suck (a paci, the icing on the cake. It kept her mellow going once she was calm enough to take it.)

Dr. Karp was a lifesaver for us! His methods worked 100% for us with both our DD and our foster son!

If your baby IS tired, try to find her ideal bedtime. Some babies go to bed at 6 or 6:30! Pick a time that seems reasonable to you. Then after several nights, if she doesn't seem tired enough, push it 15-20 minutes later. If she seems over-tired, move the bedtime earlier. This is what we did with our daughter and eventually, we found her ideal time was 7:30. As she got older, we were able to move it to 8:00.

Two books I highly recommend are "The No-Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley, and "The Baby Book" by Dr. William Sears. Both of these books will give you GREAT suggestions to try. No one thing works for all babies, and I think you'll find that even after you find something that works for her, you have to continually re-evaluate and revise what you're doing to suit your baby as she grows.

Good luck! I know this is frustrating, but pick a possible solution, try it out for several days, and then move to the next idea. Eventually, you will figure it out, or she'll grow out of it, but at least you're trying. THAT's what's important!

Hi J.,

I recommend to my parents (I am a home childcare provider...and a mom for more than 16 years to 2 amazing children of my own) that they try a routine of supper feedings at 6:30 p.m. (or as near to that as your baby will allow...keep in mind...she's the boss), followed by a warm bath with lavender bath wash. Then treat her to a soothing massage with a lavender lotion as you say "Goodnight" to each body part. (Ex.: "Goodnight left foot. Goodnight right foot...and so on until you reach her back.) As you have her resting on the area where you perform the massage (the changing table works great for this...), allow her some tummy time as you massage her back in a circular motion. Continue this until she seems drowsy enough to be placed in the bed alone. She may put up a fuss, but feel free to massage one of her legs or hands to let her know you are still there, but that she needs to rest. In the background you may want to play (very softly) some quiet lullaby music or even classical. Be sure to have a dim light on at this time. Turn the light off, but leave the music on until she is completely asleep. It will cue her that it is bedtime and as this becomes a routine, she will find it helps both of you rest better throughout the night.

Take care and I really hope this helps!!!

I understand your problem our 3rd child would do about the same thing. I felt like I was the only one that had the problem. But the more I talked to people the more I found that it was common with some infants. They get so tired but they fight it so much that you just want to screem as a parent. Sometimes I would put the washer on and get it out of ballance so it would shake and set the car set on it so it would rock & roll him. Sometimes that worked. I fould that I know it sounds crazy but we would take our drive around the time he would need to go down & get our groceries or gas in car or say hi to a friend or just anywhere. He would fall asleep so fast in the car it was worth it. We did that to the point the other kids liked it too. Maybe that will work. Some kids just fight sleep. He still does to this day.

I know how much it hurts to see your child go through this but from my experience this is just a growth stage. Just be there for her, hold her rock her coddle her. It is best to act intuitively & emotionally at this time period. You may think I am a total nutjob for saying this, but on infantile senses they lack in:
full range eyesight,
limited motorskills,
& lack of comprehension
-so the acute sences they do have are their sence of smell & intuition. Smell is the main key factor because they smell your endorphines. Mothers reek of maturnal pheremones you could say & this is comforting to an infant. You provide the ultimate paradise for your little one:
food
warmth
diaper changes
baths
rock to sleep
verbal interaction
visual stimulation
touch
should I really go on...
Overall I can just say.........

Moms are the greatest medicine of all :) Always keep that in mind even when mom has to be a dose of that tough medicine. Much love!!!!!!!!!

I have seen many babies between the ages of 3-5 months go through these spells on a daily basis. As long as they a physically okay, this seem to be phase of built up energy. They are at a point where they're getting more energy and more alert but aren't capable of doing enough to wear it off thus leaves them to cry to wear them selves out. My son used to do this after a day where he was overstimulated, visiting people, shopping, things of that sort also.

If you're really concerned and would like a neutral opinion a chiropractor is a good way to go..it's amazing what they can do for babies without alot of tests and medications!! This is the first place I still take my children & no I'm not a health nut...

