Gripe water for colic...?

Question

does it really work? i just did some research and it says it has a 90% success rate but i would like to know from other parents who have used it. how did it work for your baby?

Answer 1

I use gripe water for my 3 month old son who is just getting over his colic. I gave it to him from the time he was 5 weeks old and it helped him so much. The gripe water helps him release his gas with ease, which relieves his pain. It also helps with acid reflux and upset tummy. The gripe water helps heal the tummy so as you use it, your baby will get better and better to the point where you will only have to use it once in a while. I would definitely recommend it... and my son loves the taste of it. As soon as it hit his tongue he would stop crying. I buy Baby's Bliss because it does not have to be refrigerated so you can keep it in the diaper bag for on the go! Good luck!

Answer 2

yes it does, well ive had good results so far but are you aware that you cant give a baby gripe water until they are over 8 weeks old but you can give your baby infacol which is just as good and is suitable from birth, plus ive been using anti-colic bottles since my son was born and he hardly suffered with colic!

hope this helps you!

Answer 3

i've had 2 kids and swear by Infacol

my child had really bad colic and a drop of infacol used to help him so much.

I've ever tried gripe water but would recommend Infacol.

Answer 4

gripe water worked wonders for me, also try putting your baby in a swing with a warm towel ( put in the dryer for a couple mins) and stick it between where baby's belly is and where the strap is that holds baby in. that helped my baby and was the only way i didnt have to hold her. good luck it gets better

Answer 5

It worked for my baby. But if you use someone else's then make sure that its less then 6 weeks old. It says on the bottle not to use after that.

Answer 6

It didn't work for colic, but it worked miracles for hiccups. We tried lots of meds for colic, but nothing worked. Give it a shot though!

Answer 7

It didn't do anything for us.  We even tried a prescription medication that really didn't work.  

Answer 8

i heard it doesn't make a difference but my sis in law swears by infacol - one drop before a feed.  My daughter was b/f for 7 months and didn't get colic, only a little reflux in the 1st few months atfer eating - so we just burped a lot and had tilted cot/baby recliners which worked great for that.