Drop of alcohol to help him sleep? What do you use?

[Martha91]

I have a 1 year-old who (like many I'm sure) is an absolute nightmare with sleeping. Not often but occasionally I've popped a few small drops of brandy (he seems to quite like the taste(!)) to help him off. It was something my nan used to do to me.

I wondered if this was something others did and which alcohol they tended to use?

Thanks in advance!

Oh shit- this is someone who wants to be in the Mail isn't it?

Have you considered Malibu?

I'd use Malibu.

For the totally tropical taste. Lull him to sleep on the thinking of tropical shores.

Did you really honestly think lots of parents drug their child to sleep

Martha you're right, some people do this. Stupid, neglectful or dangerously ignorant people mostly.

When do the kids go back to school?...

Absinthe. A drop is enough,so a bottle lasts for ageeeees. Plus i love the colour and the smell

I just hit them really hard on the head.

I may have suggested that they were either less than genuine or less than bright.

It's a stupid thing to do so no I didn't ever give my 1 year old alcohol

Do people really still do this

Yes do mention it to your HV

Also just incase you been dosed with alcohol when you were little, has in paired your ability to understand jokes. The other parents on the thread ARE joking.

phenergan to sleep ... This is after melatonin and Chloral hydrate haven't worked .... Mine are all prescription though!

No, OP, nobody in their right mind does this!

A fry up and hair of the dog wakes them up quickly in the morning.

I tend to just open the window a tiny bit and run a hose from the car exhaust into the LOs bedroom. Works like a charm.

Ffs (walks away)

Do you know that giving children under 2 alcohol is a criminal offence?

Apart from being dangerous, unnecessary and frankly suggests a degree of being hard of thinking

Martha, inform yourself FFS.

Just no I'm assuming this is a goody post!!

I think you're serious so the actual answer is:

Bloody hell! No! You CANNOT give your 1 year old alcohol to help him sleep! Glossing over the fact that it's not unusual for a 1 year old not to sleep through anyway do you really think people are routinely breaking the law and giving babies alcohol in the hope they pass out?!

my other answer: yes, all the time. Only whiskey because I don't like it and no way am I wasting my gin on the baby. In fact, if I'm tired and can't be bothered I do it in the afternoon too for a bit of extra time to myself.

Goady post!!! Bloody auto correct.

Apologies, it's under 5.

See here

You're missing a trick with absynth. Nothing like a hallucinating baby.