My 7 month old used to do the same thing. I started putting her to bed earlier, before she would get upset. I started putting her to bed around 6 pm. i know it sounds real early, but once she got used to it, i was able to move her bedtime back to 7. So, it's worth a try. Also the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" saved me. My daughter now sleeps 12 1/2 hours a night, every night.

Along with the already good suggestions posted... I would recommend Colic Tabs by Hylands. They're a natural homeopathic remedy with chamomile (soothing), bitter apple (gas) and wild yam (innflamation). Our son is 2 now, we still use them to help him get over the "too tired" stage. It's just enough to ease his tears - like a glass of chamomile tea for you would be!

We find them at the Olathe Wal-Mart and some drug stores in with the teething tabs. Hope it helps you as much as it has us!

T.

J., my daughter, who is now 10yrs old did the same thing. I ended up realizing it was her formula!! She would just cry and cry at the same time everynight. With the docs help we were able to fix the problem.

Hello, J..
My son was the same way for a while. I was reading on Babycenter that it could be that he was overstimulated (we played with him so he would learn, but he was telling us to knock it off!). When we turned the lights low, swaddled him, and did the other 4 "s's" (see a previous response), he calmed immediately. It could be that your little one is overstimulated and just needs help calming down.
Good luck!

The only other things I would suggest that others hadn't is to lay a warm blanket on her tummy. It's soothing, especially if her tummy does hurt. You may also want to check if she has an ear infection. When babies lay down w/an ear infection it hurts. It's worth a shot.

it's called the "7o'clock meltdown", & is quite common. With preschool age children (especially in daycare), it's usually a 5o'clock meltdown...beginning as the parent walks in.
The trick is to realize that this will end, & no matter what you do...your child will determine when it's over. Just hold her, soothe her...but!! please do not begin "catering to her needs"...as in trying 50 million things to stop the meltdown. That's how you end up with a child who will only go to sleep if taken for a ride, etc. Good luck & wishing you lots!! of patience.

have you tried to swaddle her. I hummed and rocked my babies and that seemed to help. A few other things to try. they say a baby lotion with lilac and massage the babies feet legs and stomach. Also it may be gas they have gas drops try those. For gas also try moving their legs like they are riding a bike and this helps release some gas.
They do out grow this however the wear and tear on parents is not good either. Relax though they can sense your tense touch and it may help you. just rock or walk with her and hummm a diddy, i did amazing grace and they went out the humming across your chest is reminder of being in the womb. All I can suggest good luck,

If you know that it is going to happen between those hours try giving her something to eat just before 7 and putting her down shortly after. Around 3 mo is when we started having problems something that Doctors forget to tell you is that babys have growth spirts at 3 weeks 3, 6 and 9 months. I believe that they need more rest as well as more food around those times.

I would try to give your baby first a warm bath, and then rub her down with either baby oil, or that lotion made by (Johnson&Johnson) baby calming lotion, I think that it is a lavender scent. Be sure to take some, very lightly a rub the bottoms of her feet, as well her face, and massage her head too, along the sides of her head on her temples, as this relaxes the baby, and i would do this around 6p.m. getting close to her sleepy time. You may also have to supplement some formula with some rice cereal,as I had to do this with my daughters at three months. The Doctors will tell you that this is to soon to feed your baby because of the digestive, but that is the only way that I could too calm my babies from doing as your daughter is doing. I only did this at night time, and only one bottle, and I too did nurse. My daughters slept all night long without waking up. I would change them in the night, and feed them without them waking up. One I nursed, and one was total bottle fed, as she had complacations at birth, in which she was in the hospital for a month, and ten days before she got to come home, but this helped both of my girls and I hope it helps you with your little one. My grandmother was an old indain medicine woman, and she is the one that helped me with my girls and what to do. L. F.

More than likely your daughter is colic. My daughter cried from midnight to 4:30 every night. It was like clock work. She would be just fine and then out of nowhere she would just start crying and screaming. Some signs to find out she is colic would be it starts about the same time everynight, it lasts about the same amount of time and it is hard or impossable to calm her down. A common age for colic to stop is around three months but it can last even up to nine months. What seemed to help my daughter calm down slightly is bouncing her. Since it was in the middle of the night I would lay on the couch with her on my chest and bounce her while I patted her bottom. I would also give her gas/colic drops but they didn't help completely. Sometimes I wondered if they worked at all. I feel your pain and don't wish colic on any parent or baby. Good luck!!!

