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Gripe Water - whats the story

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  • 12-10-2007 8:53am
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    BostonB
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    Gripe Water - whats the story. I know you can't get it eire just in the UK/NI. But why is this. What is it, how do you use and whats in it?


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    Hagar
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    It's a sweet liquid that you dip a baby's soother in to quieten it down when upset. It's very soothing, but used to contain alcohol...here's a link.


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    deisemum
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    I found it very good when my boys were babies and it's good at helping a baby to move it's trapped wind.


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    SarahMc
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    But you could get alcohol free gripe water for a few years before it was removed. I don't know why it was banned, was it around the same time as St John's Wort?

    It really did work.


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    Missy Moo
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    Yeah gripe water is excellent,help relieved my sons colic.My uncle sent me over bottles of the stuff from england when my son had the colic(this is going back two years)And I would have honestly been lost without it.


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    Shelli
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    Is it really that good? I've tried Infacol but it seemed to make my son worse rather than better.


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    deisemum
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    From what I can remember Infacol is taken before each feed and it can take up to a week to be of full benefit. My baby is 10 so I'm a bit out of touch with it and I think it was fairly good for colic

    Gripe water was good for helping wind a baby.


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    kelle
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    My daughter had bad colic earlier this year, and we tried Infacol and Gripe water, but neither helped.
    What gave me back my sanity in the end was a herbal remedy by Sean Boylan


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    BostonB
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    kelle wrote: »
    My daughter had bad colic earlier this year, and we tried Infacol and Gripe water, but neither helped.
    What gave me back my sanity in the end was a herbal remedy by Sean Boylan

    What was it called.


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    kelle
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    BostonB wrote: »
    What was it called.
    I can't remember, it was 2 latin words each spelt with at least 10 letters! We were at our wits end after enduring 8 weeks of hell (and trying infacol and gripe water), when somebody told us Sean Boylan had a herbal remedy. My husband phoned, and just called in and collected it - it was about five euro, no need to bring in baby. After 2 nights, her colic was gone!


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