Newborn wind - which product is better

[Snarfle]

What is better for a 5wk old - gripe water of infacol?
Thanks

Gripe water for my DS - he got a wee blissed out look on his face when he took it!

Neither. They just make you feel like you are doing something. Better to massage his tummy.

We used Infacol when out and about and it did seem to work but we also made our own gripewater with crushed fennel and cardommon seeds - just add hot water, stir and allow to cool (pour into cup/spoon through tea strainer). That will bring up a good burp/trump or two and is much nicer (tastes like fennel tea) and is not full of scary sounding ingredients and sweeteners!

thank you

I thought Infacol was for newborns and gripewater was from 3 months on?

Fennel tea is good!

the gripe water i have bought says suitable from one month

Don't listed to me - I did my baby rearing 10 years ago - I only wandered over here as AIBU was a bit quite

listeN

It could be lactose overload which is very common in babies and is because their gut is too immature to fully process the milk they take in (whether breast or formula-fed). It usually passes within a couple of months or so.
Medication won't help, but tummy massage and leg cycling definitely frees up the trapped wind.
Also, if you're breastfeeding, stick with one side for up to four hours before switching to the other. That should help.

what are the symptoms?

If it's trapped burps then the best thing is to feed them sitting bolt upright and wind them every couple of minutes.