Whiskey. :9:
My mom's friend used whiskey as a last resort with one of hers. I remember being 13ish & I was STUNNED. :lol: She's a great mom with great kids who grew into great adults. I was always too scared to try it, but I do remember a few of those nights where I reallyyyyyyy thought about it. :lol:
At 4 months, ds was not napping, screaming from about 4pm-1am daily, and finally falling asleep from sheer exhaustion. He always woke up cranky. He was getting 7-8 hours of sleep every 24 hours. I read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, and applied it (ignoring what I didn't like in the book ). Within a couple of days he starting sleeping 12 hours through the night and 4 predictable naps each day. It was like a miracle, and he was a new baby. He was happy all the time, and super happy upon wakening. Give it a read... even if you don't use the techniques or agree with it, you will have a better idea of sleep patterns, how to know when they are tired vs. overtired, etc.
It was pretty brutal. He also had severe reflux too. I think it was a big reason why I only had one child. He went on to be the easiest toddler ever, so it wasn't so bad.OMG I don't know how you got thru that!!!! I think I would have had to been committed cause I would have gone loony.
I know someone who works at a daycare. She told me that one day she called a mom because her baby wouldn't stop crying. The Mom came, took the baby out to the parking lot, then brought him back in and handed the baby back. He wasn't crying anymore and smelled like alcohol lol. She said the mother is from another country (don't remember where).
at what age did you do this with your kids?
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