MomofTrips

jab224

Hi again- thanks so much again for your post and the gripe water recipe- I have 2 questions-

1- how old were your babies when you started giving them gripe water? mine are 2 months old (born a month early though)

2- where did you purchase the ingredients? I'm thinking online might be easiest, or else a health food store..

 

thanks again! 

 

MomOfTrips

Well we started giving it to them around 6 or 7 weeks old. It is all natural ingredients and doesn't cause them any issues. UK moms have use it for babies even younger then that and have done so for a very long time.

There is a little Wiccan/ New age store here in town that has a huge herbal section where I buy everything. If you have that or a herb shop in your area I would suggest there. You can also get the fennel and dill seeds from the grocery store in the spice section (possibly some of the other ingredients as well). If you are going to buy online I would suggest this place:

https://www.dandelionbotanical.com/

I have bought from them before when I lived in Washington and they are great. There are other places though, just look up herb shops. I would get the "whole" and not the powder form of the ingredients though since you are basically making a tea with them.

You can use any of the various ingredients, but the one that has been working the best for us is: fennel seeds, dill seeds (you have to crush both), chamomile, and brown sugar. Every baby is different though so you may want to play with it a little and see what workes for your babies best.

Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions or problems. Like I said, I really promote this because it is the only thing that I have found that really works and continues to work. Plus it is all natural and I know what they are getting which is important to me.