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Can I Give Gripe Water To My 3 Month Old?
Question: Can i give gripe water to my 3 month old baby. my mother insists on it...while i have heard that its not good...pls help.
Brief Answer:
Exclusive breast feeding on demand till 6 months
Detailed Answer:
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Dear XXXX
Baby has to be exclusively breast feed till 6 months of age. This means that not even a drop of water is to be given. Gripe water is usually advised by many of the grand mothers and some of the Pediatrician for treating colic of infants. There is no documented advantage of giving it. Some of the gripe water may even contain alcohol.
The constituent of mother milk is perfectly suited to take care of nutritional and water requirement of baby. Even if the external temperature is hot, the body of the mother adjusts the composition of milk accordingly. Giving anything externally is one of the common cause for infective diarrhoea .
I would not recommend anything to be given to the baby externally. Mother's milk is equivalent to nectar for the baby, it contains many protective contents which protect against many disease
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
For any further guidance you can write directly to me anytime.
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Exclusive breast feeding on demand till 6 months
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Dear XXXX
Baby has to be exclusively breast feed till 6 months of age. This means that not even a drop of water is to be given. Gripe water is usually advised by many of the grand mothers and some of the Pediatrician for treating colic of infants. There is no documented advantage of giving it. Some of the gripe water may even contain alcohol.
The constituent of mother milk is perfectly suited to take care of nutritional and water requirement of baby. Even if the external temperature is hot, the body of the mother adjusts the composition of milk accordingly. Giving anything externally is one of the common cause for infective diarrhoea .
I would not recommend anything to be given to the baby externally. Mother's milk is equivalent to nectar for the baby, it contains many protective contents which protect against many disease
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
For any further guidance you can write directly to me anytime.
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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