The worst advice still makes my blood boil. It was something along the lines of dipping a dummy in whisky when your baby cries!!! WTF is THAT about?!?! And I was given this advice when Jacob was a matter of days old.........seriously!!!!
ok well i wasnt told it quite like that, i was told to dip it in brandy to help them go to sleep, and uhh i did it a few times when Joshua was 6 mths old 8-[ and well it did help him drift off to sleep, im not saying thats a good thing, only did it about 3 times and only because i wasnt coping i would of tried anything to get him to sleep

i would never give him any other alcohol though, my ex's mum always gave him a sip from a wine glass despite my telling her not to

take care
Lesley