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!

Thanks Pacific - it was a genuine ask of mine.
That chap's reply is his own theoretical opinion though and is generally geared towards consumption in larger amounts than is being discussed here.
I'm not actually trying to be obstructive or argumentative, I'm just wondering what actual knowledge people have here to be so outraged by the OP.

The truth is nobody knows for certain what a 'safe' limit of alcohol is for a developing brain, and it very likely depends on individual (there might be a genetic basis - clever people are trying to figure this out).
Because there is no known safe limit current advice about NO alcohol in pregnancy was brought in.

I'll try and find you something more scientific, pictish - what I linked too was admittedly one of the first hits on google (Scientist, moi? I don't think so...)

Mine snort ketamine.

Using Phenergan to get toddlers to sleep was used a lot in the late seventies by a lot of mothers I knew with nocturnal children . Kind of accepted . Behind closed doors goodness only knows what was given to babies and toddlers . Thank goodness education has moved on .

Just something I saw a lot of greatbigwho, but I did used to wonder if it worked for those parents. Never tried it though (on DC not ourselves).

OP why is this in "Home Childcare/nannies/childminders"? Is this your own child or (dear God) or someone else's?

I knew someone who gave a drop of whiskey to any children she babysat .... it still goes on.

It really is bad for their tiny brains though; changes the wiring either permanently or temporarily, so I'm told.

Stick to gritting your teeth and stocking up on wine for yourself!

Basset I was prescribed Phenergan for morning sickness. When my mum saw it she said brightly 'oh, the GP gave us that to make you sleep when you were a toddler!'

I'm an 80s baby...!

I am drowning under thousands of scholarly articles about fetal alcohol syndrome and need to make dinner. So, yer on yer own, pictish!

Ok. I'm just looking for justification for the reaction to this thread, that extends beyond, "because it's bad."
No one seems to know why.

I think a tiny amount of every now and again can't do much damage but it's a slippery slope isn't it?

They gain a tolerance and need more and more in order to sleep.

I actually have no words. As a social worker, if i knew you were giving your 1 year old child alcohol i would be seriously considering removing your child from your care.

Amateurs.

Proper technique is to soak a rusk in the alcohol of choice and then add it to a bottle of milk.

I would never normally say this to anyone but dear god, you are a fucking fruit loop if you are giving alcohol to a child of one.

It is bad because a baby is just developing. They have tiny delicate livers which would struggle to handle alcohol and it would likely damage their developing brain. To be honest there is little information on this topic because it isn’t really an area that can be researched, is it?

It's still warm outside so I'm using Pimms complete with the compulsory (obviously organic) strawberries, cucumber and mint - but only the fresh leaves from the garden

I don't imagine people of our grandparents' generation did find themselves on a slippery slope though. It doesn't seem the case that they resorted to larger and larger amounts of alcohol, or that babies were often found to be addicted to it.

I don't rightly know of course, as I wasn't there...but it's not something we discuss...the alcoholic babies of the 40s, is it?

That's true Bluesky - however, as it was a common practice back then, any ill effects of it would be common knowledge surely?

Ketamine is quite handy...

Please tell me this is BS OP??

Port depth charge straight in the evening bottle of milk. Like a cheeky vimto but baby friendly.

WellErrr thank you for posting that . I didn't want to write that yes health care professionals did advise and actually prescribe it ! My giddy aunt .

Ah, I was going to suggest Milk of the Poppy but beaten to it.

What about advocaat? When I was little you were allowed a snowball at Christmas from being about eight