Newborn awake in evenings

Hello! My 2-week old newborn has been pretty good at waking for feeds every 2.5 hours, keeping to 45 minutes wake windows and sleeping for most parts of the day, EXCEPT between 4-8pm everyday where he usually stays awake, is a little bit more fussy and wants to be carried more. He doesn't show any sleep cues (no yawning / closing eyes) and does frequent small feeds during this period of time. Is this normal? Have you done anything differently to your baby's routine if you're experiencing the same? 🙏

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The witching hour haha,u can Google to look it up. Sometimes newborns tend to fuss towards the evening to night for no apparent reason. But sometimes it was gas, so try to burp or massage your baby's tummy.

12mo ago

Thank you for this! We've been actively trying to burp him a little more during this period of time after reading your comment :^)