| If you find yourself in the midst of nerve-wracking | | | | infants. In a lot of products, though, these oils and |
| baby colic, you are probably searching frantically for a | | | | extracts are included in potent strengths, not as |
| way to soothe your baby. A widely used treatment | | | | dilutions. To ensure safety and effectiveness for your |
| which dates back almost a century is gripe water. | | | | baby, the ingredients in the solution must be diluted so |
| How do you know which is the best one? | | | | that the organic materials included are available at |
| There are many different brands to select from. They | | | | levels that are safe for your baby to ingest. |
| aren't created equal. We are confident that Colic Calm | | | | Follows FDA Guidelines |
| is the best of the bunch, and we can give you five | | | | Colic Calm is a homeopathic medication which adheres |
| reasons why. | | | | strictly to FDA rules and is produced under the FDA |
| What are the missing ingredients? | | | | regulations for safety, concentration, purity and labeling. |
| Your baby might be harmed by some of the | | | | There are some gripe waters that are labeled as |
| ingredients that are contained in other brands in the | | | | dietary supplements. They don't qualify as |
| marketplace. | | | | homeopathic medicines because they don't meet the |
| So let us review the ingredients that are not contained | | | | FDA requirements. This may account for the reports |
| in this one: | | | | of product recalls for some of these brands. |
| - No alcohol. | | | | Has proven to be 90% successful in the treatment of |
| Of course you don't want to give your baby | | | | baby colic |
| something that contains alcohol. There are several | | | | Ecstatic parents have sung the praises of this brand |
| brands that previously contained alcohol, difficult as that | | | | by leaving glowing testimonials in various places |
| is to believe. To be honest, hardly any brands today | | | | throughout the Internet. |
| include alcohol as an ingredient. Thankfully, the alcohol | | | | Also, for acid reflux, hiccups, teething, and baby gas, it |
| has been removed from most brands. It still pays to | | | | works effectively. |
| take a look at the ingredients just to make sure. | | | | This brand only has natural ingredients. Here is a list of |
| - No baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) | | | | some of them. |
| This ingredient is contained in the brand that is most | | | | -Peppermint (which relieves gas and cramping) |
| commonly available for purchase in drugstores. What | | | | -Chamomile (which calms and soothes and also cures |
| are the reasons why you should not give your baby | | | | restlessness) |
| baking soda? For one thing, baking soda is recognized | | | | -Fennel (which relieves spasms and cramps) |
| for hampering an infant's capacity for iron and folic | | | | -Ginger (do you recall drinking Ginger Ale when you |
| acid absorption. Babies might not grow like they should | | | | had an upset stomach as a child?) |
| if they have a folic acid deficiency. Iron deficiencies can | | | | Works quickly! |
| lead to learning problems and decreased alertness. | | | | The biggest benefit of this brand of gripe water is |
| That is why you don't want to buy a gripe water that | | | | probably the speed in which it takes effect. If the proof |
| contains baking soda. Moreover, baking soda is alkaline | | | | is in the pudding, this is a way to experience quick |
| and may disrupt the fragile pH balance in an infant's | | | | results. You will find out how quickly this stuff works |
| digestive system. | | | | when you do an Internet search for "colic calm video". |
| Doesn't contain herbal oils or extracts in concentration. | | | | In a few minutes, the baby goes from fussy to calm. It |
| Dilution of organic substances makes them safe for | | | | really calms a baby with colic! |