.God and gripe water.

Somewhere in England in the 1850's (if my brief internet research is correct), English nannies began using gripe water to calm soothing, fussy babies. And God saw it, and it was good. And the people rejoiced.

Gripe water? Grape water? What? - I hear you saying it.

It's gripe water. And it is God's gift to new mommies and daddies. It calms crying, gassy, colicky, teething babies and it makes grown adults weep for joy when their new human is soothed. (I've shed a tear or two at least.)

It was recommended to us by our chiropractor. We talked to our pediatrician about it before using it. He said that it was completely safe - the only thing is that it only works on approximately 30% of children. For the other 70% it just does nothing. It's not harmful, it's just not effective. For those 30% though, it is a miracle worker.

Forget the 1%! We are part of the 30%! (And no, I don't know where they are getting these statistics. 72.9% of statistics are made up on the spot so I give very little credence to them.)

We only use a fraction of the recommended dose. Wee Bud can be inconsolable and we'll go down our ever-growing list: is she hungry? is it a dirty diaper? is she cold? is she tired? is it gas?

And usually, by the time we reach the end of the list, gripe water is the answer. Captain has become the leader of gripe water's fan club as he held Wee Bud screaming, put a few drops on her tongue, and had her fall asleep in his arms within two minutes.

Gripe water. Look it up. Pick it up. Pray you're part of the 30%.

P.S. We use Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water. It's what was available to us (picked it up at EarthFare) and we have loved it. Because I'm breastfeeding and not wanting to interfere with that, we used the unflavored gripe water. You can also get it in apple flavored though. I've used it on myself a few times with the adult dosage and it has worked wonderfully.

We have the full-size bottle but hope to try the travel-size soon. The travel-size bottles have the dropper in the lid, rather than separate. Also, it says to dispose of the gripe water six weeks after opening it. The travel-size are smaller. No sense wasting this miraculous liquid.

http://www.mommysbliss.com

http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Bliss-Gripe-Water-Travel/dp/B002N2EZFE/ref=pd_sim_hpc_1