Gripe water

sunshine114 · Oct 11th, 2010, 01:13 AM

Am thinking of switching from infacol to gripe water - is it any good? Do you use it every time like infacol? Does it go in the bottle or use a dropper? (I can't imagine trying to let DS to take medicine from a spoon!) Infacol works ok, but am thinking gripe water might be better, especially at night when it is hard to burp him.

littleblonde · Oct 11th, 2010, 01:43 AM

i hated gripe water. Cause its a water consistency it just falls out there mouth. We used dentinox cause you can add it to the feeds

sunshine114 · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:09 AM

That sounds easier if you can just put it in the bottle. Do you use it at every feed like infacol? Does it take a while to work, infacol took about 3 days to build up.

littleblonde · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:21 AM

how many feeds does he have?i think there is a limit of like 5 or 6 or something. We noticed a difference quicker than infacol.

SaraAbi · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:27 AM

We used infacol and gripe water together, we put it in her bottles but when we just gave it to her we either put it in a teat and let her suck it from there or put it in a syringe.

sunshine114 · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:32 AM

He has had 6 feeds the last few days, was 7 before that! Hopefully now he has not had the night one he will be down to 5. Using a teat for the gripe water is a good idea. I didn't know you could use both together. I might buy dentinox and gripe water and see- it's like nappies all over again, different ones suit different babies!!

bathbabe · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:40 AM

i use gripe water, you can put 5mls in up to 6bottles a day. Then after 6months 10mls. Its much easier and quicker putting it in feeds. And its fairly cheap too! I defo notice a difference with gripe water. Xxx

NG09 · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:43 AM

I use gripe water but only sometimes if he's struggling with wind. I give it to him off a tea spoon, he takes it no problem at all.

sunshine114 · Oct 11th, 2010, 02:55 AM

Hmm, think it will be trial and error week this week!! my worry with putting it in bottles is that he won't have it all as we have just started making 6oz bottles but he is not draining them yet, he's not close to draining them really!

Cat lady · Oct 11th, 2010, 03:13 AM

I personally found gripe water wasnt consistant, Infacol was better for us and we were told not to give them both together. Dentinox made Thomas really sick. Every time we gave it to him - he projectile vom'ed everywhere!!
xxx

Oct 11th, 2010, 01:13 AM	#1
sunshine114 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,144	Gripe water Am thinking of switching from infacol to gripe water - is it any good? Do you use it every time like infacol? Does it go in the bottle or use a dropper? (I can't imagine trying to let DS to take medicine from a spoon!) Infacol works ok, but am thinking gripe water might be better, especially at night when it is hard to burp him.

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Oct 11th, 2010, 01:43 AM	#2
littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 7,230	i hated gripe water. Cause its a water consistency it just falls out there mouth. We used dentinox cause you can add it to the feeds

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:09 AM	#3
sunshine114 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,144	That sounds easier if you can just put it in the bottle. Do you use it at every feed like infacol? Does it take a while to work, infacol took about 3 days to build up.

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:21 AM	#4
littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 7,230	how many feeds does he have?i think there is a limit of like 5 or 6 or something. We noticed a difference quicker than infacol.

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:27 AM	#5
SaraAbi Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Sussex Posts: 714	We used infacol and gripe water together, we put it in her bottles but when we just gave it to her we either put it in a teat and let her suck it from there or put it in a syringe.

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:32 AM	#6
sunshine114 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,144	He has had 6 feeds the last few days, was 7 before that! Hopefully now he has not had the night one he will be down to 5. Using a teat for the gripe water is a good idea. I didn't know you could use both together. I might buy dentinox and gripe water and see- it's like nappies all over again, different ones suit different babies!!

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:40 AM	#7
bathbabe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South West Posts: 6,253	i use gripe water, you can put 5mls in up to 6bottles a day. Then after 6months 10mls. Its much easier and quicker putting it in feeds. And its fairly cheap too! I defo notice a difference with gripe water. Xxx

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:43 AM	#8
NG09 Press/Research BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,213	I use gripe water but only sometimes if he's struggling with wind. I give it to him off a tea spoon, he takes it no problem at all.

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Oct 11th, 2010, 02:55 AM	#9
sunshine114 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,144	Hmm, think it will be trial and error week this week!! my worry with putting it in bottles is that he won't have it all as we have just started making 6oz bottles but he is not draining them yet, he's not close to draining them really!

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Oct 11th, 2010, 03:13 AM	#10
Cat lady Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Devon Posts: 3,791	I personally found gripe water wasnt consistant, Infacol was better for us and we were told not to give them both together. Dentinox made Thomas really sick. Every time we gave it to him - he projectile vom'ed everywhere!! xxx

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