My son used to do that. I think he was exhausted, and hungry, but too exhausted to eat. He'd finally conk out, and I could pick him up while he was sleeping and he'd nurse in his sleep! Just keep trying different things--you'll either figure something out, or she'll outgrow this phase :) Blessings!

I could have written your email. Our, now 7 month old daughter, had a very tough time in the evenings. From day one she has always been an active, alert baby who napped far less than what the books stated as average. In the first few months, by the time evening came she was basically a mess. She needed to release the stimulus overload from the day. My partner and I were at our wits end around the time she was 3 months old. Breast feeding didn't calm her, and we couldn't calm her by holding her. Now we can look back and know what was happening. She was overtired and we were waiting to long to get her to her crib. We had read that routines are important and we thought we were doing one, but really weren't. Feeling a bit desperate for a solution to get our baby to sleep in a calm manner, we started a real routine when she was a little over 3 months. Pajamas started being put on by 6:30, soft music in the background, breastfeeding and then to the crib a little after 7. It seemed early, but she was ready. She cried for about 20 minutes. During that time we would go in and pat her, but she just needed to cry. We knew that when it is the end of the day she would be crying even if we were holding her, so that gave us strength to keep up with it. After a couple of days she would only cry a few minutes and now, most nights she won't cry at all or only minimally. From that period at a little over 3 months when she started going to sleep earlier, she has, for the most part, slept through the night. Hearing your baby cry isn't fun, but it will get better.

Maybe make this bath time if that is something that soothes her. Or maybe you could nurse her before the expected "cranky time". I would definitely put her to bed before she is past tired. Maybe a relaxing tape such as wildlife sounds or the heartbeat rhythm tapes may help her to relax and go to sleep.

This is such a hard time of the day all 3 of my girls did the same thing. We started doing bath time during this time and infant massage and that seemed to help. My middle daughter had reflux and she would scream day and night not just a certian time of day. Hang in there it will get better!

My 3 month old grandson does the exact same thing every night.
We have found that if we swaddle him in a warm blanket, give him his pacifier, hold him close and rock him for a bit he goes right to sleep. We also sing lullabies to him during this time. This has become our nightly routine and I think the bonding gets better and better every night!

Good Luck

Is she on a schedule -sleep, eat, play for up to 1/2-1 hour, sleep again? This may help. But many, many babies have a fussy time in the evening where they need to cry and get out all their energy. Just put her in her bed, close the door and let her cry it out. And think to yourself "I'm a good mama and this is just what my precious baby needs". It sounds pretty normal to me.
Mom of 9

I obviously don't know what you are already doing. But, a few suggestions might be to wrap up the evening a little early. Turn down lights, turn off T.V.s or other noise. Except maybe play some gentle lullabies, everynight so that she gets used to it and hearing it alone helps her to be calm. Try to nurse her and soothe her Before she begins to fall apart.
I have learned that my daughter can laugh the most right before she melts down. Her laughter can turn to tears in the blink of an eye. So, when things are looking good I get ready, then she hardly has a chance to really cry.
I have heard great things about baby massage too if you can find some info on it. I have seen it work on my daughter too when I was sure she was going to escalate into frantic hunger pains. It took a few minutes before she really calmed down. But, I would definitely check it out. God's Blessings to you and your bundle of Joy! Hope things work out soon. Ang

Yep, actually I posted about a week ago about essentially the same thing. I also noticed it at about 3 months & my daughter's screamfests have continued another month. I spoke w/her pediatrician at her 4 month check-up & he seems to think it's over stimulation & not enough nap time. My baby is very active & doesn't nap long, so I can see how it's too much for her to handle. I'm going to try to give my baby an early evening nap to see if it helps. Her DR said at 4 months, a baby still needs 3 good naps. Still, I know it's hard (end of the day, trying to make/eat dinner, wind down for the evening) b/c it just seems to come out of nowhere & the kid seems hysterical. Everyone says she'll out grow it. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it does.

Try settling her down earlier, before she's overtired. If she usually starts to cry around 7, then I'd look for sleepy signs as early as 6:00. Don't worry about it being too early...my youngest went to bed at 6, but he still slept through until 7 the next morning!

