the 9pm scratching pattern

Hatchling slowsundays · 2026.10.02 02:10 · Views 136 · Likes 7

My son starts scratching almost every night right around 9pm, same spot behind his knees. I tried skipping his bath a few nights to see if that was triggering it and the timing didn’t change at all.

I’m on my feet all day for work so by then my legs are already swollen and all I want to do is sit, but instead I end up walking him around the living room for like 20 minutes until he settles down.

We’re moving in 3 weeks and I keep wondering if this is tied to the time of day itself, or if he’s just winding down and noticing the itch more once things get quiet. Anyone else notice a specific time like this with their kid?

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MossBaby10.02 02:43
does it happen on weekends too
→ MossBabySoftGlow10.02 20:15
yeah, weekends too, still 9pm on the dot
ClearCareCircle10.02 03:19
ugh, mine’s the same, worse once we sit down, not really the clock!
Kindly Curious10.02 03:44
For me it’s never really been about the exact time, more about how long I’ve been still, my knees and elbows start up within about 10 minutes of finally sitting down for the night, usually once I’m home after a commute that runs close to 90 minutes each way. Skipping a bath never changed anything for me either, it’s the stopping and quiet that seems to let the skin notice itself.
HoneyGlow10.02 05:01
My itch kicks off close to 9pm too, right as my brain slows down after studying.
WellnessWanderer11.05 02:59
the day we moved house my dad’s scratching lined up with the same kind of in-between time, right after dinner when he finally stopped walking around unpacking boxes. we tried to blame the new carpet dust at first but it kept happening even after we vacuumed everything again.