Gripe water?

curced

My Dr. told me gripe water actual sedates babies, it doesn't help with gas. I'm a little confused, anyone one else heard this?

rweaver8611

Never heard that. My LO toots up a storm when we give it to him

ksimo6

Nope. Have not heard that either.

kkdb14

Call me a bad mom, but even if it IS sedating her, I'll do anything to keep her from screaming her head off and getting no sleep because she's in pain.

mypower610

Never heard that & the pediatrician knows we're giving it. It helps our LO

klkonwi

Gripe water is fennel and ginger.......
Not a sedative. Ginger has been known for centuries to help tummies.

cheriep3

I've never heard that but it didn't help our LO. The pediatrician recommended Mylicon instead of gripe water and it's been a life saver.

lauraf314

We are using a combo of gas drops and gripe water (which, from what I can tell is baby ginger ale) and the pediatrician never said either sedates.

sdwanchoo

In olden days, gripe water used to contain alcohol. Hence the sedation. That formula has obviously since then been changed.

jduggs

Be so careful with gripe water! My friend's son choked on it, and a quick google search shows it's a pretty common issue

curced

Thanks for all the info. I don't think we are to the point where we need it but all info I can get will help if we do.

seannemairi

It cures my LO's hiccups instantly.