My guess is that she needs to go to bed earlier. Maybe move her bedtime up to 7 pm? Try putting her to bed before she gets super fussy... that way she's just tired and not over-tired and mad. We had this problem with our daughter too. We called it "The Witching Hour(s)." Never fail, around 7-8 pm she would turn into a little monster, cry and fuss, and then eventually pass out. We took her cues and moved up her bedtime and she did much better.

Yeah, we used to call it the "Arsenic hour" for our kids...never knew what set them off but they were definitely "off". I agree with the others by saying definitely get a routine down and stick with it. Although my dh has been deployed the past 2/3 years he didn't get to miss these stellar moments (thank god). So he would take the non-arsenic child and play with them and I would take the arsenic baby and go have 1 on 1 time. I'd rock and sing to them or read but mostly just snuggle and cuddle. To me it just seemed like the day had gotten to the overwhelming point for the kids...this inevitabley always happened around the dinner hour so be prepared to eat some cold or re-warmed meals.

Once I started the one on one time with them and they knew I was there for them even in their worst moments, the "arsenic hour" got shorter and shorter. Initially, it was over an hour but eventually it was shortened to 10 minutes or so and then gone....but I will tell you that the kids will still come snuggle in my lap when they get to feeling overwhelmed and just put their emotions back in balance. It's a warm fuzzy for you and comforting to them and physical evidence of a bond you can't break. I know those cries are heart wrenching, just keep letting the child know you are here for them and always will be. Coo and cuddle and you will be amazed at the results. (You might also wrap them in their favorite blanket...they also found that soothing) Good luck. L.

I haven't read any of the other answers, but I think this is just a normal stage of life. My girl did this too, and the only person that could make her stop crying was her uncle. It lasted a few months then went away. Hang in there, it will change!!

Hi J.!

I have not personally gone through that particular sort of situation, meaning I was never able to recognize a pattern to my babie's fussiness. :) Nevertheless, a book that helped me greatly is called "On Becoming Babywise," by Gary Ezzo. After "googling" this book title online I came across mixed reviews, but as a mother of two (and a third on the way) I can attest that it is a good book. Ultimately you will determine what you believe is the best way to handle this time of day for your daughter, but I don't think it would hurt to check the book out at your local library. It was a great resource for me! :)

Take Care~
B.

Hi J.,

I think maybe you need to fine tune your evening routine. For instance
dinner
A little play time
And then the 4 B's
Bed
Bath
Book
Bottle/breastfeed
The last 2 you could do at the sametime. Read a book to her, talk softly to her.
Make all these things happen with in a 2 or 3 hour time period, that you go from one to the other. So if you want her in bed at 8 you should have dinner at 5 pm, done eating by 6 pm, 6-7 playtime, 7 pm bath time, bedtime by 8 pm.

Not only does your schedule in the evening need to be this way but make sure she is getting 2 or 3 good quality naps in a day.

I would say it's not reflux because both my kids had it when they were babies and they cried in pain after every feeding. Your daughter is crying at the same time of night, so I would agree that it's either colic or just her 'crying' time. Colic usually goes away around the 3 month point from what I understand. Babies do tend to cry more late in the day, and in my experience, babies seem to have a time of day that they cry more. What does your pediatrician say about the crying at the same time of night?
How often and long does she nap during the day? Maybe she needs longer naps, or another short nap? My daughter used to get overstimulated on some days, usually when our routine was disrupted by a shopping trip or doctor's appointment, and
then she was fussier at night.
Have you tried an evening time routine with her? We always had a calming routine when our kids were babies before bedtime. When they were little, we would turn the lights down,put on a mellow cd, or put in one of the Celtic Woman concert DVD's (both our kids love them!). When they got older, we started to turn off the TV, turn the lights down low, give baths, then read and/or rock our kids in the evenings to help them wind down before bedtime. Our kids are older now, but it does seem to settle them down so they are less likely to fuss and stall at bedtime.
Good luck, and remember, "this too shall pass".

J.,
That time of day is not unusual for a baby to get fussy. My advice would be to try bathing her and letting her relax in warm water. Then massage each limb with lotion ,slowly, and relaxing her even more. Hopefully, this will start a new pattern for her and make it easier on you too! Good luck and God bless you!

