just rub some Rum on it!

is what i hear all the time from random people when talking about dealing with pain from teething. My outlook on this is 2-Point: 1) Alcohol is an altering beverage, why would i want to give it to my infant? Even if it's just a swipe of my finger dipped in it. Hello!? I'm only 47kg (roughly 104 lb) and A shot or 2 of rum could FUCK ME UP! Imagine what an itty bitty baby feels like? The drinking age in America is 21, so why should it be okay to give my child access to High Proof Alcohol? Tell me that People. (2) It's been proven that it is detrimental to their health. Even a little taste of alcohol for a baby can make them violently sick. If their teething is that painful for them there are plenty of other remedies, things to give them to help make them feel better. For example, Humphrys (or any brand for that matter) Teething Tablets or Pellets (OMS They work SOO GOOD!), There's also Orajel; they come in swabs or in the tube to apply using your finger. But i have read studies stating that orajel can cause nervous system and nerve problems if it is administered too many times.Check out this website to look into what Orajel can cause and to weigh out the pros and cons of this product. I am not bad mouthing Orajel technically, Hell i have used it in the past. But i have come to learn that sometimes Homeopathic Remedies work so much better and are far more safer. There are even Homeopathic Remedies My husband and i use for ourselves if we get stomach pains or such, it's a Chinese Herb pronounced 'Bo-Chjai-Yuen'; it works wonders....loads better than Peptobismal. It's an herb that most Western Medicine Doctors know nothing about, or hell American People that aren't Asian know about either. I know that there are things that our parents and grandparents used to do regarding parenting is great; like Natural Births; Home Births; Attachment Parenting ect, But using Rum or Brandy as a form of teething pain relief is simply a parenting technique that this parent feels should be left in the past.