gripe water!!!

hope01 · Mar 25th, 2012, 11:29 AM

ok so my lo is 4 weeks tomorro and from day one we have struggled with trapped wind.after every feed we do get some awesome burps but after she is put bk down up come the legs and the grunting....v good at farting too i might add lol

weve had her on infacol for a few weeks but had to switch to dentinox as it didnt do much....every 1 has said how awesome girpe water is so i went and got some....however after reading the possible side affects i terrified to give it to her. has anyone come across any 1 whos lo had a reaction to it and is it ok to give it to her the day she turns 4 weeks or should i wait....i think i worry to much as she was tiny tiny when she was born (still is really ive seen new borns bigger than her in the street bless her

littlecupcake · Mar 25th, 2012, 11:34 AM

Sorry, don't have anything to add but I will be watching this thread. My LO can have some awesome burps and farts when having her bottle but it will be a tiny little bugger of a burp that will have her hunched up and screaming and can take an age to get it to move. I have been trying her on infacol but she doesn't like it and will promptly spit it straight back out so was thinking about gripe water but I know they said to wait until after 4 weeks. xx

hope01 · Mar 25th, 2012, 11:46 AM

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Skadi · Mar 25th, 2012, 11:58 AM

Her Pediatrician basically said that gripe water is a placebo for parents but doesn't actually help the babies. He advised me to get her started on baby probiotics so she has been on biogaia for the last 3 days.

emma.c89 · Mar 25th, 2012, 12:11 PM

I dont find anything helps my little man to be honest. I'll try n bring his burp up straight away and if he doesnt bring it up then I'll leave him for 10 mins and try again but it doesnt always work.

Lollieollie · Mar 25th, 2012, 13:44 PM

Hi,

We used it quite often from around 6 weeks I think with no adverse effects. Didn't really make much difference I found, the best way to bring up his wind was to put him on his tummy over my knees and sway them side to side iykwim?

Samie18 · Mar 25th, 2012, 13:46 PM

No side effects here either but nothing helped that much until she learnt to burp herself at about 3-4 months
x

Sam182 · Mar 25th, 2012, 13:46 PM

I used gripe water with Alex but have found that comfort milk with dentinox is best for him

eva2010 · Mar 25th, 2012, 14:03 PM

We tried infacol then gripe water, they both helped and didn't seem to have any side effects. Infacol seemed to work better for us, but every baby is different

mamawannabee · Mar 25th, 2012, 14:17 PM

We waited until 2.5 months to use it, but had no problems. It did make her less fussy the one time I tried it, so I think it worked

Mar 25th, 2012, 11:29 AM	#1
hope01 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: BRISTOL Posts: 358	gripe water!!! ok so my lo is 4 weeks tomorro and from day one we have struggled with trapped wind.after every feed we do get some awesome burps but after she is put bk down up come the legs and the grunting....v good at farting too i might add lol weve had her on infacol for a few weeks but had to switch to dentinox as it didnt do much....every 1 has said how awesome girpe water is so i went and got some....however after reading the possible side affects i terrified to give it to her. has anyone come across any 1 whos lo had a reaction to it and is it ok to give it to her the day she turns 4 weeks or should i wait....i think i worry to much as she was tiny tiny when she was born (still is really ive seen new borns bigger than her in the street bless her

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Mar 25th, 2012, 11:34 AM	#2
littlecupcake Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Posts: 1,003	Sorry, don't have anything to add but I will be watching this thread. My LO can have some awesome burps and farts when having her bottle but it will be a tiny little bugger of a burp that will have her hunched up and screaming and can take an age to get it to move. I have been trying her on infacol but she doesn't like it and will promptly spit it straight back out so was thinking about gripe water but I know they said to wait until after 4 weeks. xx

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hope01 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: BRISTOL Posts: 358	bump

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Mar 25th, 2012, 11:58 AM	#4
Skadi Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 2,138	Her Pediatrician basically said that gripe water is a placebo for parents but doesn't actually help the babies. He advised me to get her started on baby probiotics so she has been on biogaia for the last 3 days.

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Mar 25th, 2012, 12:11 PM	#5
emma.c89 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Wales Posts: 850	I dont find anything helps my little man to be honest. I'll try n bring his burp up straight away and if he doesnt bring it up then I'll leave him for 10 mins and try again but it doesnt always work.

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Mar 25th, 2012, 13:44 PM	#6
Lollieollie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 157	Hi, We used it quite often from around 6 weeks I think with no adverse effects. Didn't really make much difference I found, the best way to bring up his wind was to put him on his tummy over my knees and sway them side to side iykwim?

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Samie18 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1,408	No side effects here either but nothing helped that much until she learnt to burp herself at about 3-4 months x

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Sam182 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 1,940	I used gripe water with Alex but have found that comfort milk with dentinox is best for him

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Mar 25th, 2012, 14:03 PM	#9
eva2010 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: london Posts: 297	We tried infacol then gripe water, they both helped and didn't seem to have any side effects. Infacol seemed to work better for us, but every baby is different

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Mar 25th, 2012, 14:17 PM	#10
mamawannabee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1,652	We waited until 2.5 months to use it, but had no problems. It did make her less fussy the one time I tried it, so I think it worked

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