Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water, Liquid, 4-ounce bottle

Our 2 month old baby had horrible colic for the first 6 weeks for her life, especially during weeks 3-4. She would cry incessantly for hours. When we spoke to the doctors, they informed us that this was most likely "colic" a phenomenon for which they really do not have an explanation, that many children go through and for which we do not have any cure or treatment.We did our research through medical journals and mommy blogs alike and came across a recommendation for gripe water. Mommy's Bliss is a well known and trusted company, so we tried this. Thus far it has done an incredible job. While the instructions allow several administrations per day, we give her 1ml (through the provided syringe) first thing in the morning, then once in the afternoon and once at bedtime. It has not only helped her to remain calm, but it also has reduced her spit up. I am not sure what it tastes like - I haven't tried it, but she seems to like it.It is important to mention here at gripe water is NOT FDA approved. What does that mean? That means that gripe water, in any form, sold by any company, does not go through the rigorous testing for ingredients or efficacy that the FDA requires. And so, every bottle may be different and have varying safety profiles. There is certainly some risk, however, with our baby crying hours as a time, we had to try something and we were very happy that this worked.

First you have to realize that infants are all different. Some things work great for one child and makes it worse for others. Mommy's Bliss Gripe water works well for my infant and even better for me. haha I had some issues the other day and I looked at the dosage and noticed an "adult" dosage so I tried it and it worked great. With the baby it's hit or miss. Sometimes it works wonders and baby feels great, but not always. I think it's because we are dealing with reflux, so it's not always gas. Anything was better than the Babies R Us brand gas relief (I forget the main active ingredient), that seemed to act as a pain multiplier.I'd recommend this product to my family and friends that are having babies with the caveat that it might not work for their individual child -- but keep it in the medicine cabinet to try again later or for yourself.

My son had horrible gas and hiccups from day 1. We tried Mylicon but my son became so constipated from it-which made the issues worse. I finally heard about Gripe Water and bought this product as the ingredients were natural.We fed it to him using a mini bottle type medicine dispenser.Amazing! No constipation!It took away hiccups within a minute. It would calm crying within minutes. It actually would help ease him to sleep.We couldn't live without it. This is a must have for all new babies! It really helped reduce our stress as well!

Our son was not a great sleeper during his first year. He would regularly cry uncontrollably in the middle of the night. The gripe water was easy to drink for him and it would calm him down about half of the time we gave it to him...which was still good enough for us. Any help is much appreciated when you're sleep-deprived parents of an inconsolable crying baby at 4am. For all of you parents of colicky, crying, babies... this product might help. And if it doesn't... just know that people always say, "it gets better" for a reason. It certainly got better for us.Update: We’re on our second child now and “oh joy...another child that isn’t great at sleeping!” Maybe it’s us, maybe it isn’t. Regardless, we’re back to using gripe water. We keep it nearby for when he wakes up in the middle of the night. For the most part, we think it’s helping. And even if it’s just a few more minutes of much-deprived sleep, it’s worth it.

My son was diagnosed with reflux and has awful trapped gas fairly often. His doctor recommended trying gripe water over prescription meds, so we did.We have been using this product for a couple of months (since my son was born practically) and I can’t say that it helps with gas at all, and it doesn’t do a whole lot for reflux either, but it does help with hiccups! It is the only thing that will stop my son’s hiccups and that in itself is a godsend, because he gets them so often and they usually bug him because his reflux makes them painful.I also love the dropper. It’s easy to use, easy to read, and easy to clean!Pros-Great for stopping hiccups, you don’t even need to use the full dose to do so-Baby happily drinks it, it has a sweet taste-Dropper is super easy to use and read, and it comes apart so it’s easy to clean!-Safe for newborns, doctor approvedCons-Does nothing for gas, colic, or reflux-Oil like consistency makes it messy and gross when it’s spilled, spit up, or even if you just get a little bit of it somewhere-Short shelf life -Needs to be replaced if it’s been open for 6 weeksI’ll keep buying it as long as my son has painful hiccups, but it’s not really the miracle juice other people make it out to be