Homemade Gripe Water

A friend recently asked me about making homemade gripe water. When Tripp was a baby, we went through quite a bit of gripe water, and buying it from the health food store was pricey. Several big box stores carried it as well for a little cheaper, but the kinds there had not so great ingredients.

So, we made our own. 

It's really simple, too.

Homemade Gripe Water

3 cups of water

2 teaspoons of chamomile (appr. 2 tea bags)

1 teaspoon of crushed fennel or dill seeds

2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger 

1 teaspoon of agave nectar (you can use 2 teaspoons of sugar, but I just don't want to give my babies sugar)

Put all your ingredients (except agave) in a tea strainer, tea ball or muslin cloth bag (whatever you use to brew loose leaf tea) and add to the 3 cups of boiling water. Allow to boil for a couple of minutes and then, turn off the heat & allow it to steep for 20 minutes or so with the lid on your pot. Strain and add your agave. Store in a sealed container (a mason jar works well) in the fridge for a couple of days. 

All the ingredients are traditionally known and used for dispelling gas, calming the stomach, calming the nerves and general digestive aids. We would give this to Tripp using a dropper several times a day and especially before bedtime.