https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 09:08:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-756903 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:29:37 +0000 shopaholic 756903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for everyone's reply! That's totally what I thought too, but it's the witching hour. The people are so quick to jump and diagnose babies with "colic" it seems! </p> <p>Since I kind of anticipated that she wanted to move her bedtime up a little bit, last night was marked improvement from the previous nights, with a lot less cries.. Hopefully this means her witching hour phase slowly coming to an end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755963 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:00:23 +0000 ladyfingers 755963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds about normal. Witching hours are supposed to phase out around 8 weeks (true in our case) but there is an 8-week growth spurt and it's also supposedly a wonder week. D got super fussy and clingy around this time.</p> <p>Colic is 3+ hours of inconsolable crying a day, 3+ days a week, for 3+ weeks. If she was colicky I think she would have been displaying this behavior for a few weeks already. She should even out soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755903 Thu, 02 May 2013 07:09:11 +0000 MsLipGloss 755903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like a witching hour to me too! My LO definitely had a witching hour for 2-3 weeks . . . it eventually just stopped on its own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755897 Thu, 02 May 2013 07:07:05 +0000 T-Mom 755897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This sounds like witching hour, at least in our experience.... 6-8 was already really bad at that age. It also happened to be the time I was alone with two kids every night. It got better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755888 Thu, 02 May 2013 07:01:17 +0000 kml636 755888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Witching hour, I think. If it was colic, you would know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755883 Thu, 02 May 2013 06:55:09 +0000 aprk 755883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think A has a witching hour around 6 am - is that even possible? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755821 Thu, 02 May 2013 04:39:51 +0000 charlotte 755821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son had a definite witching hour from 3-6 weeks. Like from 6p to 11p EVERY night he was just wide awake and needed to be held but even then might fuss if I didn't change positions or walk around. Sometime in the past week it's just gone away on its own and he's way more receptive to being put down drowsy after a feed and book at 7 p. it's like something just changed on its own. The only thing I did differently was start giving probiotics bc I thought he had gas but I really am not sure they're the reason. Can't hurt though so we do it! Since we are still in the early stages I'm scared it could come back...we'll see. Doesn't sound like what I've heard about colic though. More fuss / higher maintenance at the time vs. inconsolable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755813 Thu, 02 May 2013 04:12:59 +0000 pl0508 755813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J had a witching hour ! Sounds just like K ! But definetly wasnt colic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755807 Thu, 02 May 2013 03:51:52 +0000 Smurfette 755807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think R just has witching hour since she doesn't scream for three hours which is what colic is. At least that is what I have read. She is starting to grow out of it too. Still super fussy starting at 530 till bed but doesn't cry as long or often now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/colic-vs-witching-hour#post-755782 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:53:31 +0000 shopaholic 755782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been trying to research how normal "crying at the same time every night" seems to be at K's age (8 weeks). The past week about, it seems like clock-work that she will suddenly cry and just scream out like she is in pain at ~ 6:30 pm every night. It's not crying "for hours" but she has definitely been fussier for a few hours each night. Like fine and happy one second to suddenly loud cries and super sad face. I've chalked it up to "witching hours" and growing pains. And tonight, schedule shifting.</p> <p>Almost every (non-professional) response I've read to similar questions have come up with "sounds like COLIC". But colic seems like such a negative connotation. And from professional statements, actually a rare thing that only happens about 20% of the time.</p> <p>So how do you really say whether this is colic or "witching hour" behavior? Did your LO experience either? </p>