My folks rubbed blackberry brandy on our gums when we were teething...worked better than Orajel or any numbing agents. Those things are nasty, too.

I was once somewhere chatting to an elderly british couple who advocated giving kids whiskey-soaked sugar cubes for plane flights. Puts 'em right to sleep.

I had a friend who used to just drink a beer before breast feeding. Knocked the kid right out.

When my mom was nursing me her doc told her to drink a beer to help with supply (which kinda makes sense, since many of the ingredients in beer do help with milk supply and the alcohol can help with letdown). This would explain a lot about me, I think...mmm...beer....