J., Gosh it's been a long time since my oldest daughter was born 1982, but she would cry about the same time 7-9. Plus she had her days and nights all messed up. Back then they only had the wind up swings and she would sleep while it rocked, then wake up screaming and I would wind it up again. The swing only lasted maybe 10 minutes tops. This would go on all night long. If I stood in the kitchen with the water running it would quiet her. I remember going out for drives to get her to fall asleep, but if you removed her from the car seat she would wake up and it would all start again. She eventually grew out of it. Do you breast feed or bottle feed? If you Breast feed it could be something you eat that gives her gas pains. Or it could be just a habit she has gotten herself into. You might want to start keeping a log of her bowel movements, eating habits and take it to her doctor. Maybe you can figure out a pattern. Maybe just changing your routine at bed time. Like...a soothing bath, or going to a quiet room and read her a story. I know this isn't much help but just knowing other mothers like you have struggled with this may help a little. There is nothing more agonizing than watching our loved ones in pain and not being able to help. Best wishes to you and yours!

Hi J.,
So glad you are falling more in love every day! Each of our kids got hooked when they were happy to certain songs. We started some of them before birth. The Beach Boys, Barbara Ann song always got them to switch moods. If you can get a few of those she loves and start them just as she gets upset it may divert her and calm her.

With our more active child, my husband or I would let him dangle for a few seconds upside down holding him tightly of course. He would laugh and we would say "Attitude Adjustment." Now that he's 13 we still talk about adjusting attitudes and it seems to help.

Sounds like she is luck to have a mom who loves her so much.

Blessings to you.

D. R.

That is a hard thing to watch your baby cry like that. I used to rock mine and hum a song. The vibration in my chest would help him go to sleep.

My daughter did this a few times when she was a new born. Make sure she isn't too hot or too cold. That's what it was with my daughter. If she was too hot she would cry for that long of a time. Until I finally figured it out that she was hot. I don't know if this will help or not but it's worth a try. Good Luck!

Oh my - I feel your pain. My daughter was exactly the same way
and we would walk her around for hours until we thought we'd drop before she did. I know she had to have a stomach ache, but we never did find anything that would help her. She outgrew it after 6 months. You can try putting something warm, even your hand on her stomach, or massaging her back in just a repetitive small circle. Hang in there- I know it can be distressing when they are so upset and there is nothing you can find to fix it. Just know she will outgrow it. Also, have you talked to your pediatrician about it?

Let your baby sleep and take nap's during the day,give her a bath new jammies then swaddle her after dinner time, put her in a swing and give her down time. She may be to overwhelmed
Wife ____@____.com mama of 2 4&1 yr. old

Does she cry less if you lay her in her bed? Just thinking that if she's really just extra tired she will cry less the second night, even less the third, etc. if she's laid in her crib.

I raised four of my own and helped with about 10 other children. They all are now long grown. One thing I saw repeatedly with other was when the babies didn't have a set bedtime (simply lay them down at the same time each night) they went thru what you are going thru. Get your little one on a schedule for the night bedtime. It will also help eliminate the problems you may experience as she gets older with bedtime issues as well. I always had my babies in bed by 7pm and as they got older it changed to 8pm, but they liked getting a full night sleep. I never had to deal with the bedtime arguements.

It sounds as if she is getting overtired and overstimulated which leads to not being able to fall asleep. It doesn't take much to stimulate baby, so keep that in mind throughout your daytime activities. A book I read that really helped me deal with this was: "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." The author is Marc Weissbluth. If I remember correctly, at 3 months, your baby still needs to not have more than 2 hours of "awake" time in a row w/out becoming overstimulated and thus unable to fall alseep. A good "schedule" to work towards is a morning nap at 9am and again at 1pm. At 3 mos, this will be very loose, and you'll probably do another "optional" nap late in the afternoon, with bedtime occurring in the 7pm hour.
Try this for starting out: when your baby wakes in the morning, keep him/her awake for 1.5 hours and then lay them down for their first nap. You should lay them down in the crib when they are awake, as falling asleep is a learned behavior. For both my babies, having a little security blankie really helped them fall asleep. Within 30 days, both kids were quite attached to this.
Good luck!!

