https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:05:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959552 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:55:41 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1959552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6w is a tough time! I was dreading days at that point. Google "The Period of Purple Crying", it's just something they all go through. Also, just because she's crying, doesn't mean she's hungry. Does she also root at all these times? She might just be sleepy and need help falling asleep (rocking, bouncing, etc.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959459 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:02:35 +0000 Canoli 1959459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: I remember this all too well but in hind sight I can say it passes quickly! At the time though it doesn't feel so quick :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959220 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:37:00 +0000 Zbug 1959220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We had this weeks 6-8. It felt like forever at the time, but it will pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959162 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:05:33 +0000 BabyTsMom 1959162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: I second what pps have written. I think it's the dreaded witching hour that's so common in newborns. I think the peak is weeks 6-8. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959045 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:36:30 +0000 winniebee 1959045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a big growth spurt around 6w. Also it's the peak of fussiness and should get better by 8w. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959043 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:35:13 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1959043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: there is a huge 6 week growth spurt - this article made me feel more sane - <a href="http://nurshable.com/2012/05/27/six-week-growth-spurt/" rel="nofollow">http://nurshable.com/2012/05/27/six-week-growth-spurt/</a> - it's just a phase, and it'll pass!! Knowing that helped me plow through. Hang in there... I know how hard the 6th week is. I think I may have called it hell once or twice...</p> <p>By 7-8 weeks it felt like I was reaching the light at the end of a tunnel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959036 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:30:38 +0000 butterbean 1959036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Canoli: the cluster feeding is driving me crazy...as soon as I give her to my husband, he'll give her right back to me cuz she's hungry... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1959020 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:11:25 +0000 Canoli 1959020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like the "witching hour(s)"to me. Both of my kids did this around that time. Eventually they grew out of it.</p> <p>Could also be a growth spurt. I remember around that time just getting comfortable on the couch and let them cluster feed.</p> <p>This too shall pass! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-bedtime#post-1958981 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:38:12 +0000 butterbean 1958981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dread putting my 6 week old to sleep for bed because I feel so helpless and lost.</p> <p>Our mornings start off (relatively) good...she will take a decent nap in the morning and in the afternoon...but come 5pm, things go downhill... Everytime she cries, I nurse her but she doesn't seem content afterwards so she will continue crying... Eventually , 2-3 hours later, she will fall asleep....</p> <p>Any advice? Perhaps she is colic?? </p>