Woodwards gripe water
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Gripe water dosage for 1 month baby...
Is gripe water safe for newborns
Is gripe water safe for newborns?
Generally, gripe water should not be given to a baby who is less than 1 month old. There are various different brands of grips water available, so always be sure to check the instructions and see what the age restrictions are.
Regardless of the age of your baby, you should avoid any gripe-water preparation that contains alcohol or sugar.
And you should also not use gripe water if your child:
- is allergic to any of the ingredients
- suffers from kidney problems
At what age can a baby have gripe water?
It is recommended that babies under the age of 6 months old are not given anything other than breast milk or formula milk¹.
But some gripe-water preparations state they are suitable for treating colic in a baby over the age of 1 month.
What is gripe water? What's in it?
Gripe water is a mixture containing dill seed oil. It was first made in the 1850s by an English pharmacist William Woodward who used it for treating "fen fever".
The mixture was soon adopted by doctors for soothing fretful babies.
Woodward's original mix co
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