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Gripe Water/Gas Drops

MCraig1484MCraig1484 member
in October 2015 Moms
Baby's been quite fussy the past 24 hrs or so and it seems that it could be gas related. I've seen a lot of moms on here recommend gripe water and gas drops and I'm just wondering, what's the difference between the two and if there are specific brands that are better than others? Thanks!
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Re: Gripe Water/Gas Drops

  • Krysta6Krysta6 member
    My ped said no to gripe water (said its soda water) but said to try these drops.
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  • MCraig1484MCraig1484 member
    Thank you @Krysta6, it looks like my Target has those
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  • mak1020mak1020 member
    I use gripe water if LO has severe
    Hiccups or is very colicky. But I use them as a last resort. I also use the gas drops for LO bc he has has horrible gas, I also changed to the anti-colic bottles by tommee tippee as well, which has help a lot .
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  • dparker721dparker721 member
    I also use gas drops and they seem to have helped some along with switching to a gentle formula.
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  • sweet+cheekssweet+cheeks member
    I also recommend gas drops. Gripe water never did anything.
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  • MamaOwl15MamaOwl15 member
    edited October 2015
    Gripe water has some ingredients (i.e. Ginger) that might help nausea, but for gas, Mylicon drops will be much more effective. Though for minor gas, you can try "bicycling" LO's legs.

    @krysta6, I'm curious if/why your ped would say never to use gripe water; I think it's like the baby equivalent of drinking ginger ale when you're nauseous. It worked wonders when my DS was one and got s stomach ache from eating a whole cupcake at his 1st birthday party.

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  • Chirorocks15Chirorocks15 member
    My pediatrician said always to try the least invasive method first, and she suggested the gripe water. Gas drops contain simethicone and gripe water contains sodium bicarbonate, fennel, and ginger. Mommy's bliss is what she recommended and it worked well for my little one. Good luck!
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  • nianicho777nianicho777 member
    My ped also said no water until he's 1 year old. Said water even gripe water fills them up and had no nutritional value and makes them not hungry and also can cause water intoxication in babies as well apparently. So I've never given him water, only breast Milk but it sucks because I have to watch him as he hiccups and I feel bad for him.
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  • Krysta6Krysta6 member
    @MamaOwl15 I think she is just appalled at the idea of basically giving soda water to babies (she's one of the hard ass peds in the practice). My friends use it for hiccups though but I thought I read it's recommended to wait until 4 weeks?

    We have our 8 week appt with our fav pediatrician and I plan on asking her opinion.
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  • sjembry93sjembry93 member
    I have the Little Remedies gas drops and they are a life saver. One of the nipples on DD's bottle ripped a little and I didn't notice (I thought she was just eating fast) and it was causing her to get gas bad, the drops worked super fast and settled her tummy so she and I could get some rest.
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