Your baby definitely needs to be asleep before this time. Why don't you try putting her to bed around 6:30p.m. Start her bath around 6p.m. and BF or bottle in a dark nursery after that. She may be fussy the first couple of nights, but that will pass and she will actually sleep LONGER then when you were putting her to bed later. If you are working it is hard to put them to bed so early, but they need about 12 ours of night-time sleep now. My son is 3 months and sleeps from 6-6:30 to 6 in the morning when I WAKE HIM for "breakfast." Give your new routine about a week. She will probably be a lot happier overall. She is just getting way too overtired right now.

Try some organic tea like babies magic tea to soothe your child. She is having some tummy trouble and it will work great.

you baby may just have bad gas, try gently pressing her knees up to her tummy then back down. If this isn't helping, then try putting pressure on her belly. Also, if you are breastfeeding, this may be a side effect from something you are eating. You will have to be a little more picky about the foods you are eating. Hope any of this helps. :)

My little guy sometimes cries when he is tired and then can't get to sleep. We find that putting him in his swing helps him sleep. Also, you might want to watch "The Happiest Baby on the Block." I borrowed it from the library. It shows the five S's of calming a baby down: 1. Shooshing (make white noise by saying "sh," turning on a hair dryer or vacum)2. side (hold the baby on her side) 3. swaddle (swaddle your baby in a blanket tightly) 4. shake (while holding the baby on her side wiggle her a little bit it is the kind of movement she felt in the womb when you walked around) 5. suck (offer a pacifier or finger to suck on). Good luck!

Maybe try keeping her up for shorter intervals during the day. My 14 week old son does best when only up for about an hour at a time during the day. That said, he has a hard time in the evenings too. I think my milk supply gets low, so I've started supplementing with 2 ounces (formula) at that time. Good luck!

I am not saying this is the answer to your babies problem. It sounds like what we went through with my son when he was 4 weeks old. We had him in with the doctor because he was always so constipated so we would change formula on him. Finally after a couple of weeks of going through it, he ran a really high fever. They ran some tests he ended up with pneumonia and viral menengitis. He is also now on a oral laxative and soy formula and doesn't go through any problems like he did. So there could be several things contributing to her being so upset.

J., My son did this, too, in the evenings. Yes, it wears you out with worrying. Some suggestions is to give her a bath and get her ready for bed and wrap her up in a light blanket and play soft music and try to be in a quiet place away from loud music, tv. A rocking chair helps and just hold her close and I remember doing a lot of walking. Good Luck. You can do research on the computer for colic. glw

Your request made me smile a little. It reminded me of our first daughter (she's 10 now). Every night at 6pm she would scream. Nothing helped her. Not food, not a diaper change, not holding her. We would be somewhere and notice it was about to be 6,excuse ourselves and hurry back home before the screaming started. It only lasted about 2 or 2 1/2 months and then she was fine. She's a healthy and happy young girl. Sometimes a warm blanket from the dryer would work. We would bundle her up in it and hold her. Other times a warm bath would work. Most of the time we just walked around with her, held her and loved on her. It was one of the many stages she would go through and that would pass. Good luck and hang in there!

Hi J.,

All three of my kids did this, we called it the witching hour at our house. Each kid was happy as can be all day, slept through the night, took great naps, and yet sometime between 6-8pm they would just cry and be so sad. Then, the time would pass and they'd be fine again. It wasn't gas or anything else, just a bad time of day. I remember talking to my friends and their kids had a common "witching hour" as well. After a couple of months, my kids grew out of it, "just another phase they go through." Unfortunatly, I don't have any cure or advice except to say, this too shall pass.

Oh Honey I know.My baby is now 18 yrs old.I have been doing childcare for 20 yrs.
You have a up on her.You know it happens 7-9. I would start w/ a warm bath right before she starts getting tried.6:30-645.
Go to the baby dept.Johnson &Johnson makes a lav.calming bath & lotion. Use that than get her dress and try to nurse.You know babies that have a full tummy go to sleep! I know it is hell to watch & can't help. There is the wrap them tight in a blanket ( like the hospital did) and rock her on a full tummy.
There is always pray .
Good Luck!
T.