Anyone else every try Gripe Water??

Question

My son has had a lot of issues since birth. We have switched formula twice already, from Similac Advance, to Isomil Soy, now to Alimentum Hypoallergenic. Still no relief. He is VERY gassy. And 'spits up' alot. I believe it isn't spit up that it is actually vomit. He waits about an hour after eating then "spits up" and then its not like spit up its a lot enough to soak the front of my shirt. OK we have tried gas drops. extra burping, different bottles, sleeping on back sleeping on tummy. tummy massages, elevation, almost everything.. Now we are trying Gripe Water. for the moment.. ( past 20 minutes ) it has worked great. Has anyone else tried this, and how has it worked for you?? also any other suggestions on how to help my babies tummy feel better? This is my second child. I never went through any of this with my daughter. It is driving me looney here. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

I've never had to use it (i did have a bottle just in case) but i've heard it's great!! I sure hope this works for your little one and for ya'll too.. good luck

Answer 2

My daughter was colic...very gassy and fussy at every feeding and VERY hard to burp. We tried Kolic, Gripe Water and Infacol. Even though Kolic and Infacol was way more pricey the gripe water always worked 100x better. Gripe water is good for colic's and hiccups.

There is another thing that helped my daughter which is called Bio gaia pro biotic drops.

http://www.colichelp.com/shop/biogaia-pr...

It was prescribed by my doctor to help her overall digestive system. This worked as well. It is 4 drops/ day. A small bottle is around $30 depending where you live, and it has to be refrigerated

Answer 3

God Bless gripe water!

My baby (shes 7 months now) has an intolerance to all milk proteins and has reflux too, so she has to have her milk free formula thickened which helps her keep it all down. She also gets baby zantac for her tummy pains!

Its the most stressful thing when they're uncomfortable, but you can only do your best!

We found a couple of things which can help...

-use Dr Brown's baby bottles,

-keep her sitting up for 30 minutes after her bottle.

-thickener for her bottles, and zantac

-gripe water with her thickener in

-propping up the to legs of her cot (at the head of the cot) with phone books to raise her head.

good luck.

Don't panic when baby's upset, and try not to get upset yourself!

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Answer 4

The gripe water seemed like it worked to soothe my daughter, but she was still throwing up.. I took her to the doc and they said she had acid reflux. I now have her on Zantac and giving her a little bit of rice cereal in her bottles and the throwing up has now reduced to a spitting up mode. I still use the gripe water every now and then to help relieve some of her pressure from gas and stuff and they say that gripe water is supposed to help with colic. Hope that helps. I was at my wits end too. This is my second as well and I never had to deal with any of this with my son so I know how you feel, its a whole new ball game LOL.

Answer 5

My son was also like this, screamed from day one. The best thing we found was chamomile tea (ask your pediatrician first) and water bottles.

We would take a water bottle and put warm water in it and lay him on his belly on it, it always helped with the gas.

The biggest thing is a lot of patience and I know its hard. If you have a swing she likes to sleep in or one of those vibrating chairs let her fall asleep and don't touch her. Don't feel bad she isn't sleeping in her bed.

Good Luck

Answer 6

i am using gripe water n it looks good. however if its too much gas thats bothering you, try mixing some oil(olive or vegetable) with  a few fresh shallots. rub on you baby's tummy and back after bath time. this is a very old malay remedy but it really works.good luck.

Answer 7

It is possible that your baby has reflux. You might want to see if your doctor thinks so because that is pretty easy to remedy if you know thats what it is.

I actually had recommended gripe water to a friend whos baby was acting similar to yours. The only thing is That some of the gripe waters on the market especially in other countries have a high alcohol content. I didnt know that when I suggested it. You might double check the label or even google the brand you bought and type in alcohol content just to make sure.

Good luck to you

otherwise a few things my friends doctor said to try,

put a rolled up baby blanket under his mattress so he is propped up just a bit. It helps if it is reflux

also  try and keep him upright maybe on your shoulder for about 20-30 minutes after each feed so his food digests better.

Answer 8

sounds like he mite have reflux my daughter had it until she was 1 which is when we stopped giving her milk go c ur doc and ask him if this could b the problem they should b able to help u

Answer 9

Sometimes gripe water works for us and sometimes it dosnt. It dosnt really seem to get Kaydeys burps up but I think it soothes her tummy as she often stops crying after we give it too her. She thinks its pretty yummy too. Have you tried colic powder? In my country we have colic powder and it is brillant for getting gas up.  

Answer 10

Yes, I was suggested to give gripe water to my baby. It surely works great. How old is your son? Check the dosage. For my baby, as I used to give around 1tbs everyday after bath. It works!