If you use Gripe Water for your LO, please come in

ValerianOddity

I've seen so many people say that this stuff is a MUST have, I've been looking for it.  I've found at least 3 different brands... which do you use?

Crazycrustacean

I use little tummies. I think they're all pretty much the same. FWIW gripe water never worked for dd's gas. Only her hiccups.?Gas drops is the only thing that worked for dd's gas. ?

He gi dr told me that one of the ways to lesson gas is the put plain chapstick or lanolin or vaseline very thinly around my nipple before she latches on. This will create a tight seal & not allow air in to be swallowed.?

I don't know if you're nursing, but if you are, it might be worth a shot. ?

hclavalley

I really preferred the Baby's Bliss brand mostly because it was the only brand I could find that didn't require refrigeration. 

MelissaSue81

I use the Baby's Bliss. I would like to try the little tummies cuz its cheaper though. I do NOT think they are the same.. and gripe water does help my DD's fussiness due to gas and tummyaches..

ValerianOddity

Crazycrustacean:

He gi dr told me that one of the ways to lesson gas is the put plain chapstick or lanolin or vaseline very thinly around my nipple before she latches on. This will create a tight seal & not allow air in to be swallowed. 

I don't know if you're nursing, but if you are, it might be worth a shot.  

Thanks for the tip!  I am planning to BF, so I will definitely try it.  Will Lansinoh work?  Also, do you use it just around the edge of the areola, or over the whole area?

BTW... Meredith looks like SUCH a happy baby.  I smile myself every time I see her in your sig.

GeminiKMP-C

We have Little Tummies also.  But it gives DD diarrhea:(  So we don't really use it.

MelissaSue81

Oh.. btw.. we use WAY less than it says on the bottle.. the bottle says a teaspoon.. we use less than half a teaspoon.

SeminoleJessica

<333 Gripe water! I have a colicy baby.

I have tried two types.  Cant remember the first one (natures choice maybe?) and little tummies.

Like Melissa said, the dosage is alot.  it says 5 ml up to 6 times a day.  SHe is pretty colicy and we only give her half that once a day.

mrs_ross07

we use little tummies too.

Katlady84

When DS was younger he got hiccups A LOT and the gripe water really did help. Stops the hiccups immediately, and I think it does help his gas a bit too.?

Skatcat

I actually have a recipe for gripe water if anyone wants to make their own. Much cheaper :-).

I've used a couple of different kinds, and I second the Baby's Bliss for not having to be refrigerated.

mrsdanigirl8

skat - I'd love the recipe!

sdkrlm

gripe water is like a miracle 'drug' - I love it.  we've always used baby bliss