I gave her a very small dropper amount that was in a tincture that did contain a tiny bit of alcohol but I learned that was not enough to affect her. I put it into her milk bottles.
Aha, tincture. Easiest way to get it into the otherwise unwilling. One way to reduce the alcohol if needed, is put in a cup, pour a bit of boiling water on it, stir, and let sit for a while.
I was already interested in herbs and natural healing when I was 20, and a couple of years later I shared an apartment with a young mother whose tiny baby had horrible colic. The poor baby cried and screamed all day and night, and poor mother got no sleep and didn’t know what to do. Doc said baby would “grow out of it”. So I went to library or read one of my few books, and catnip was mentioned as a remedy for colic. I bought some dried catnip, made tea, and mother gave baby 1 small teaspoon. Within half an hour or less, no more crying. It was like a miracle.
So, she gave baby catnip, and everyone was happy.
I grew a lot of catnip this summer and made about 3 quarts of catnip tincture, I actually did triple strength as I had so much herb. I am using for stomach aches, intestinal discomfort, gas, and mostly for sleeping. Helps tremendously, calming not dulling. Also considered useful for colds and flu. Good to have with children in the home, hardly any taste, even with triple strength. I never want to be without it now.