Gripe water

Looking for some advice on gripe water.

I have previously tried infacol on my LG but it made her constipated which really didn’t help with her wind in the end.

I have been recommended to use gripe water, does anyone have any advice on how to use this, when is best to administer : in the bottle or in-between burping or after the feed. I’ve read mixed reviews and am worried I do this wrong.

My little girl struggles to get her wind up and in turn from her straining with the wind she throws up bits of her milk, we did use the prep machine but found our little girl started projectile vomiting so have changed back to just using kettle water and using the nuby rapid cool to bring it down to temperature. Will the gripe water help with the sickyness?

All advice is very appreciated!

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My baby choked on gripe water. One of the most scary things. I do not recommend it to anyone. This has happened to lots of baby’s. If you google baby choking on gripe water it will show you all of it

We used gripe water and never had issues. Give it after feeding.

Changed my baby’s life! We didn’t have any choking but I have heard that the choking can happen! If you do decide to go with I 100% recommend a syringe and just trying a very little bit at first and then continue by very little bit at a time! Good luck:)

We used to dip my LB dummy into gripe water and then give it him that way. It did really help with his wind!

We didn’t get on with gripe water and Dentinox made a huge difference x

Use a syringe and point it towards one of the cheeks + administrate slowly. If you point in anywhere around the back of the throat they can start chocking (that’s not just gripe water but anything that’s administrate with syringe)

Just off a spoon and sometimes between and sometimes after her feed

I put it in the final few mls of milk in the bottle as my little ones doesn’t get on with a syringe x

I’ve been putting it in bottles as we have real issues with anything from a syringe. We have tried a couple of times through the bottle teat, sometimes she takes it on, others she spits it out!

Gripe water has worked wonders for us. Less straining and trapped wind. We use a spoon and give it slowly before feeds.

If she’s crying in discomfort then definitely try the gripe water after a feed it might still cause her to be sick but she will feel better afterwards xxxx

Just be careful my baby was catching her breath with gripe water it frightened me even afterwards it was like she couldn’t breath x

Definitely give it with a little milk easiest way for them to take it, it’s a life saver xx

I give my baby gripe water through a syringe, really helped with his wind and he surprisingly liked the taste😂

I give with a syringe during or after feed. Squirt into side of mouth slowly. Not had any issues so far and it has helped

My baby projectile vomited with gripe water. Never again will I go near that stuff

I add it into my little boys bottle, as he drinks his bottles really well, I have found it’s helped, health visitor did tell me it can take up to 3 weeks for your baby to get used to it… it might not fix issues straight away! So give it time! She said if not and doesn’t work the try colief xxx

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