The crazy things our boomer parents did..

So weeks back when my baby was around 6 weeks she had a terorr of a day where she just wouldn't settle. Both my mum and MIL suggested I give her water but I told them it's not recommended to have water under 6 months. They thought this was odd but didn't push further. Then last week, my MIL babysat for a few hours and texted us a photo of her asleep on her side with 3 pillows around her. I told my partner this was not recommend and dangerous. I suppose those two things aren't that crazy as they come up many times on Reddit but then today, I told my mum she was being fussy today and she says to me "try some food, or make a cup of tea and let her have a sip". She's 11 weeks old. What in the world... Why. Why would you give an 11 week old a cup of tea!? She says to me "I know your generation is different but that's what I would do". Oh how times have changed.

I'm wondering what crazy things your parents or older relatives have suggested in regards to the baby.

Edit - I think this may have come off as offensive to some. I am in no way saying I'm perfect. I'm already doing things that my parents may think is odd. They did the best they could with the info they had at the time. I love my parents. They did amazingly to raise 7 of us kids and I'm sure most of our parents did the same. I was hoping this thread would be more of a lighthearted 'haha that's crazy' comparison to how times have changed and what we now find inappropriate.