HIPP baby tea - why only in Polish? is there a reason?

[ouchwithNo.2]

My LO loves tea, she will fight you for your mug so you cannot leave it lying around and she has had a few sips of normal tea, which I know is not ideal so I bought her some HIPP fruit / herbal baby teas.
First I saw them in Asda down the world food aisle.
Everything is written in Polish, luckily I can decipher some of it and have a friend who translated the rest but I was wondering WHY it is in Polish?
I mean, we have HIPP over here and I have never seen the teas as part of the 'UK' range in any supermarket...?
Does this mean it is bad or something?
Or just not a very 'English' thing to do and therefore low demand means it isn't readily available?
Even my local Polish shop sells it!

 

[Lightworker]

Don't think it is "bad". Goods sold in the UK, regardless of where they are from, still need to conform to UK standards (which by the way are probably EU standards anyway and Polish products would be the same). If you are worried, contact your local trading standards or FSA for correct advice because even if the products are in Polish, food labelling laws require comprehensive information, meaning English for UK. Have you tried Rooibos tea?

 

[Pixxie]

I was sent a fennel tea sample in my HIPP baby pack but I haven't looked for them in shops. Maybe very few people use them here? xx

 

[pixydust]

they're not bad or anything just not popular here Jake occasionally has fennel or camomile tea as he's not keen on plain cbw and i dont want him to have anything sugary x

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

thank you, that has put my mind at rest a bit.
I was a bit concerned, especially as it was all in polish and then I googled to find an english version and couldn't track any down.
LO loves her teas, especially the cammomile one.
The Rooibos tea - you mean like normal adult Rooibos tea??? x

 

[Lightworker]

Yep the rooibos adult tea. I mentioned it as it is another good one especially for babies with digestive issues and just an all round great tea.

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

Yep the rooibos adult tea. I mentioned it as it is another good one especially for babies with digestive issues and just an all round great tea.

thank you, I shall give it a go...maybe it will help with her wind then because even at 8mths she can be a very windy baby

stupid question - do I give it 'black' or should I mix with her milk??

 

[Lightworker]

Lol I would try both and see which she prefers. The only down side to adding milk is that they say it negates some of the antioxidant benefits, but not sure how important that is to babies. X

 

[fluffpuffin]

They sell them in Germany too. in fact over there they have loads of different brands of baby herbal teas. I always stock up when 'm over there as they were great for my LO's digestion/ wind troubles.

 

[Pixxie]

How do you guys give your baby tea? What age can you give it from? xxx

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

Lol I would try both and see which she prefers. The only down side to adding milk is that they say it negates some of the antioxidant benefits, but not sure how important that is to babies. X

thank you.
I expect she will just drink it black, after all, not like she knows any different (thats just me, my tea bag is only allowed to drip in the milk )
I will buy some shopping later and give it a go.
I like having a tea drinking buddy, OH wont drink any hot drinks and neither will our 6yr old, he wouldnt touch tea as a baby

 

[fluffpuffin]

In Germany you can give them from pretty much newborn (2 weeks old I think it says on my packet). But I only gave a tiny amount when she was really little as I didn't want her filling up on tea rather than milk. But for colic it was a godsend.

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

In Germany you can give them from pretty much newborn (2 weeks old I think it says on my packet). But I only gave a tiny amount when she was really little as I didn't want her filling up on tea rather than milk. But for colic it was a godsend.

yes, I was told that a well about the colic, albeit too late!
funny that we are supposedly the nation of tea drinkers and europe is mostly coffee yet baby tea isnt that common
she has a cup of tea after her breakfast with me and I have even trained her to go ahhhhh after a mouthful

 

[summer rain]

Hipp did try and launch their teas here a few years ago; but they advertised them in magazines and put on the packaging as suitable from 2 weeks and due to various laws this isn't really allowed here and various people/lobbying groups complained; so they stopped making them altogether for a UK market. They are absolutely fine to give but I personally wouldn't give them before six months. I know in Germany baby tea is a massive market; the NUK small feed hole teats in Germany are primarily advertised for giving baby tea; here they are advertised for breastmilk or water.

 

[fluffpuffin]

In Germany you can give them from pretty much newborn (2 weeks old I think it says on my packet). But I only gave a tiny amount when she was really little as I didn't want her filling up on tea rather than milk. But for colic it was a godsend.

yes, I was told that a well about the colic, albeit too late!
funny that we are supposedly the nation of tea drinkers and europe is mostly coffee yet baby tea isnt that common
she has a cup of tea after her breakfast with me and I have even trained her to go ahhhhh after a mouthful

awww, so cute!!

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

Hipp did try and launch their teas here a few years ago; but they advertised them in magazines and put on the packaging as suitable from 2 weeks and due to various laws this isn't really allowed here and various people/lobbying groups complained; so they stopped making them altogether for a UK market. They are absolutely fine to give but I personally wouldn't give them before six months. I know in Germany baby tea is a massive market; the NUK small feed hole teats in Germany are primarily advertised for giving baby tea; here they are advertised for breastmilk or water.

thats interesting, thank you.
I suppose at 2 wks though you would only be giving an ounce absolute max.
We also used the small hole NUK teats for water and tea before we switched to a handled cup for water and a doidy for the tea

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

In Germany you can give them from pretty much newborn (2 weeks old I think it says on my packet). But I only gave a tiny amount when she was really little as I didn't want her filling up on tea rather than milk. But for colic it was a godsend.

yes, I was told that a well about the colic, albeit too late!
funny that we are supposedly the nation of tea drinkers and europe is mostly coffee yet baby tea isnt that common
she has a cup of tea after her breakfast with me and I have even trained her to go ahhhhh after a mouthful

awww, so cute!!

I did that just for my dad
He loves his cups of tea being a grandad and he frequently reminds me of sitting on the back doorstep with him as a baby first with my bottle of PG haha and then when I was a toddler I had my very own china tea cup and saucer.
He is going to find that funny when they start looking after her next week.

 

[fluffpuffin]

Hehe, I'm sure he'll be chuffed to have acquired another tea drinker into his family

On the subject of tea drinking I couldn't resist posting a piccie of Isla drinking her baby fennel tea:

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

Hehe, I'm sure he'll be chuffed to have acquired another tea drinker into his family

On the subject of tea drinking I couldn't resist posting a piccie of Isla drinking her baby fennel tea:

ahh bless her...
Bring on the tea drinkers!!

 

[Pixxie]

So how much tea would you give to a 2 month old? Do you serve it a little warm like milk? xx